{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Come Back To Earth | Music & Mental Health","title":"Joe McLeod: Songwriting Through Grief and the Weight of Becoming the Protector","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2285,"description":"Grief doesn’t always arrive as tears. Sometimes it arrives as instinct, the sudden, sharp reflex to call someone who isn’t there anymore.\nI’m sitting down with Canadian folk-pop songwriter Joe McLeod to talk about his single, “ARROWS” the first release from his upcoming album TORN. Written over years of reflection following the loss of his father at age 22, “ARROWS” explores the weight of becoming the protector.\nFrom writing in solitude on an acoustic guitar to intimate house shows in Switzerland, this conversation explores loss not as a one-time event, but as a lifelong reshaping. \nIn This Episode:Navigating the loss of a parent in early adulthood.Understanding grief as an evolving process, not a destination.The journey of writing alone versus the energy of the studio.Creating a shared, present-moment refuge for the audience.Go backstage HERE\nTheme music by: Lincoln Parish\n---From the StudioThis episode is part of Come Back To Earth, produced by Story House. We believe story is a tool for meaning-making, not just performance.Leave a voice message or reflection\nThe LetterboxI read every letter. If something in this episode landed for you, or raised something you're still sitting with, I'd love to hear it.\nStory House \n370 Mallard Loop Dr.\nClayton, NC 27527\nFind the HouseLong-form writing and studio notes: https://story-house.beehiiv.com/Support this work: http://storyhousestudio.org/community\nPresence over persuasion. Consistency over frequency. http://storyhousestudio.org","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Xp_d5J-DZRgR076smteFp1wEJgysBaHGqCBOPeRmLAs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83YzZk/NzA2ZDUxZmZkOTg2/YzVlNzc5ZWQyYWI4/Y2EzMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}