Mental Health and MusiC

Dan WeyandT

ZAO

Dan Weyandt is the lead singer for the band ZAO. Behind that powerhouse of vocals is a Dad, Husband, Tattoo artist, and someone who suffers with severe anxiety, panic, and OCD. This episode is less about his band ZAO and more about Dan as a person and his struggle with his own mental health.  Through the interview, listen as Dan and I discuss the anxiety that binds us and the ways we deal with it.   

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Meet the Host

Jeremy Houtsma is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, who spent his late teens and 20’s manning merch tables, covering shows and album releases for DIY music websites and his college radio station and newspaper.