Al Interviews Sam Miltich | Jazz Guitarist & Mental Health Advocate

In this episode, Al interviews Sam Miltich, jazz guitarist and mental health advocate (recorded 12-16-19). On the age of 18 and dwelling in his rural hometown in northern Minnesota, Sam was found by a Minnesota Public Radio reporter and his jazz profession skyrocketed. This young, small city jazz musician joined Paul Mehling’s Scorching Club of San Francisco and began touring internationally with the world-renowned Robin Nolan Trio.

At the age of twenty-two, Sam was stricken with a serious psychotic episode. He encountered delusions including believing that he was the antichrist and that something he came into contact with was doomed. He hid for hours in a closet with a view to put together for solitary confinement, as he believed the CIA have been coming to seek out him. Sam entered a partial hospitalization program and went from a analysis of melancholy with psychotic options, to schizoaffective disorder, and eventually to paranoid schizophrenia.

Sam’s second psychotic episode occurred on the age of thirty, as he was closely impacted by the stigma of mental illness while trying to wean himself from his drugs. This episode lasted a full yr.

Immediately, not only does Sam share his music professionally, but in addition his story of dwelling with schizophrenia in a efficiency that he calls, The Improvised Life. You possibly can study far more about Sam by visiting his web site at www.sammiltichmusic.com. You’ll additionally discover him on Facebook at Sam Miltich Music.

Along with The Melancholy Information podcast, you will discover Al’s weblog at TheDepressionFiles.com. There, you can too learn how to work with Al as a coach or schedule him for a public speaking occasion. Additionally, you will discover Al on Twitter @allevin18.

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This publish was previously published on The Melancholy Information and is republished right here with permission from the writer.
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