We’re excited to launch: PAUSE: A Self-Care Support for Producers. 

Co-produced by The Uncultured and Producer Gathering, with support from Artsadmin and Marlborough Productions, this resource offers a supportive lens on experiencing burnout through eight commissioned writings from producers, facilitators, and wellbeing specialists. It encompasses personal insights, practical reflections and useful signposting to offer a tool that specifically considers the role and intricacies of working as a producer right now. 
For context, Producer Gathering is a UK-based initiative supporting independent producers in the arts sector. Established in 2016, it provides free resources, bursaries, case studies, and commissioned writings to nurture producers at all career stages. Managed by Nassy Konan and It is supported by Marlborough Productions and Arts Council England. 


The Uncultured are arts independents Ash Bowmott and Laura Sweeney. They work together to produce, curate, facilitate and advocate. Their shared focus is on artist and arts worker development, believing career sustainability in our sector is in crisis, and this structural failure needs to be attended to by everyone
working within it. 

Each area of their practice, from fundraising to creating free-to-access sector resources, is part of their work towards better, more equitable working conditions in the arts.


A Letter to/from/about my Producing Practice - Nick Murray

We’re excited to launch: PAUSE: A Self-Care Support for Producers. Co-produced by The Uncultured and Producer Gathering, with support from Artsadmin and Marlborough Productions, this resource offers a supportive lens on experiencing burnout through eight commissioned writings from producers, facilitators, and wellbeing specialists. It encompasses personal insights, practical reflections and useful signposting to offer a tool that specifically considers the role and intricacies of working as a producer right now. 


For context, Producer Gathering is a UK-based initiative supporting independent producers in the arts sector. Established in 2016, it provides free resources, bursaries, case studies, and commissioned writings to nurture producers at all career stages. Managed by Nassy Konan and It is supported by Marlborough Productions and Arts Council England. 


The Uncultured are arts independents Ash Bowmott and Laura Sweeney. They work together to produce, curate, facilitate and advocate. Their shared focus is on artist and arts worker development, believing career sustainability in our sector is in crisis, and this structural failure needs to be attended to by everyone
working within it. Each area of their practice from fundraising to creating free to-access sector resources, is part of their work towards better, more equitable working conditions in the arts.

Soft Strength:  Practicing Self-Compassion as a Producer - Camille Lesforis

We’re excited to launch: PAUSE: A Self-Care Support for Producers. 

Co-produced by The Uncultured and Producer Gathering, with support from Artsadmin and Marlborough Productions, this resource offers a supportive lens on experiencing burnout through eight commissioned writings from producers, facilitators, and wellbeing specialists. It encompasses personal insights, practical reflections and useful signposting to offer a tool that specifically considers the role and intricacies of working as a producer right now. 
For context, Producer Gathering is a UK-based initiative supporting independent producers in the arts sector. Established in 2016, it provides free resources, bursaries, case studies, and commissioned writings to nurture producers at all career stages. Managed by Nassy Konan and It is supported by Marlborough Productions and Arts Council England. 


The Uncultured are arts independents Ash Bowmott and Laura Sweeney. They work together to produce, curate, facilitate and advocate. Their shared focus is on artist and arts worker development, believing career sustainability in our sector is in crisis, and this structural failure needs to be attended to by everyone
working within it. Each area of their practice, from fundraising to creating free-to-access sector resources, is part of their work towards better, more equitable working conditions in the arts.

I believe in slowing down - Toni-Dee Paul

Holding space for yourself as a producer - Kim Simpson

Burnout and the Arts: A Systemic Crisis - Nassy Konan, Producer Gathering

Understanding & Preventing Burnout - Lou Platt

The Burrow - Evie Muir

Supporting your brain - working at your best - Emma Wee

instrumental and vocals generated with Suno AI.
✍️ Lyrics written by Dr Mester. Protected under U.S. Copyright laws.
⚠️ Not for commercial use.


WHO DARES? The Reckoning Within
Who This Is For:
This is for the ones who feel the fracture. For the man who is tired of being told he's toxic or useless. For the woman who is exhausted from the "strong independent" lie. For those who look at the dating world, the endless blame game, and feel in their gut that we're missing the real point. This is for anyone ready to ask the harder questions, even when the answers demand something from them.
What This Is:
A sonic dissection of the collective spiritual crisis. This track is the funcadelic score to my blog post, Reclaiming Wholeness: https://www.boiseremedycenter.com/blog/the-path-to-collective-healing.
Think of it as the lyrical exhumation of the themes I explore there—the father-shaped void, the war between masculine and feminine energies, and our reduction to mere utilities. It holds your hand through the chaos and, at the bridge, offers the undeniable, common-sense truth we've collectively lost: healing begins within. The outro is a punch to the chest, a final warning and a call to arms.
This piece, Funkfracture, stems from my direct analysis of the modern psyche. It is the sound of a population breaking under the weight of its own disconnection.
What This Is NOT:
•	This is NOT a "relationship hack" or dating advice.
•	This is NOT another track blaming one gender for all our problems.
•	This is NOT a comfortable, easy listen filled with empty platitudes.
•	This is NOT establishment-friendly. It does not water down the message.
This is the conversation we're all avoiding. The final question is the most important one you'll answer today.
Credits:
A Funkfracture manifesto by Dr P. Mester ND. A synthesis of perspectives from Peterson, Hellinger, Müller, and Csernus, channeled through the lens of my work on collective healing.

The Archetypes (A Director's Note):
The characters are not people; they are the warring parts of our collective psyche.
•	SOPHIA: Divine Wisdom. The feminine principle that is exhausted by its own defensive strength, yearning to reconnect with its source.
•	PERSEUS: The Guided Hero. The masculine principle that must use reflection (the mirror) to navigate the maze and face the monster without turning to stone. He represents the potential for re-integration.
•	MARCUS: The Wounded Warrior. The masculine trapped in rigid, defensive skepticism, rejecting the spiritual nourishment required to heal.
•	ISADORA: Gift of the Goddess. The embodied, graceful feminine that has already achieved inner balance and serves as a beacon.
This isn't a story about them. It's a diagnosis of what's missing within us.
On The "Nikita" Reference:
The lyric isn't an attack on a character; it's an indictment of the weaponized narrative.
Shows like Nikita (and the entire Hollywood machinery behind them) don't create "strong women." They create emotionally detached female weapons, portraying a distorted, hyper-violent "independence" that severs the feminine from its true strength—vulnerability, connection, and wisdom.
This is not feminism. This is a false idol designed to make both men and women confused, hostile, and disconnected. It's a psyop sold as entertainment.
When "Nikita chops the heads off heavyweight Navy SEAL dudes," it's not empowerment. It's a lie that makes real healing impossible.

Who Dares_ The Reckoning Within.

NOT HERE TO TRADE HOLLOW FOLLOW FOR FOLLOW NOR NEED LIKES OR ANY PROPOSAL, TY!

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