311, Nick Hexum: Anxiety & Benzodiazepine Addiction Recovery with Brandon Jay, Altadena Musicians, Podcasthon Special!

About this episode

Mari Fong interviews Nick Hexum and Brandon Jay about mental health and addiction recovery in a special episode for Podcasthon.

Mari Fong interviews Nick Hexum of 311 and Brandon Jay of Altadena Musicians for a special episode for Podcasthon, focusing on nonprofits and those who do good in this world. For our featured musician, I’m excited to have singer-songwriter Nick Hexum of 311, share his secrets about a mental health and addiction story that he kept hidden for more than a decade. With 311 being known for their songs like “Down,” “Amber” and “Beautiful Disaster,” many of them filled with lyrics of positivity and ...

People in this episode

Host: Mari Fong

Guests: Nick Hexum, Brandon Jay

Topics covered

• mental health
• addiction recovery
• music
• nonprofits
• interviews
• positivity

Keywords

• anxiety
• benzodiazepine
• addiction
• 311
• mental health
• Podcasthon
• musicians

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 311, Altadena Musicians

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