"We're not trying to provide solutions to what people are going through, but create a community with each other where we're able to access our own emotional vulnerabilities during this really, really challenging time."
"As an indie artist, [it felt] like I was trying to push this boulder that didn't seem to move for years, and then finally -- it wasn't really rolling yet, but I felt like it was moving," she tellsSTORRY's pre-coronavirus trajectory might be a shade more charmed than the average musician's, but her precarious position in the midst of the pandemic is far from unusual, with venues shuttered across the globe and festivals postponed indefinitely as the touring business has...
Though financial resources for music professionals put out of work by the pandemic have been growing by the day, the crisis' mental health and wellness aspects have received considerably less attention. That has made Borer's support group -- which he co-facilitates with THRIV co-founder-- a desperately-needed lifeline for many who just need a space to vent their fears and frustrations.
"We're not trying to provide solutions to what people are going through, but create a community with each other where we're able to access our own emotional vulnerabilities during this really, really challenging time," Borer says.
Not only do you have to keep your composure but also the frozen around the victim.