Brian Zirngible: How to Balance Being a Performer and a Practitioner

Season 1, Episode 1

Today's Guest: Brian Zirngible, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with a solo private practice in Burnsville, Minnesota. He is an actively working musician and performer based in the Twin Cities. His passion and specialty is helping other musicians and creative artists live more authentic and balanced lives. Brian's focus is on self-care, setting healthy boundaries, and turning pain into possibility. Clients find it helpful that he understands and is currently living with some of the unique challenges within the entertainment industry. Colleague Ernesto Segismundo Jr., LMFT, says this about Brian: "He is, in my opinion, a blend between David Bowie and the modern-day psychoanalyst."
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SHOW TOPICS

• Welcome to the first full episode of Beyond Artist’s Block!
• How a teacher helped Brian overcome his frustration by saying: "You’re not quitting. We’re just starting over"
• What to do when clients attend a therapist’s performance
• Brian talks about his path to becoming a therapist and how he focused on working with artists and highly sensitive men
• Rachel discusses why "being in the audience" is an important part of creativity
• Brian and Rachel talk about boundaries and how to manage expectations as a performer and a therapist, as well as how the idea of boundaries may mean different things to different cultures
• Rachel recalls a time she paid dueling pianists to stop playing a song — it didn't go over as well as she'd hoped
• Brian offers this final advice to listeners: Be kind to yourself, especially now

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SHOW LINKS

• Brian Zirngible, LMFT
• j.bell & the Lazy Susan Band (Brian's band — posted w/his permission!)
• Backline
• Dissonance (Twin Cities, MN)
• Passenger Recovery (Detroit, MI)
• MusiCares (Los Angeles, CA)

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• Google

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Disclaimer
Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.