Jim James on the illusion of arrival, healing the internal workhorse, and alien-mandated therapy.
As the frontman of Grammy-nominated rock band My Morning Jacket, Jim James has spent decades at the center of new alternative. His long list of achievements includes a solo catalog of five studio albums, recording as part of the supergroup Monsters of Folk, and producing artists such as Ray LaMontagne, S.G. Goodman and Basia Bulat. Yet, beneath these accomplishments was an exhausting cycle of perfectionism and self-loathing fueled by the quiet fear that rest equals irrelevance. In this tender and expansive conversation, Jim explores what happened when he stopped trying to outrun his own shadow. He reflects on four years of sobriety, the transformative nature of EMDR and parts work therapy, learning to dance with his creative muse rather than whip the workhorse, and why reclaiming true creative vitality starts by making peace with the human being inside.
In This Episode:
- Jim James
- My Morning Jacket
- Iris DeMent
- Grateful Dead
- Kurt Cobain
- Nina Simone
- Wowed Out
- Brian Reitzell
- Brendan O'Brien
- Carl Broemel
- Bo Koster
- Billie Eilish
- Kane Parsons
- The Backrooms
- Hollywood Bowl
- Bob Weir
- Ep 80 - John Moreland
- ManKind Project
- Mister Rogers
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The Hosts:
The Other 22 Hours is hosted by Aaron Shafer-Haiss (Producer/Mixer) and Michaela Anne (Songwriter/Creative Coach).
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Credits:
Produced by Aaron Shafer-Haiss. Original music written, performed and produced by Aaron Shafer-Haiss. Part of the Bluegrass Situation Podcast Network.
