📚 1 Books mentioned in "Russ ON: Toxic Masculinity, Music & Mental Health: “My Songs Were Cries For Help”" of On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Podcast: On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Episode: Russ ON: Toxic Masculinity, Music & Mental Health: “My Songs Were Cries For Help”
Published on August 21, 2023
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
The Alchemist
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There are parallels within The Alchemist and my actual story, but it's not a complete side-by-side thing. It's just, it was a lighthouse for me, you know?
In this segment, the guest reflects on how his personal experiences resonate with the themes found in 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho. He describes the book as a guiding light for him, indicating its profound influence on his journey.
But you know if you read The Alchemist about the signs and all these things? I'm like, all right, clearly I'm supposed to be reading this, or unless he's got the room bugged, I don't know what's going on.
The guest references 'The Alchemist' by Paulo Coelho, discussing its themes of signs and coincidences, particularly how the author followed him on Twitter while he was working on an album inspired by the book.
I said, 'Yo, I'm actually making an album loosely inspired by The Alchemist,' and he was like, 'That's so great, keep me posted.' He would check in periodically, like, 'Yo, how's it going?'
The guest shares that he is creating an album that is loosely inspired by the book 'The Alchemist'. He informed the author, Paulo Coelho, about this project, and Coelho expressed support by periodically checking in on the album's progress.