Weve spoken about books a few times, and I remember the books on my parents bookcase were There was like, two books on death. She was wearing these designer sunglasses, and looking really, really real for an 8 year old. What is acceptable for us, what stories that we're telling ourselves are we willing to swallow and which ones are we willing to actively and proactively change?". Just made a few little notes. And I look, and there are about 74 sticky notes sticking out of this one chapter, and my heart fell. and he said "I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING YOU KNOW!" She named the unhelpful voice Frank and f--- off, Frank is still her rallying cry. And last but not least, this whole podcast would not be possible without patronage. Were trying to talk about profound things, or real things that dont sink people, and were trying to add some levity to it as well. Runs out of the room, and Neil is already standing up, and Im in bed, and I go, its your turn, youve gotta take that knife away from him. "I went off on my big, grand adventure of the world with no money, no mental capacity, no maturity to really deal with myself and under a lot of pressure, a lot of physical pressure.". , which I round up calling Forty-Five Degrees. Clare Bowditch has always had a knack for telling stories. I met Clare sort of through the indie music scene in Melbourne a few years ago, and we didnt really know each other that well, but this past tour, when I was in Australia around December 2019, and this was just before the bushfires and COVID all sort of wiped out our ordinary lives, I ran into. And we sat down, and for ten minutes, we held him while he wept, and told him how much we didnt want him to die, and how mama didnt want dada to die, and dada didnt want mama to die, and he just had to go through it. And what a musician! It's taken time and practice for performer and author Clare Bowditch to quiet the critical voice in her head. I want to be with you and dada! He just lost it. Im here to tell you that if youd like to recover from your nervous symptoms, you can!