Episode 129: Nic Wood of Tired of Fighting and Blame Yourself on suicidal ideation

About this episode

Nic Wood discusses his experiences with suicidal ideation and how music has helped him cope.

Nic Wood of UK melodic bands Tired of Fighting and Blame Yourself talks to host Jason Schreurs about the emotional pain of suicidal ideation. Nic has faced the lowest of lows and come out the other side, using music as a way to channel his struggles and triumphs. http://tiredoffighting.co.uk https://weareblameyourself.bandcamp.com Featured song clips: Tired of Fighting - "Night Dwellers" from And Then Suddenly It Hits You (Punkerton Records, 2026) Finch - "Grey Matter" from What It Is To Burn (Geffen Records, 2002) Blame Yourself - "Glue" (2023) Tired of Fighting - "Death Wish" from And Then Suddenly It Hits You (Punkerton Records, 2026) The SCREAM THERAPY BOOK is now available! Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health is a memoir-plus that has been heralded by New York Times best-selling authors. Like the podcast, it links the community-minded punk rock scene with the mental wellness of the punks who belong to it. ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK! screamtherapyhq.com/book SCREAM THERAPY MERCH STORE! teepublic.com/user/scream-therapy About this podcast: Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene…

People in this episode

Host: Jason Schreurs

Guest: Nic Wood

Topics covered

• suicidal ideation
• mental health
• punk rock
• music therapy
• emotional pain

Keywords

• suicidal ideation
• mental health
• punk rock
• Tired of Fighting
• Blame Yourself

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tired of Fighting, Blame Yourself

Books & works: Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health, And Then Suddenly It Hits You, What It Is To Burn, Glue, Death Wish

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