Episode 55 - Mari Fong (Check Your Head)

The guest for episode 55 of The Keep It Posi Podcast is Mari Fong. Mari is a music journalist and life coach for musicians. Mari is also the host of Check Your Head, a podcast where musicians share their stories and experts share their solutions for mental health and wellness. In this conversation, Mari and I talked about the podcast, how she became a life coach, mental health, her journalism career (including the time she interviewed Fred Armisen), and tons more. I do have to warn you, parts of the conversation could be heavy for some listeners. If you’re someone who is interested in learning more about mental health for a loved one or for yourself, please visit checkyourheadpodcast.com. There are so many resources listed there and it’s a great place to start.

This week, The Posi Spotlight is focused on Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems. Sweet Relief Musicians Fund has aided people suffering from a wide range of conditions including spinal cord injury, cancer, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, mental illness and psychological disorders, and more. To learn more or make a donation to Sweet Relief Musicians Fund, you can visit sweetrelief.org.

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If you’re in L.A. and are looking for a show to go to Labor Day Weekend and love hard rock, the Troubadour will host Satellite Citi’s Album Release Party & Benefit Show for Sweet Relief Musicians Fund & Check Your Head on Saturday, September 4th. Tickets available at troubadour.com.