This is not your typical musician’s profile. M. Brady is a full time psychotherapist and part time songwriter. A few years ago he came to two significant realizations. First, he concluded that the honest and courageous work he witnessed in his office every week was far more compelling and inspiring than anything else he might write about. Second, as he watched his clients moving through fear and taking risks, he knew he owed it to himself to do the same with his own music. In response, he decided to create a “concept album”, about universal issues explored in therapy written from the first person voice of the client. The lyrics are inspired by clients but are fictional and do not represent the lives of past or present clients. He wrote an essay about what turned out to be a transformational experience which can be read here: https://www.journalofexpressivewriting.com/post/second-skin mbradymusic.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD9Fn-wx3Q05_hItpFm-R1A His musical influences include Bon Iver, The National, Richard Thompson and Bruce Cockburn.