Join me for a conversation with singer-songwriter and disability advocate Kendall Renee as we focus on the role music can play in one’s healing both physically and mentally. We start by hearing about Kendall’s own medical condition and how she came to be diagnosed, as well as when she eventually received her feeding tube and how doing so saved her life. She also talks about what it was like growing up chronically ill and the reactions she gets from others in response to her illness. We discuss the simultaneous visibility and invisibility of her condition. Kendall also speaks about her recent Tubiversary and why it’s so important to her that she celebrate it, before we have a conversation about the emotional challenge of anniversaries in general. We then transition into her journey as a musician and how she used it to cope with her experience and the role it played in her healing process. And we end our chat by talking about “Better is Coming”, her latest single, particularly the inspiration behind it and the emotional experience of writing it. Plus, you’ll get to hear her favorite lyrics from the song!

Collaborative Spotify Playlist Link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3CFwf2itq0r5YDBqiQivFp?si=-YtTvx9fR3i6Bc5Se56PAA