Episode 158: Emma G & her book, Mental Health Sounds Like This: A Creative Blueprint for Healing, Mindfulness, and Self Discovery through Music

ABOUT EMMA

Emma G is a force of nature — a two-time TEDx speaker, #1 bestselling author, empowerment coach, and award-winning musician on a mission to save the world one song at a time. Born with hydrocephalus and having undergone 10 brain surgeries, she turned to songwriting as a lifeline, transforming struggle into resilience and purpose. Today, she helps teens, professionals, and audiences worldwide reclaim their voices through her Empowerment Through Songwriting and Vocal Coaching programs, music-infused keynotes, and original songs. Emma has performed at The Kennedy Center, National Cherry Blossom Festival, The Viper Room, Rockwood Music Hall, and headlined a 20-city Youth Empowerment Tour with Hard Rock Café. Her latest singles, Grieve and Glitter, continue her mission of using music to heal, empower, and inspire change. Featured by FOX, CBS, NPR, ABC News, KATU Portland, The Washington Post, and Medium, Emma brings a raw, engaging energy that reminds us all: “Don’t let the world write your song.”

CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS

• Working in the flow with and of yourself.

• Social, emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental well-being.

• How hydrocephalus creates a rock start (...in Emma's case).

• The impact of suicide on survivors.

• The little voice inside you.

• Keep showing up.

• "A goldfish grows to the capacity of its bowl. Make the bowl bigger."

• Street performing for 5 years.

• Don't let the world write your song.

• Creativity being taught out of us by education.

• "I live my life one cheesy line at a time."

• The Tale of Two Wolves.

• Helping people remember what joy looks like.

• Man plans and God laughs.

The MAIN QUESTION underlying my conversation with Emma is, Are you letting the world write your song?

FIND EMMA

· Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/emmagmusic

· YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/emmagmusic

· LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmagmusic/

· Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/emmagmusic

· Facebook: https://facebook.com/EmmaGmusic

· Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0kxEBRxvNRQQRfXTQGQH5d

· Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/emma-g/378468674

LinkedIn – Find the Full Podcast Article HERE

CHAPTERS

00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast – Emma G

00:36- Introduction & Bio

02:15 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work?

08:44 - How did your path into your career look like, and what did it look like up until now?

17:18 - Emma working and living across multiple endeavors and projects.

51:16 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child?

54:40 - Emma's lessons from traumas.

55:50 - What do you consider your super power?

58:28 - Examples of Emma's incorporation of music into coaching.

01:01:52 - What does leadership mean to you?

01:04:57 - Can you introduce us to the book we’re discussing?

01:21:45 - What's changed in you in the process of writing this book?

01:24:57 - What book has inspired you?

01:26:43 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.)

This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you tojoin me and see what you take away from these conversations.

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