Meet Sara Thomsen and Paula Pedersen. Sara is a singer songwriter who performs across the Midwest and beyond. Paula is an educator, psychologist, and interculturalist. Living on a farm in the woods north of the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior, the two discuss the role of artists as first responders to a country having crisis of the soul.

To learn more about Sound Mind and the featured artists, listen to music from the episode, and find mental health resources, visit www.OneVoiceMN.org/Sound-Mind.