The Music and Mental Health Podcast

In this episode of the Music and Mental Health podcast (which is our last before we rebrand to a new name! We'll keep the same format hehe) we are discussing the subject of ikigai, which is the Japanese concept of purpose. It is something that you are good at, something that you love, something that the world needs, and something that you can get paid for! Join us as we blab. It's super fu...

In this episode, I want to showcase a couple of interviews that I was in recently (or that were released recently). I made the press twice in a matter of months for VGM and Mental Health, and I just... am floored and honored. I am so happy to share these with you guys. Long live VGM and Mental Health! #inVGMweTrust Tracklist: 1. Pokemon Black & White - Summer by the Seaside in Undella Town (Ha...

Music 1: 0:04 Music 2: 52:56 Discussion 1: 19:52 Discussion 2: 1:26:20 Let's all go against the grain and do what our forefathers never did... take our mental health seriously! In this episode, DJ Fat_Rain is BACK and we interview Deeds Yu (Vector U's wife!) who is a REAL therapist! We go over her story, what got her into wanting to pursue the career path of a therapist, and some things sh...

Episode 019! Nathan (Fat_Rain) had to sit this episode out once again, so let me introduce another DOPE guest. But first... I must warn you, the format will be different today. Instead of a DJ mix, we will be playing The Limit Breakers' new EP: Iron Fist. This is a collection of Tekken remixes and the arrangments, instrumentation, execution, and mixing are FANTASTIC! This will be in between pa...

Episode 018! (Skip to 0:53:53 for the discussion. The rest is music!) Nathan (DJ Fat_Rain) had to sit this episode out due to certain stresses in his life at the moment. Luckily, I was able to source another British person! Ha! Pete Beat is an extremely talented musician who has experienced his own slew of mental health issues in life. In this episode Pete tells us his story, including things he d...

Episode 017! (Skip to 0:59:33 for the discussion. The rest is music!)   In this episode we talk about the phenomenon of Frisson, the french word for the sensation you get when you hear good music and get goosebumps. How does this relate to mental health, you ask? Well, if you listen we'll let you know! Charly Tate was the vocalist in my song called "Brilliance" on my album Trapped in a World...

Episode 016! (Skip to 0:53:50 for the discussion. The rest is music!) In this episode, we have our second guest EVER! Woo! This is Taylor Robert. I met him at a gas station when I was 16 years old... I used to work at a full service gas station and he was one of my customers. It was the dead of winter and a blizzard at the time, and out pops Taylor with crazy amazing energy. He told me he was on t...

Episode 015! (Skip to 0:57:34 for the discussion. The rest is music!)   The Icarus Kid is BACK with us because we enjoyed our conversation with him so much on the last episode! In this episode, we have a candid conversation about coaching. Nathan (DJ Fat_Rain) is a life coach (who helped me immensely in life) and Dan is an ADHD coach. We talk about the differences and similarities between coa...

Episode 014! (Skip to 0:58:29 for the discussion. The rest is music!) Nathan (Fat_Rain) had to sit this episode out, so let me introduce our first guest: @TheIcarusKid (Dan Crowdus)!  Dan and I met through the VGM scene, and as both of us are musicians, we discuss some of the mental health issues we have struggled with and things we’ve done to overcome them. This includes but is not limited t...

Episode 013! (Skip to 1:03:48 for the discussion. The rest is music!)   In this episode, DJ Fat_Rain does the mix, which is GORGEOUS deep house, and we discuss the power of saying no, when you should do it, how to listen to yourself, and the incredible freedom that there is to be found in setting boundaries!   Welcome to the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Po...

Episode 012!  (Skip to 0:56:56 for the discussion. The rest is music!)   In this episode, DJ Fat_Rain and I discuss uncertainty and how to deal with it. Our world is very uncertain right now, and it can be scary. We give you the ways we deal with it, so hopefully you can use these tactics to build upon other ways that you personally deal with it!   Welcome to the Music and Mental He...

Episode 011! (Skip to 1:16:50 for the discussion. The rest is music!)   In this month's episode, we've got a mix from DJ Fat_Rain for the first time! We also discuss changing your feed and changing your life... Matthew expresses his guilt over being ill-informed as a result, and Nathan balances it out with his wisdom. This is one of my (Matthew) favorite discussions we've ever had!   Wel...

Episode 008! (Skip to 1:02:13 for the discussion on how the metaverse will affect our mental health and how to prepare for it becoming mainstream. The rest is music!)   Welcome to the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close fr...

Episode 007! (Skip to 0:56:35 for the discussion. The rest is music!)   In this episode, Matthew and Nathan discuss a wide variety of topics from live shows and sunlight, to how there is a lack of certainty in the future and how to navigate it.   Welcome to the first episode of the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentle...

Episode 006! (Skip to 1:01:10 for the discussion. The rest is music!)   In this episode, Nathan and Matthew discuss money, and the question, "When is enough enough?" Welcome to the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close frien...

Episode 005! (Skip to 0:55:42 for the discussion. The rest is music!)   GUEST MIX BY DAVE MARTIN!!!!!!!!!   Welcome to the first episode of the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close friends due to their mutual love of D...

Episode 004! (Skip to 0:59:20 for the discussion. The rest is music!)   GUEST MIX BY EDHI EDWARD!!!!!!!!!   Welcome to the first episode of the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close friends due to their mutual love of D...

Episode 003!  (Skip to 1:05:30 for the discussion. The rest is music!)   Tracklist: 1. Fast Distance & Dimension - Promise You (feat. Cami) [Air Up There Recordings] 2. Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again (Wæde Wätts Remix) [White] 3. iamMTN & Nobexx - The Forgotten (Original Mix) [Masvingo Recordings] 4. Suspect 44 - Amazing (Original Mix) [Armada Trice] 5. RY4N W1LSON - Blis...

Episode 002! (Skip to 1:03:55 for the discussion. The rest is music!)   Welcome to the first episode of the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close friends due to their mutual love of Dance Music. As their relationship evolved...

Welcome to the first episode of the Music and Mental Health Podcast! The Music and Mental Health Podcast is the brainchild of Matthew J. Bentley (Theølogy) and DJ Fat_Rain (Nathan Ashby) who met at a restaurant job in 2016 and became very close friends due to their mutual love of Dance Music. As their relationship evolved, Nathan received training and eventually became Matthew's life coach. Ideas...