Addiction & Connection. Why Feeling IS Healing with Musician Carl Schmid!

Show #64! SEASON 2, Episode 20: Welcome to the disSOLViNG fear podcast! This episode isn't what you think it is. Yes, it IS about the healing power of music, but it is also about SO MUCH MORE!

Tune into this episode and get inside the head and heart of acclaimed violinist Carl Schmid. Below, I've posted links to some press about Carl. The first link takes you straight to a picture of him with the lead singer of Aerosmith. Carl is known for his musical talent AND as an advocate for drug abuse prevention and recovery.

Carl is an authentic person, a musical genius, an addict in recovery, and a man on a mission to bring live music to people with disabilities through his non-profit: the Grace Notes Project. He's a smart dude with a huge heart. You'll love what he has to say about evolving past old habits and feeling more connected in your heart and soul.

Learn more at carlschmid.com/press

We talk about adoption, ADHD, fitting in, classical violin, The Grateful Dead, connection, addiction, recovery, sobriety, personal growth, suicide, tragic optimism, disabilities, meditation, plant medicine, and being of service.

Carl and I talk about living life "numb," versus living life full of curiosity, passion, and service. Sometimes it seems easier to keep ourselves comfortably numb, frozen, and cut off from our feelings, but Carl illuminates the benefits of feeling, healing, and stepping toward opportunities and change in life.

If you've been feeling numb, or craving a deeper connection to yourself, tune in... or just tune in and enjoy our entertaining banter and Carl's life story and thoughtful advice!

This link takes you to a news story about Carl's non-profit, the Grace Notes Project:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=cduOxIqXA6g

This link is Carl's story about his recovery from addiction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Uggr5kORRTs&t=6s

We talked about three inspiring videos. Here are those links for you.

The Jelly Bean Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOksW_NabEk

"The Fall" Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkxpMX5UF5A

The Secret

https://www.thesecret.tv/the-secret-documentary/

Below are three song recommendations for you if you're feeling emotionally numb. Feeling is healing!

Paralyzed by NF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ko8NchzmVw

Shake the Frost by Tyler Childers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LPulRAlD2w

Blue Sky Mind by Trevor Hall

(the extended version with amazing violin music)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1HMiuv4QFY

PLEASE NOTE: Our conversation is not meant to put everyone with a disability in the same box. I'm a full-time, trauma-informed Special Education Teacher, and the professional terms I use at work are "exceptional students" and "special talents students." Carl refers to his non-profit audiences as "people with special needs." So, that concludes the disclaimer! We use a variety of terms in this episode. We all have a variety of physical and cognitive abilities and disabilities, including those of us functioning with hidden disabilities, such as ADHD and emotional disabilities. :)

Thank you for being HERE at disSOLViNG fear. FEAR doesn't run the show, YOU do!

Love, Alissa ww