Jim James of My Morning Jacket on Depression, EMDR, Gratitude, and Taking Care of Jim
Jim James of My Morning Jacket on Depression, EMDR, Gratitude, and Taking Care of JimDescription
“I’m very kind to Jim, I’m trying to take good care of Jim, I’m trying to love Jim,” says musician Jim James of the band My Morning Jacket. The kindness he’s showing Jim, himself, is a relatively new thing, he says, after a long time spent kind of beating up on the guy. As My Morning Jacket releases its new album, is, Jim reflects back on issues such as a need for validation through achievement, alcoholism, and depression. And he shares what he’s learned through intense therapy, meditation, EMDR, gratitude, and family systems therapy.
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