Self-Help Songwriter Podcast
137 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWelcome to the Self-Help Songwriter Podcast, where empowerment and inspiration meet the magic of music! Join host Hanna Francis, aka the Self-Help Songwriter, on a journey of self-connection, creativity, and soulful exploration.
We dive into the fascinating world of songwriting and self-help. Every month, we bring you two episodes focused on songwriting and two episodes centered around self-help.
In our songwriter-focused episodes, we invite talented artists to break down one of their original songs, unveiling the creative process and the emotions woven into each lyric and melody. Get ready to be inspired by the stories behind the music and gain valuable insights into the craft of songwriting.
Our self-help expert episodes are designed to empower and uplift. We feature insightful conversations with experts from various fields, exploring topics such as mindfulness, manifestation, personal growth, and more. Tune in as we delve into their areas of expertise, unlocking transformative tools and strategies for self-improvement.
And that's not all! Once a month, Hanna takes the spotlight to solo breakdown a self-help book and a song or songwriting concept. Unleash your inner wisdom as she shares personal insights and reflections, guiding you on a journey of self-discovery and connection to the collective unconscious.
The SelfHelp Songwriter Podcast is a friendly space, inviting you to tap into your inner magic, connect with your authentic self, and explore the intersection of songwriting, self-help, and music. It's a sanctuary for heart-led folks who crave inspiration and a deeper connection to themselves and the world around them.
Don't miss out on these empowering conversations and transformative stories!
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Episodes
9. Hey anxiety, there is no tiger! Fanny Holm breaks down Strong
November 24, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBToday we have Fanny Holm on the show, her music is inspired by Americana and roots music, with a touch of Swedish melancholy…and she’s also known for her Lucinda Williams tribute shows, which are always so good and so fun. I’ve known Fanny for years from the Stockholm music scene, and for this episode I invited her over for a meal and wine and we had a chat like we do about music. I just want to give a trigger warning for bullying, which this song is about. She is super open with us and we...
Fanny Holm breaks down Strong
November 24, 2021 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBToday we have Fanny Holm on the show, her music is inspired by Americana and roots music, with a touch of Swedish melancholy…and she’s also known for her Lucinda Williams tribute shows, which are always so good and so fun. I’ve known Fanny for years from the Stockholm music scene, and for this episode I invited her over for a meal and wine and we had a chat like we do about music. I just want to give a trigger warning for bullying, which this song is about. She is super open with us and we...
Ep. 1 Robert Hill breaks down I Will Drown Out The Moon
November 17, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB“That’s what words are, they create a perspective. You can rearrange the words and make anything beautiful.” - Robert Hill Hello and welcome to the self-help songwriter podcast! I’m Hanna Francis, a singer-songwriter who is obsessed with self-help (thanks, anxiety!) and is certain that the answers to life’s big questions lie within each of us and on this podcast we search for these answers by analyzing songs with the people who wrote them. In each episode we invite a songwriter to share an ...
8. The internal apocalypse! Robert Hill breaks down I Will Drown Out The Moon
November 17, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB“That’s what words are, they create a perspective. You can rearrange the words and make anything beautiful.” - Robert Hill Hello and welcome to the self-help songwriter podcast! I’m Hanna Francis, a singer-songwriter who is obsessed with self-help (thanks, anxiety!) and is certain that the answers to life’s big questions lie within each of us and on this podcast we search for these answers by analyzing songs with the people who wrote them. In each episode we invite a songwriter to share an ...
Ep. 1: Robert Hill breaks down I Will Drown Out The Moon
November 17, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB“That’s what words are, they create a perspective. You can rearrange the words and make anything beautiful.” - Robert Hill Hello and welcome to the self-help songwriter podcast! I’m Hanna Francis, a singer-songwriter who is obsessed with self-help (thanks, anxiety!) and is certain that the answers to life’s big questions lie within each of us and on this podcast we search for these answers by analyzing songs with the people who wrote them. In each episode we invite a songwriter to share an ...
