We have a frank and vulnerable discussion with modern clarinetist Shannon Williams on mental health and creativity—dealing with mental health challenges and how to be honest with yourself as a musician and a human being.

Referenced in the show...

11:33 - Hannah Hart video about mental health (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ttCrMlWOsA) 

19:35 - Heiligenstadt Testament (http://www.lvbeethoven.com/Bio/BiographyHeiligenstadtTestament.html)

20:56 - Anthropologist from Mars by Oliver Sacks (https://www.amazon.com/Anthropologist-Mars-Seven-Paradoxical-Tales/dp/0679756973)

The Unmeasured Podcast

Episode 011 - Mental Health And Creativity [with Shannon Williams]

We (C.J. and Dave) discuss Dave's experiences with mental health challenges and how it affects music and life in general.

Referenced in this episode...

13:33 - The Man Who Couldn't Stop: OCD and a Life Lost in Thought by David Adams (https://us.macmillan.com/themanwhocouldntstop/davidadam/9781250083180/)

Episode 012 - Mental Health And Creativity, Part 2

A response to the visual meditation on The Visitation with artwork by Wes Sam-Bruce: https://youtu.be/00-152-byaU from The Liturgists/Imago Divina series on the Joyous Mysteries.

Cover photo and piano improvisation by David E. Chávez (davidechavez.com)

David E. Chavez