[mental health is really important]
[the song speaks to this. so here are some quotes of me talking about it and where i'm at with it. and also links to organisations that have helped me and maybe can be useful for you or for someone you know <3]
"slow down is about the space between your thoughts. Allowing that space to exist and understanding the begininngs of how to slow down the racing mind. It is about finding any sense of freedom in the darkest moments. By kneeling down, by breathing, by touching down. By just allowing the time and place to exist" - INCONNIA
ETHOS: My music highlights mental health, in particular raising awareness about OCD and relationship PTSD. I feel it is imperative to bring support and understanding to (including myself) those who have been through are currently living with these conditions as they can be incredibly lonely and misunderstood, as well as to raise general awareness amongst those who don't to help reduce stigma.<3
Here are links to organisations/resources that i have mentioned during this release that relate to mindfulness, - awareness, making space for yourself, and more: <3
"It talks about slowing down. Reminding yourself, and myself... of the world around us. And that the world has so much to offer beyond what we am afraid of and what our fears are... The world doesn't have to just be about fear and anxiety, and stress, and difficult experiences... It can also be about joy and love and laughter, and I don't think I'd really realised that... I kind of had, but I that I also really kind of hadn't." - INCONNIA
"What could it mean to really slow down the mind? Or life? And to actually value the space that occurs when you do? To take a pause, take a nap, take a bath? Could it mean some break? Some moment of peace? Some moment of something.... I don't know. That's the question that the song asks, in the end. That's the question that comes to me when I listen to the song and when I wrote the song and when I think about it now." - INCONNIA
To learn the practice of mindfulness:
HEADSPACE: https://www.headspace.com
(has a free getting started course)
To check in with yourself a few times a day and track your mood/receive helpful suggestions:
MIND-DOC: https://mymoodpath.com/en/
(is free to use with one or two paid add-ons that don't affect user experience very much)
When you feel lonely or scared or just need someone to talk to (UK):
SAMARITANS: https://www.samaritans.org
CHILDLINE CHAT: https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/1-2-1-counsellor-chat/
To access NHS therapy for free (UK):
https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-psychological-therapies-service/
General mental health charity support (UK):
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/
Made of Millions (mental health advocates):
https://www.madeofmillions.com
Information about relationship abuse:
(to be covered further in upcoming music releases<3)
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/getting-help-for-domestic-violence/
To learn about OCD/get support:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/
https://ocdaction.org.uk
https://www.facebook.com/groups/163899674043939/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/174245473371495/
https://www.instagram.com/ocdrecoveryuk/
you are not alone <3 you got this <3
// SLOW DOWN //
[debut single <3]
- hauntingly folky, endlessly experimental pop, and mental health advocacy -
*slow right down, take for hours*
*kneel down
and look around,
just breathe now*
*slow down, take for hours, touch down*
"SLOW DOWN"
OUT NOW (yay!)
woohoo!
yeah!
*hey-ey-eey*
*CLICK HERE TO STREAM ('n don't forget to playlist it and share it w ya friends if u like it :D <3)*
*oo-oo..*
ABOUT THE SONG, WHAT IT MEANS! (TO ME, AND TO YOU?)
[give 'em a watch u won't regret it i promise ;)]
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION, how the song was constructed + made! ^_^
YAY VIDEOS!!!
[(sneaky peaky at the ACTUAL Logic Pro X PROJECTO WOOOOAAAHHHH n lots of talking about all the sounds and song ideas AS WELL AS MY PRODUCTION FROM 2 YEARS AGO EEWWW HEH u can't miss this ;)]
(mindfulness, mental health, slowing down in life, what would it mean to take a break? discussion of the song by candlelight <3 x)
Q&A with me, INCONNIA! Get to know me :D
(GET TO KNOW MEEEEEEEEEEEE 10 Q'S W MEEEEEEEEEEE [u find out my musical influences n what i eat for a midnight snack yum)
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SLOW DOWN 'TAKE WHAT YOU NEED' OFFICIAL MERCH
A bespoke hand-crafted (by me) rendition of the 'take what you need' prop from the Slow Down music video. Promoting mindfulness.
Printed paper with cellophane, white frame & perspex.
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"My music highlights mental health, in particular raising awareness about OCD and relationship PTSD. I feel it is imperative to bring support and understanding to (including myself) those who have been through are currently living with these conditions as they can be incredibly lonely and misunderstood, as well as to raise general awareness amongst those who don't to help reduce stigma.
Thank you for reading! If you feel touched by my music or my cause, then do donate as it helps me to carry on - I do almost all of it by myself. Even the smallest donations make a difference <3"