From the top of Knox Mountain in Kelowna we (and by "we" I mean "I") talk about the beautifully sucky gifts of being broken along with a new original breakup song "Storm". I reference the … [Read more...] about Song & Rants #13 | Broken bones, hearts & pottery w/ breakup song “Storm”
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Song & Rants #12 | Keys to a 35 year friendship, past pain & cheap guitars w/ “Never Look Back”
Sometimes you have to shred the classics and remember where you came from. Sometimes that is so funny you can't breathe... and sometimes it can be a painful journey... one worthy of cringing so hard … [Read more...] about Song & Rants #12 | Keys to a 35 year friendship, past pain & cheap guitars w/ “Never Look Back”
Song & Rants #9 | Numb or Heart-forward & original song “Gentle Redirection”
*** VULNERABILITY ALERT ***please don't watch this if you're uncomfortable with a little emotion Are you numb? The temptation to numb out is intense. I feel it and so many of my clients struggle … [Read more...] about Song & Rants #9 | Numb or Heart-forward & original song “Gentle Redirection”
Song & Rants #8 | Gifts of Grief w/ Joshua Smith & tune “Waiting on the Day”
Have you ever lost something or someone and wondered if you'd ever be able to work through it? How does this work? What is the gift of grief? These are some of the questions I (Nico Boesten) ask … [Read more...] about Song & Rants #8 | Gifts of Grief w/ Joshua Smith & tune “Waiting on the Day”
Song & Rants #7 | If you really knew me & original song “What Matters”
What's your happy place (both emotionally & geographically)?In the bowels of the forest, my son & I camped out at a natural hot springs where this was recorded. Thanks to my friends … [Read more...] about Song & Rants #7 | If you really knew me & original song “What Matters”
Song & Rants #6 | Tension, being a D & Tom Petty cover “I Won’t Back Down”
Tension is where the life is. … [Read more...] about Song & Rants #6 | Tension, being a D & Tom Petty cover “I Won’t Back Down”
Song & Rants #5 | Anxiety sucks, listening is magic & Coldplay cover “Fix You”
Piles of people are dealing with anxiety these days and there are piles of different types of therapy... but what's the magical potion to being fixed? It seems that being heard and being seen (like, … [Read more...] about Song & Rants #5 | Anxiety sucks, listening is magic & Coldplay cover “Fix You”
Song & Rants #4 | Suck the Lemon
A "Song & Rants" about what "sucking the lemon" means... along with why plants suck and the beautiful thing about painful situations. Nobody (at least, anybody I know) actually ENJOYS … [Read more...] about Song & Rants #4 | Suck the Lemon