As a musician at the start of your career - there's a reasonable chance you are dreaming of touring your music around the world.

And whilst it is an incredible, beautiful thing when it goes right - a lot of the time artists aren't prepared for quite how intense or difficult parts of it are.

So, we are delighted to have a human on the show today who can help you with just that. Daniel Rinaldi - whose official description is 'Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), therapeutic coach, and former touring musician ' - but in short - he's just an incredibly lovely dude who can help give you the tools and systems to make sure you don't burn out on tour.

DANIEL INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/danielrinaldilmhc/?hl=en

OUR INSTA - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/helpingmusicianspod/⁠⁠⁠

JON BELLION VID MENTIONED - https://www.instagram.com/p/DHqrfkYxskX/

Episode Features:

- Daniel’s top three habits for protecting your mental health as music becomes your career.

- What a “daily floor” actually looks like.

- How to stop tying your entire self-worth to monthly listeners, views, or release performance.

- Why every musician needs at least one person who isn’t afraid to tell them the hard truth.

- The brutal realities of your first tour - and how to mentally prepare so the low moments don’t break you.

- How to build healthy coping mechanisms before you hit the road and avoid the spirals.

- Understanding the difference between therapists and coaches, and how to choose the right fit for you.

- Why it’s completely normal to experience writer’s block, and how changing your environment can reset your creativity.

- The “be a sponge” method: find inspiration in films, galleries, nature, and comfort - not just in the studio.

- What really happens to your nervous system on tour - and why silence at home can feel more overwhelming than noise.

- How to handle the emotional crash after big moments: decompression days, slow re-entry, and communicating boundaries with partners.

- Social media and the modern fight-or-flight response: how creators can stay sane while still being active online.

- Why building a small but loyal fanbase beats chasing huge follower numbers that don’t care about your music.

- The Jon Bellion case study: talk directly to your community, ignore algorithms, and centre what makes you unique.

New episodes every Monday x