Robert Hill breaks down I Will Drown Out The Moon
November 17, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB“That’s what words are, they create a perspective. You can rearrange the words and make anything beautiful.” - Robert Hill Hello and welcome to the self-help songwriter podcast! I’m Hanna Francis, a singer-songwriter who is obsessed with self-help (thanks, anxiety!) and is certain that the answers to life’s big questions lie within each of us and on this podcast we search for these answers by analyzing songs with the people who wrote them. In each episode we invite a songwriter to share an ...
The internal apocalypse! Robert Hill breaks down I Will Drown Out The Moon
November 17, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB“That’s what words are, they create a perspective. You can rearrange the words and make anything beautiful.” - Robert Hill Hello and welcome to the self-help songwriter podcast! I’m Hanna Francis, a singer-songwriter who is obsessed with self-help (thanks, anxiety!) and is certain that the answers to life’s big questions lie within each of us and on this podcast we search for these answers by analyzing songs with the people who wrote them. In each episode we invite a songwriter to share an ...
Polish Your Soul, Singer! Leah Harris breaks down Shine
August 25, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB"Sometimes you get energy just from putting yourself in the environment where there's inspiration." - Leah Harris In the season FINALE, episode number 7, we chat with my dear friend, the fabulous soul singer-songwriter Leah Harris. Leah grew up in Canada but with a view of Detroit- whose musical legacy influenced her in a major way. She’s been a professional musician since she was 15 and has since toured all over the world. But she’s not only a musician she also helped develop the world'...
Leah Harris breaks down Shine
August 25, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB"Sometimes you get energy just from putting yourself in the environment where there's inspiration." - Leah Harris In the season FINALE, episode number 7, we chat with my dear friend, the fabulous soul singer-songwriter Leah Harris. Leah grew up in Canada but with a view of Detroit- whose musical legacy influenced her in a major way. She’s been a professional musician since she was 15 and has since toured all over the world. But she’s not only a musician she also helped develop the world'...
Ep. 7: Leah Harris breaks down Shine
August 25, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB"Sometimes you get energy just from putting yourself in the environment where there's inspiration." - Leah Harris In the season FINALE, episode number 7, we chat with my dear friend, the fabulous soul singer-songwriter Leah Harris. Leah grew up in Canada but with a view of Detroit- whose musical legacy influenced her in a major way. She’s been a professional musician since she was 15 and has since toured all over the world. But she’s not only a musician she also helped develop the world'...
7. Polish Your Soul, Singer! Leah Harris breaks down Shine
August 25, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB"Sometimes you get energy just from putting yourself in the environment where there's inspiration." - Leah Harris In the season FINALE, episode number 7, we chat with my dear friend, the fabulous soul singer-songwriter Leah Harris. Leah grew up in Canada but with a view of Detroit- whose musical legacy influenced her in a major way. She’s been a professional musician since she was 15 and has since toured all over the world. But she’s not only a musician she also helped develop the world'...
I break down my As-Yet-Untitled song
August 18, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBI got a solo episode for you today! I break down down an as yet- UNTITLED song- that I just wrote LAST WEEK! Can you believe it? I can't! I'm so excited to be able to break down a song with you so close to having written it. If you have any ideas for a title please let me know (contact details below:) I'm SO excited to DEBUT this song for you today! And I'm even more excited that the song exists in the first place. It captures this time that I'm currently in- reflecting on my 9 years ...
The call is coming from inside the house! I break down my As-Yet-Untitled song
August 18, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBI got a solo episode for you today! I break down down an as yet- UNTITLED song- that I just wrote LAST WEEK! Can you believe it? I can't! I'm so excited to be able to break down a song with you so close to having written it. If you have any ideas for a title please let me know (contact details below:) I'm SO excited to DEBUT this song for you today! And I'm even more excited that the song exists in the first place. It captures this time that I'm currently in- reflecting on my 9 years ...
