New single by Ellur ‘Now I’m Alone' out 9th November
22-year old singer/songwriter Ellur gives insight into her lyrics and life in the music industry for young women.Trigger warning: We discuss eating disorders and sexual violence against women. Around 16 minutes in, the episode includes some recent real-life news clips on this topic.
All things Ellur:
Website: https://ellur.biz/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellurrrr/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ellurrrrr
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellurrrr/
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Ellur
Contact Sound Affects Podcast:
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Twitter: @SoundAffectsPod
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Getting help and support:
Face The Music Now Foundation, by and for survivors of abuse in the music industry
https://facethemusicnow.com/
Women and Girls network
https://www.wgn.org.uk/
Beat
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
Samaritans: 116 123, jo@samaritans.org , www.samaritans.org
Mind
https://www.mind.org.uk/donate/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw--2aBhD5ARIsALiRlwAPpxIdPRxAv6yAeAvAUdIVbyhlTZS29Tae1fTHC0fdMF7WgxcLagsaAtXfEALw_wcB
Help Musicians
https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/
Tonic Music for Mental Health
https://www.tonicmusic.co.uk/
Music Support
https://www.musicsupport.org/
Music for mental wealth
https://www.musicformentalwealth.com/
Music industry therapist collective
https://musicindustrytherapists.com/
British Association for Performing Arts Medicine
https://www.bapam.org.uk/
Thumbnail image: EllurSongs (in order) played in this episode by Ellur:Best Face OnMigraineJune
Om Podcasten
Welcome to Sound Affects Podcast – featured in NME's Podcasts for the People series. A music & mental health podcast exploring all crossovers between music and mental health: how music and sounds affect us somatically and psychologically, the songs that see us through, what drives people to music careers/a life on the road, the music industry climate, music therapy as support for mental illness, music fandom, music journalism and research in all these crossovers. I speak to well-known musicians and figures, experts, therapists, academics, researchers, authors, journalists, charities, and music fans. Each episode is an interview with a guest centred around a specific theme of music and mental health.
Sound Affects is produced, edited and hosted by me, Katerina – a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist working professionally in both the NHS and private practice. I'm also a freelance sub-editor and writer published in The Independent, The Guardian, The Times and Wellcome Collection. Before becoming a therapist, I was a Samaritan helpline listener supporting people struggling to cope with suicidal feelings, and I worked full time as a copywriter and editor for Samaritans during the time of the charity's male suicide research launch. I've worked in magazine and newspaper publishing for many years and spent a lot of time during this time speaking to musicians and creative people.
The idea for Sound Affects came while writing about and interviewing bands – I noticed a theme emerging around existential identity and just how sad some of the so-called "rock n roll" stories of excess were. I was also aware of just how much music impacts me, and in particular, specific bands and sounds. It is no secret that I'm a huge Oasis fan, and this theme features regularly in this podcast as alongside my interviews, I occasionally pause to reflect and consider what draws me to this music and how it has shaped me. When I trained as a psychotherapist, I drew together all my interests, culminating in this podcast. I often see musicians as clients for therapy, and I routinely appear in the press and radio commenting on various aspects of therapy and emotional health. I've been a guest on BBC Radio, and appeared in OK! Magazine, Psychologies, Stylist, Grazia, The Independent and more.