Author: Laura Newton

  • VI:BE’s event “Where is My Mind? An inspirational day on mental health in the music business”

    Tameeza Henriot delivered a keynote speech at Ancienne Belgique for VI:BE’s event, “Where is My Mind? An inspirational day on mental health in the music business”. Tameeza spoke about some of the challenges facing the music industry and about the work Music Industry Therapist Collective is doing to support, as well as presenting the existing…

  • Tamsin Embleton interviewed in El Pais

    Tamsin Embleton spoke to David Saavedra at El Pais about gender x mental health in the music business. https://elpais.com/icon/2025-02-10/el-caso-lily-amy-florence-y-duffy-que-paso-con-una-generacion-de-cantantes-que-parece-maldita.html (The Spanish language version of Touring & Mental Health: the Music Industry Manual is out now! You can buy Giras Y Salud Mental, Manual de la Industria Musical from Liburuak.org)

  • Nerea Palomares on Spain’s Ràdio 4

    Nerea Palomares spoke to Irene Desumbila on Radio 4 (Spain) on 14th January about ‘Gires i salut mental: el perill de no parar’ (Touring and Mental Health: the peril of not stopping). They discussed how touring and its associated strains can cause long-term health issues when not artists and crew are not well-supported. You can…

  • MITC’s resident French psychologist and therapist, Marie A Beau, wrote an article for APSARTS about how music touring is an elite sport …

    MITC’s resident French psychologist and therapist, Marie A Beau, wrote an article for APSARTS about how music touring is an elite sport …

      La tournée musicale, sport de haut niveau : préparation physique, mentale et sociale  A l’occasion de la semaine de de la santé des artistes organisée par APSARTS  Avec l’aide de Stephane Quoniam https://apsarts.fr/  Et Music Industry Therapists Collective https://musicindustrytherapists.com/  Tourner avec une série de concerts ! le rêve devient réalité mais au prix d’épuisements…

  • Psychologist Anne Löhr in Oslo with Music Norway

    Psychologist Anne Löhr in Oslo with Music Norway

    MITC psychologist Anne Löhr was invited by the good folk at Music Norway to present a session on mental health and touring, and explore mental health for those working in management positions, as part of their 2-day music managers programme. By all accounts it was a great success, and we hope to collaborate more in the…

  • MITC’s Global Majority Support Group is featured in TPi Magazine, IQ Mag and AIM

    MITC’s Global Majority Support Group is featured in TPi Magazine, IQ Mag and AIM

    We’re grateful to these publications for spreading the word about a new support group we have established in response to the alarming rise in racist violence and rhetoric across the UK. Strength in Unity is a free support group that will meet through September and October 2024, lead by psychotherapeutic counsellor Tameeza Henriot and trainee…

  • READ Stu Holliday’s top tips for adopting a sporting mindset in business

    READ Stu Holliday’s top tips for adopting a sporting mindset in business

    Psychologist Stu was interviewed by The Standard about the magic that can happen when small business owners have the single-minded resolve of an athlete. When you are allied to strategic thinking, great results can be achieved, he explains. You can read the whole article here.

  • Ask the Therapist Q&A

    Ask the Therapist Q&A

    Yesterday was the first instalment of MITC’s ‘Ask the Therapist’ Q&A series. The event was open to aspiring psychologists and psychotherapists, those in training and those who are in the first 3 years post-qualification (’emerging professionals’).

  • MITC is attending the Tirana Music Conference

    MITC is attending the Tirana Music Conference

    MITC’s French counselling psychologist Marie A. Beau will attend the inaugural Tirana Music Conference in Albania, on 30th May 2024. 

  • WATCH Toi Washington-Simon and Jodi Milstein on She Rocks’ Mental Health Spotlight

    WATCH Toi Washington-Simon and Jodi Milstein on She Rocks’ Mental Health Spotlight

    The wonderful Women’s International Music Network (The WIMN) put a spotlight on Mental Health month with a panel of fabulous professionals, including MITC’s Toi and Jodi.