# CHECK YOUR HEAD: Mental Help for Musicians Podcast Nominated for a “People’s Choice Award” for the Podcast Awards 2021

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- Published: 2021-08-26T15:35:32-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**CHECK YOUR HEAD: Mental Help for Musicians Podcast
Nominated for a “People’s Choice
Award”for the Podcast Awards 2021

**The People’s Choice Podcast Awards, better known as the Podcast Awards, are global
awards given annually to the best podcasts as voted by the general public.**

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**CHECK YOUR HEAD: Mental Help for Musicians Podcast** is nominated for a People’s
Choice Award by the prestigious 2021 Podcast Awards. See the full list of nominees
[**HERE**](https://sable.madmimi.com/c/17023?id=24368561.100932.1.9727af43aaac6195913a1742db1bd38e).
Podcast Awards ceremony and winners to be announced on September 30, 2021 as part
of International Podcast Day. Past winners include podcasts such as **WTF with Marc
Maron** and **This American Life** with Ira Glass, **Savage Lovecast** with Dan 
Savage and **ESPN: Fantasy Focus Football.**

_“I started the CHECK YOUR HEAD PODCAST with one intention: to help improve and 
possibly even save lives of musicians with mood disorders,” says Producer and Host,
Mari Fong. “This nomination is in honor of musicians like Chester Bennington, Amy
Winehouse, Prince, Kurt Cobain and all musicians who have lost their lives to mood
disorders or addictions tied to their mental health. Our podcast is not just about
storytelling but about providing a variety of mental health solutions for recovery.”_–_**
Mari Fong**_

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Musician interviews for the CHECK YOUR HEAD Podcast include **Seether, Fred Armisen,
The Revivalists, grandson, Tower of Power, Killswitch Engage, Sum 41, The Bloody
Beetroots, Black Stone Cherry, Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses, Kings of Chaos), While
She Sleeps, Grouplove** and **Linda Ronstadt**.

The CHECK YOUR HEAD Podcast also features world-renown experts such as **Record 
Union’s** **Johan Svanberg** of the **73 Percent Report** on musician’s mental health,**
Dr. Dan Reidenberg**, suicide prevention expert, and **Dr. Ish Major**, relationship
expert and voted **“America’s Top Psychiatrist”** 3 years in a row.

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A partnership with the 501(c)3 nonprofit for musicians, **Sweet Relief Musicians
Fund** promotes CHECK YOUR HEAD Podcast artists, bands, experts and episodes.

_“We want to congratulate our amazing partner Mari Fong, the founder of the CHECK
YOUR HEAD PODCAST, on her recent Podcast Awards nomination. Mari continues to make
the mental health of musicians her top priority and her tireless work on the podcast
reflects her commitment to our artists and our industry. We’re proud to work with
her and to support the mental health of musicians around the world. Way to go Mari,
keep up the great work!”_
**-Aric Steinberg, Executive VP Development & Artist Relations,
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund**

The CHECK YOUR HEAD Podcast is globally ranked in the top 5% of podcasts in popularity
among more than 2.6 million podcasts with a listenership reach from 70 countries
and 1177 cities worldwide. The podcast also has a popular YouTube Channel to watch
both musician and expert interviews [**HERE**](https://sable.madmimi.com/c/17023?id=24368561.100933.1.519c11eb8692fdb5c2f1ef32afad1b68).

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