Songwriting is a frequent medium for the therapeutic expression of inner psychological struggles. Singer/songwriter Tori Amos has been one of the most open musical artists about her therapeutic grappling with past traumatic experiences in her life. Her song, “Me and […]
Harriet Barratt reports on Birkbeck’s ‘necessarily uncomfortable’ recent workshop on ‘Curating the Medical Humanities’ on 13th September 2018 The ‘Curating the Medical Humanities’ workshop sprang out of the exhibition Mr A Moves in Mysterious Ways: Selected Artists from the Adamson Collection. […]
The recent suicides of musicians such as Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington highlight a dark thread in popular music and renew the importance of mental-health discussions. Song-writing has often served as a therapeutic medium for handling breakups, celebrity feuds, and […]
Not I (TourettesHero) and A Certain Sense of Order (Tick Tock) ‘I can’t say how many times I’ve felt so happy’ says Jess Thom, ‘for a hand on my arm’. She is referring to a moment of connection in the play Not […]
Roz Oates, a doctoral student in Durham’s Centre for Medical Humanities and Department of Geography, who is also part of the Hearing the Voice research team, writes: International Network Toward Alternatives and Recovery International Conference: Liverpool, UK 25 – 27 […]