6. The call is coming from inside the house! I break down my As-Yet-Untitled song
August 18, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBI got a solo episode for you today! I break down down an as yet- UNTITLED song- that I just wrote LAST WEEK! Can you believe it? I can't! I'm so excited to be able to break down a song with you so close to having written it. If you have any ideas for a title please let me know (contact details below:) I'm SO excited to DEBUT this song for you today! And I'm even more excited that the song exists in the first place. It captures this time that I'm currently in- reflecting on my 9 years ...
Ep. 6: I break down my As-Yet-Untitled song
August 18, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBI got a solo episode for you today! I break down down an as yet- UNTITLED song- that I just wrote LAST WEEK! Can you believe it? I can't! I'm so excited to be able to break down a song with you so close to having written it. If you have any ideas for a title please let me know (contact details below:) I'm SO excited to DEBUT this song for you today! And I'm even more excited that the song exists in the first place. It captures this time that I'm currently in- reflecting on my 9 years ...
Was that a euphemism for cocaine? Allen Finney breaks down Feel Like Going Home
August 11, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB“You wake up with an idea, you get the guitar, you fool around with it and then it evolves. That’s how you write a song, how I write a song.” - Allen Finney Today we’re chatting with local blues legend Allen Finney Allen is a beautiful story teller and he has lived through some epic times, including opening for Canned Heat & JJ Cale, to name only a few. Since then, he’s settled down in a simpler life here in Stockholm, Sweden. We first met when I attended a show of his where he performed w...
Ep. 5: Allen Finney breaks down Feel Like Going Home
August 11, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB“You wake up with an idea, you get the guitar, you fool around with it and then it evolves. That’s how you write a song, how I write a song.” - Allen Finney Today we’re chatting with local blues legend Allen Finney Allen is a beautiful story teller and he has lived through some epic times, including opening for Canned Heat & JJ Cale, to name only a few. Since then, he’s settled down in a simpler life here in Stockholm, Sweden. We first met when I attended a show of his where he performed w...
5. Was that a euphemism for cocaine? Allen Finney breaks down Feel Like Going Home
August 11, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB“You wake up with an idea, you get the guitar, you fool around with it and then it evolves. That’s how you write a song, how I write a song.” - Allen Finney Today we’re chatting with local blues legend Allen Finney Allen is a beautiful story teller and he has lived through some epic times, including opening for Canned Heat & JJ Cale, to name only a few. Since then, he’s settled down in a simpler life here in Stockholm, Sweden. We first met when I attended a show of his where he performed w...
Allen Finney breaks down Feel Like Going Home
August 11, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB“You wake up with an idea, you get the guitar, you fool around with it and then it evolves. That’s how you write a song, how I write a song.” - Allen Finney Today we’re chatting with local blues legend Allen Finney Allen is a beautiful story teller and he has lived through some epic times, including opening for Canned Heat & JJ Cale, to name only a few. Since then, he’s settled down in a simpler life here in Stockholm, Sweden. We first met when I attended a show of his where he performed w...
Maria Lindström breaks down Lite För Bra
August 04, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB“When you write a good song you feel like crying when you sing it because it’s so good. But when you write just poetry it just makes you happy and I think it’s fun even if it’s dark and gloomy.” - Maria Lindström I had a BLAST chatting with fellow songwriter and overall delightful human Maria Lindström. We have so much in common yet are in such different stages in our creative life, and in life in general, and it was so enriching for me to hear her perspective & I think it will be for you...
Happiness is kind of rude? Maria Lindström breaks down Lite För Bra
August 04, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB“When you write a good song you feel like crying when you sing it because it’s so good. But when you write just poetry it just makes you happy and I think it’s fun even if it’s dark and gloomy.” - Maria Lindström I had a BLAST chatting with fellow songwriter and overall delightful human Maria Lindström. We have so much in common yet are in such different stages in our creative life, and in life in general, and it was so enriching for me to hear her perspective & I think it will be for you...
