Mind Over Melody

Join Emily & Sam as they chat with Monument Records recording artist Walker Hayes, a singer/songwriter whose smash hit “Fancy Like” topped every country music sales and streaming chart, spent more than six months at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart, hit the top 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Songs, hit No. 1 at country radio, and gave Hayes his first GRAMMY Award nomination as...

Leonora Zilkha Williamson is the Founder of Platinum Rule Advisors, a consulting firm devoted to human capital strategy and executive coaching for leadership teams, a Vanderbilt University professor, and a certified Enneagram expert. Join Emily & special guest host Julia Langner (Porter's Call, Three Cords Therapy) for an introduction to the Enneagram.

Join Emily & Sam as they push through technical difficulties & have a conversation around hustle culture, internal family systems, ego & posturing, & values-based identity. 

Named 2X as one of Billboard’s “Top Music Attorneys,” Christian Barker is a music industry-focused, transactional entertainment attorney with a diverse roster of artists, songwriters, producers, independent record labels, independent music publishing companies, and artist management companies nationwide. A former artist manager, Christian is noteworthy for the creative value he designs for clients...

Caroline Shermer is a registered dietitian, eating disorders specialist, and many of her clients' biggest cheerleader. She founded Meant To Eat Nutrition Counseling with one mission: to empower women to learn all that they are meant to eat and meant to be a part from disordered eating, excessive exercise, and body image concerns. She lives in Nashville and is passionate about pouring into her loca...

Mary Reames Rinehart is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a second specialty in Psychiatric & Mental Health and is the wife of 21 years to NEEDTOBREATHE lead singer, Bear Rinehart. She utilizes trauma-informed therapeutic & medical frameworks & takes an integrative & holistic approach to her practice that supports individuals, children, adolescents, and families. She...

Listen as Sam & Emily discuss the untimely death of One Direction member & musical artist Liam Payne, as well as self-care & community in the music industry, & an outline of wellness & crisis resources. 

Join Samantha Jervey, MMFT & former label A&R & music publisher, & Emily Falvey, staff songwriter at SMACK & Warner/Chappell & mental health advocate, to learn more about Mind Over Melody, a brand new podcast centering around wellness in the music industry. More information can be found on social media at @mindovermelody or on the pod's website, mindovermelody.com .

Creative people are the trusted communicators of our society - a society that is ridden with more fear, loneliness, and anxiety than ever. To dream up the beautiful art we know & love, creatives have to experience the world with a heightened sensitivity, awareness, & emotional aptitude. When thrown into the music industry’s ecosystem, this same sensitivity is often quickly discarded for th...