Insights & Perspectives

Thoughts on navigating personal crises, the nuances of addiction, and building sustainable recovery ecosystems for individuals in complex, high-pressure environments.

June 1, 202611 min readMusic & Entertainment

Music Industry Mental Health: What Real Support Looks Like

The music industry has a mental health problem that generic services are not equipped to solve. As Co-Founder of Music Support, thirty years of working inside that industry has shown me what specialist support actually requires, and what happens when it isn't there.

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May 13, 202615 min readMusic & EntertainmentConflict Resolution

How Mediation Helps Bands Survive Interpersonal, Creative and Financial Disputes

Most band conflicts don't start as legal problems. They start as a conversation that goes wrong, a royalty split that feels unfair, or a studio decision made without everyone in the room. A specialist mediator with music-industry experience offers a faster, more discreet, and far more relationship-preserving route than litigation.

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May 5, 202613 min readMusic & Entertainment

The Care You Can't Put in the Rider

A management contract says duty of care. So does a health and safety policy. Then the bus pulls out at 2am, and none of it is in the room. On the road, duty of care is not a clause. It is infrastructure.

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March 21, 202610 min readMusic & Entertainment

When Reality Bites: The Truth About TV Talent Shows

Talent shows create stars. They also create casualties. As Co-Founder of Music Support, I've sat with people whose lives were profoundly shaped by their time on reality TV. The gap between what we know about protecting people in these environments and what actually gets implemented remains unacceptably wide.

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September 18, 202512 min readAddictionADHD & Neurodiversity

The horror of now: time blindness and addiction

Time blindness doesn't just make people late. It can create a psychological prison where the past feels immediate, the future feels abstract, and the only exit is a bottle. The neurobiological link between ADHD, time perception, and addictive behaviour, and why 'just think about the consequences' doesn't work.

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August 26, 202514 min readAddiction

The invisible hell of addiction

From the outside it looks like indulgence. On the inside it feels like being trapped on a runaway train with no brakes. Why 'just stop' never works, why willpower alone isn't enough, and what the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of addiction actually means in practice.

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June 20, 20259 min readMusic & EntertainmentRecovery

OK. So I'm a troubleshooter.

I spent 20 years in the music industry, trained in conflict resolution, got into recovery, became a sober driver, co-founded a charity, and eventually stumbled into a word for what I do. It took a while. But troubleshooter covers it.

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February 14, 202412 min readCase ManagementRecovery

The role of a case manager in addiction recovery

What happens after rehab matters more than what happens during it. An addiction case manager is the connective tissue that holds the recovery ecosystem together, coordinating providers, anticipating transitions, and staying involved when every other professional has stepped back.

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January 18, 202412 min readADHD & NeurodiversityAddiction

ADHD, OCD and addiction: understanding the connection

For a significant number of people, the substance was never the primary problem, it was the solution to a neurodivergent brain that was never properly understood. The neurobiological link between ADHD, OCD, and addictive behaviour, and what it means for recovery.

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December 14, 202310 min readRecoveryCase Management

Why standard treatment fails high-pressure professionals, and what works instead

The 28-day residential model wasn't designed for executives, touring musicians, or elite athletes. The person who runs a company doesn't stop being that person when they walk into treatment. And most treatment models have no idea what to do with them.

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November 5, 202312 min readAddictionFamily

Navigating a family member's hidden substance use: what to do first

The first 48 hours after discovering a family member's hidden substance use are when most of the damage gets done, by well-intentioned people who react out of shock rather than strategy. Here's what to do instead.

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October 12, 202311 min readAddictionCase Management

What is an addiction crisis specialist and when do you need one?

There's a moment in most addiction crises when the usual support structures have run out of road. An addiction crisis specialist steps in at exactly that moment, creating a coherent plan, coordinating professionals, and providing a clear pathway forward.

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Insights & Perspectives

Music Industry Mental Health: What Real Support Looks Like

How Mediation Helps Bands Survive Interpersonal, Creative and Financial Disputes

The Care You Can't Put in the Rider

When Reality Bites: The Truth About TV Talent Shows

The horror of now: time blindness and addiction

The invisible hell of addiction

OK. So I'm a troubleshooter.

The role of a case manager in addiction recovery

ADHD, OCD and addiction: understanding the connection

Why standard treatment fails high-pressure professionals, and what works instead

Navigating a family member's hidden substance use: what to do first

What is an addiction crisis specialist and when do you need one?

Need immediate guidance?

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