Ep. 4: Maria Lindström breaks down Lite För Bra
August 04, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB“When you write a good song you feel like crying when you sing it because it’s so good. But when you write just poetry it just makes you happy and I think it’s fun even if it’s dark and gloomy.” - Maria Lindström I had a BLAST chatting with fellow songwriter and overall delightful human Maria Lindström. We have so much in common yet are in such different stages in our creative life, and in life in general, and it was so enriching for me to hear her perspective & I think it will be for you...
4. Happiness is kind of rude? Maria Lindström breaks down Lite För Bra
August 04, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB“When you write a good song you feel like crying when you sing it because it’s so good. But when you write just poetry it just makes you happy and I think it’s fun even if it’s dark and gloomy.” - Maria Lindström I had a BLAST chatting with fellow songwriter and overall delightful human Maria Lindström. We have so much in common yet are in such different stages in our creative life, and in life in general, and it was so enriching for me to hear her perspective & I think it will be for you...
Stoke the FIRE within! Stephen Rappaport breaks down Last Light in This Darkness
July 28, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB"It’s what keeps you alive. It’s the fire. It’s the longing for connection. It’s the discovery of what you have to offer- that’s the flame. " - Stephen Rappaport This week I'm chatting in person in my home with Stephen Rappaport - a critically acclaimed actor, director, singer songwriter, solo theater performer, and playwright from Los Angeles but currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden. Stephen Rappaport leads his life-changing "Intuition in Action" workshops all around the world (see his ...
Ep. 3: Stephen Rappaport breaks down Last Light in This Darkness
July 28, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB"It’s what keeps you alive. It’s the fire. It’s the longing for connection. It’s the discovery of what you have to offer- that’s the flame. " - Stephen Rappaport This week I'm chatting in person in my home with Stephen Rappaport - a critically acclaimed actor, director, singer songwriter, solo theater performer, and playwright from Los Angeles but currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden. Stephen Rappaport leads his life-changing "Intuition in Action" workshops all around the world (see his ...
Stephen Rappaport breaks down Last Light in This Darkness
July 28, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB"It’s what keeps you alive. It’s the fire. It’s the longing for connection. It’s the discovery of what you have to offer- that’s the flame. " - Stephen Rappaport This week I'm chatting in person in my home with Stephen Rappaport - a critically acclaimed actor, director, singer songwriter, solo theater performer, and playwright from Los Angeles but currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden. Stephen Rappaport leads his life-changing "Intuition in Action" workshops all around the world (see his ...
3. Stoke the FIRE within! Stephen Rappaport breaks down Last Light in This Darkness
July 28, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB"It’s what keeps you alive. It’s the fire. It’s the longing for connection. It’s the discovery of what you have to offer- that’s the flame. " - Stephen Rappaport This week I'm chatting in person in my home with Stephen Rappaport - a critically acclaimed actor, director, singer songwriter, solo theater performer, and playwright from Los Angeles but currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden. Stephen Rappaport leads his life-changing "Intuition in Action" workshops all around the world (see his ...
Ep. 2: Yenting Lo breaks down Foreshore
July 21, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBToday we’re talking to YenTing Lo, a Jazz singer, songwriter, arranger and flutist from Taiwan and she will be breaking down her song Foreshore. We met almost 8 years ago when she was studying abroad in Stockholm and I had recently moved there. So we bonded over being foreign in the north and about being singer-songwriters. She has since graduated from the Conservatory of Amsterdam AND received two Golden Indie Music Awards, after being nominated no less than four times. Her album Epiphyllum...
Yenting Lo breaks down Foreshore
July 21, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBToday we’re talking to YenTing Lo, a Jazz singer, songwriter, arranger and flutist from Taiwan and she will be breaking down her song Foreshore. We met almost 8 years ago when she was studying abroad in Stockholm and I had recently moved there. So we bonded over being foreign in the north and about being singer-songwriters. She has since graduated from the Conservatory of Amsterdam AND received two Golden Indie Music Awards, after being nominated no less than four times. Her album Epiphyllum...
