Episode 135: Howie Abrams of Heavy Healing on the power of loud music

On episode 135, host Jason Schreurs welcomes New York hardcore scene veteran Howie Abrams to talk about his documentary film, Heavy Healing. In the film, Howie interviews many familiar faces in the loud music world about their own experiences using the power of music to soothe, inspire, motivate, and ultimately heal. http://instagram.com/heavy_healing_film Featured song clips: Sick of It All - "Scratch the Surface" from Scratch the Surface (EastWest Records, 1994) Suicidal Tendencies - "You Can't Bring Me Down" from Lights...Camera...Revolution! (Epic Records, 1990) Descendents - "Suburban Home" from Milo Goes to College (New Alliance Records, 1982) Agnostic Front - "United and Strong" from Victim in Pain (Rat Cage Records, 1984) The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it. ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK! screamtherapyhq.com/book SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE! teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy About this podcast: Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself. Intro/background music clips: Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus" Contact host Jason Schreurs - [email protected] If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, seek help immediately. For help 24/7 contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK, or the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.