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Podcast: Pantheon - Podcasts for Music Lovers
Episode: Metal Mayhem ROC: Inside S.L.A.M.: Mental Health, Musicians, and a Mission to Save Lives
Description:
Support Life and Music (S.L.A.M.) is a nonprofit committed
to fighting musician self-destruction and exposing the real struggles artists
face. Founder Jack Mangan joins Metal Mayhem ROC to explain
how S.L.A.M. confronts the harsh realities of life in music through outreach,
weekly survival-guide conversations, a growing resource network, and
research-driven efforts focused on mental-health and addiction awareness in the
rock and metal community. This episode breaks down the myths of rock-and-roll
glamor, reveals the day-to-day challenges musicians endure, and shows how
S.L.A.M. is leading meaningful change in me...