Surrender to your insignificance! Yenting Lo breaks down Foreshore
July 21, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBToday we’re talking to YenTing Lo, a Jazz singer, songwriter, arranger and flutist from Taiwan and she will be breaking down her song Foreshore. We met almost 8 years ago when she was studying abroad in Stockholm and I had recently moved there. So we bonded over being foreign in the north and about being singer-songwriters. She has since graduated from the Conservatory of Amsterdam AND received two Golden Indie Music Awards, after being nominated no less than four times. Her album Epiphyllum...
2. Surrender to your insignificance! Yenting Lo breaks down Foreshore
July 21, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBToday we’re talking to YenTing Lo, a Jazz singer, songwriter, arranger and flutist from Taiwan and she will be breaking down her song Foreshore. We met almost 8 years ago when she was studying abroad in Stockholm and I had recently moved there. So we bonded over being foreign in the north and about being singer-songwriters. She has since graduated from the Conservatory of Amsterdam AND received two Golden Indie Music Awards, after being nominated no less than four times. Her album Epiphyllum...
Tobias Robertson breaks down Moving On
July 14, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBWelcome to the very first episode of the self-help songwriter podcast! Today we are talking to Tobias Robertson, an independent soul/folk songwriter from Wales, and he will be breaking down his song Moving On. Tobias was actually a successful contestant on the Voice UK in 2016 and was on Boy George’s team. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this guy’s performing career. We talk about SO much, including: ✨His journey of healing anxiety and perfectionism. ✨His favo...
Ep. 1: Tobias Robertson breaks down Moving On
July 14, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBWelcome to the very first episode of the self-help songwriter podcast! Today we are talking to Tobias Robertson, an independent soul/folk songwriter from Wales, and he will be breaking down his song Moving On. Tobias was actually a successful contestant on the Voice UK in 2016 and was on Boy George’s team. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this guy’s performing career. We talk about SO much, including: ✨His journey of healing anxiety and perfectionism. ✨His favo...
No thanks, anxiety! Tobias Robertson breaks down Moving On
July 14, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBWelcome to the very first episode of the self-help songwriter podcast! Today we are talking to Tobias Robertson, an independent soul/folk songwriter from Wales, and he will be breaking down his song Moving On. Tobias was actually a successful contestant on the Voice UK in 2016 and was on Boy George’s team. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this guy’s performing career. We talk about SO much, including: ✨His journey of healing anxiety and perfectionism. ✨His favori...
No thanks, anxiety! Tobias Robertson breaks down Moving On
July 14, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBWelcome to the very first episode of the self-help songwriter podcast! Today we are talking to Tobias Robertson, an independent soul/folk songwriter from Wales, and he will be breaking down his song Moving On. Tobias was actually a successful contestant on the Voice UK in 2016 and was on Boy George’s team. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this guy’s performing career. We talk about SO much, including: ✨His journey of healing anxiety and perfectionism. ✨His favori...
1. No thanks, anxiety! Tobias Robertson breaks down Moving On
July 14, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBWelcome to the very first episode of the self-help songwriter podcast! Today we are talking to Tobias Robertson, an independent soul/folk songwriter from Wales, and he will be breaking down his song Moving On. Tobias was actually a successful contestant on the Voice UK in 2016 and was on Boy George’s team. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this guy’s performing career. We talk about SO much, including: ✨His journey of healing anxiety and perfectionism. ✨His favori...
Season 1 Trailer
June 28, 2021 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.71 MBI’m Hanna Francis, a singer-songwriter who is obsessed with self-help (thanks, anxiety!) and is certain that the answers to life’s big questions lie within each of us and on this podcast we search for these answers by analyzing songs with the people who wrote them. In each episode we invite a songwriter to share an original song. Then, we will break it down together, line by line, and extract the maximum meaning from it. There are always interesting stories and inspirations behind specific l...