MITC members have published a number of books and academic studies; in 2023, we published Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual.
Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual
Edited by MITC founder Tamsin Embleton, featuring contributions from various MITC therapists including Dr Susan Raeburn, Peter Robinson, Whitney O’Malley, Jodi Milstein, Stuart Holliday and Dr Simon Rowbottom.
A Rough Trade Book of the Year, 2023.
Audiobook version released 2025! Featuring interview material from Nile Rodgers, Philip Selway (Radiohead), Dale ‘Opie’ Skjerseth, Charles Thompson (Pixies), Emma Banks, Katie Melua, Will Young, Jim Digby, Pharoahe Monch, Misty Roberts, Justin Hawkins, Tina Farris, Marty Hom, Nick Cua, Neil Barnes, Nick Gosling, Kieran Hebden (Four Tet), DC Parmet, Taylor Hanson, David ‘51’ Norman, Erol Alkan, Natasha Hendry, Angie Warner, Christopher Tait, Chris Gratton, Trevor Williams … and many more prominent touring professionals.
For a 20% discount when ordering through Omnibus, enter Touring20 at checkout. For orders of five or more copies, enter Touring25 for a 25% discount.
As featured in:
Books by MITC members
Artists in Crisis:
Rethinking the Mental Health Challenges of Creative and Performing Artists
Eric Maisel, Arnoldo Cantu, Susan Raeburn – featuring Tamsin Embleton, Anne Löhr, Heather Ferguson, and Heather O’Donnell
Harder to Breathe:
A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery
Creative Recovery: A Complete Addiction Treatment Program That Uses Your Natural Creativity
Susan Raeburn and Eric Maisel
The Psychology of Running
Stuart Holliday and Noel Brick
Living in The Moment: My Life with MS, Bipolar and Brain Injury
Charlie Baccus and Marie Beau
MITC members’ research and papers
Heather Ferguson: In Search of Bandhood: Consultation with Original Music Groups
Heather Ferguson: Reflections of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Drummer-Analyst, in Rock Music and Psychoanalysis
Susan Raeburn: Psychological Issues and Treatment Strategies in Popular Musicians: a review, Part 1
Susan Raeburn: The Ring of Fire: Shame, Fame, and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Susan Raeburn: Psychological issues and treatment strategies in popular musicians: a review, Part 2