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Episode Synopsis "Episode 1: Post-Postpartum & Musical Medicine (featuring songwriter David Wilcox)"
Welcome to episode 1 of The Creation Story. In this episode, I share the experience of having one of my favorite musicians write a song for me as "Musical Medicine" during a time when I was struggling with Postpartum Depression four years ago (hence the title Post-postpartum) . I will share my embodied story of that night, which pulled unanticipated allies out of the woodwork and created a community out of a group of strangers. There will be vulnerability, music, and two special guests: songwriter David Wilcox and my husband Glenn Sewell. We’ll hear from David himself about his approach to writing an improvised song on the spot while an entire audience watches. Glenn shares his experience as an audience member that night. I will relate the experiences of that night to the scholarly concepts of rhetorical empathy, mindfulness, and embodiment. I’ll consider the role of the physical body in the composition process, and I’ll share the ways that disability – in this case, a mental illness – plays out in public spaces, like a folk music concert. Link to Show Notes here.
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