Loud Guitars Save Lives with Patrick Ferguson

My guest in this episode is Patrick Ferguson, a professional musician who has played drums for Vic Chesnutt, Mike Mills (REM), Chuck Leavell (Allman Brothers, Rolling Stones), the Psychedelic Furs, Athens GA's Five Eight, Pinky Doodle Poodle from Tokyo, Japan, and a hundred other bands. Patrick's podcast, Crash and Ride, is a long-form interview show where he talks to musicians who have survived anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and any other form of mental illness or mental distress.  He began his podcast in March of 2019 and has published weekly since then, with a brief break when he lost his mind during the first month or so of the Covid-19 crisis. He is based out of Athens, GA, and constantly on tour when not dealing with a pandemic.  In this episode he shares his story and how he helps other musicians through his podcast. I want to let you know ahead of time the audio cuts in and out at times but my editor Laura did a great job of engineering this episode.  Listen to Crash and Ride Podcast here: https://www.crashandridepodcast.com/ Learn more about Nuci's Space here: https://www.nuci.org/ Learn more about the Crash and Ride Espresso:https://www.crashandridepodcast.com/product/1-lb-of-crash-and-ride-espresso/ Hendershot's: https://app.upserve.com/s/hendershots-coffee-bar-athens Interview with Evan's Rowe: https://www.crashandridepodcast.com/podcast/crash-and-ride-episode-10-evan-rowe/ I've made it so convenient for you to obtain your continuing education contact hours. A handful of my episodes are now NBCC approved and your first one is free! Head to my site, enter your email, you'll receive a code that gives you ONE free NBCC contact hour. Listen in your car, on your walk, in between sessions...whenever, wherever.  Then when you're ready, just complete the self study quiz and evaluation then you can download your certificate of completion.  This is continuing education on your schedule. No more having to sit at your computer and watch a recorded webinar. Pop in your earbuds and go! Here's how it works. You can listen to The Therapy Show podcourses while you commute, in between sessions, on your lunch hour, while you work out and if you like what you hear and you want to get one contact hour, just click on podcourses and then click purchase. The podcourses that are NBCC approved will be labeled. We think it's pretty simple and easy yet, if you have any issues at all, just send us an email to [email protected]  And don't forget to sign up for my email newsletter. When you do, you're going to get an email with code for one free contact hour, so head to my site, Lisamustard.com and be sure to sign up to get one free contact hour. This episode is brought to you by my favorite activewear line, Zyia Active. Want high quality activewear that doesn't break your bank account? I sure did and went looking for leggings, joggers, sports bras and tops that fit my budget and were soft, wrinkle resistant and would match just about anything I already had in my closet. And now Zyia Active makes up about 80% of my wardrobe. Want to learn more? Head to lisamustard.com/active-wear. Don't think this is just for women, they have mens' and kids' clothes too. Our family is loving the quality and I love the price tags! So head over to my site to check it out. ZYIA is open in the US and Canada.  Are you considering adding coaching into your practice? If so, be sure to check out Lee McDonough's Coach with Clarity program. Lee supports service-oriented helping professionals in developing their coaching mastery and helps them build sustainable coaching businesses. She's also the host the Coach with Clarity podcast https://www.coachwithclarity.com/podcast Her Coach with Clarity membership is an ICF-accredited continuing coach education program that blends coaching skill building with business support. She has weekly live calls, a tool kit of coaching specific resources (including an attorney-prepared coaching contract template!), and a community of coaches to cheer you on, it's everything you need to build, grow, or scale your coaching practice. You can learn more at https://www.coachwithclarity.com/membership.