How Losing Her Mom To Cancer Changed Her Career with Kate Schutt

Summary: Kate is an award-winning jazz musician (songwriter, producer, singer, guitarist) - while on a major tour overseas promoting her new album, she got the call that her mother was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer; she immediately flew home, dropped her guitar on the floor, and never touched it again for the next two years. - at that moment, Kate became her mother's primary caregiver for the next 5 years; during that time, Kate decided to write songs to express to her mother the emotions she was feeling at the time; the songs both for her mother and about how Kate was grappling with her own emotions during that period - after her mom passed away in 2015, Kate recorded 11 of the songs and released them as her latest album, titled Bright Nowhere in late April of 2021 (just before Mother's Day); the album has won wide critical acclaim and rave reviews from Grammy Award-winning artists in the industry; it is also currently being considered for 7 Grammy nominations - In addition to her latest album, Kate has been making it her mission to help people deal with grief, as well as help, loved ones who are grieving; she gave a TEDx talk on the topic "A Grief Casserole: How to Help your Friends and Family through Loss" that has received nearly 47K views to date - Kate is also a mentor and life coach for other musicians who are looking for guidance in their music careers; she is also a private guitar teacher, and mentors young kids - Lastly, Kate is writing her first book, The Ultimate Guide to Songwriting, due out in 2022 FIND HER HERE https://www.kateschutt.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kateschutt/ https://www.facebook.com/kateschuttmusic/ https://twitter.com/kateschutt?lang=en Kate Schutt is an award-winning singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer whose voice NPR calls “glassily clear and glossily sweet.” Americana Highways names her new album Bright Nowhere “superb...one of the year’s best.” American Songwriter calls it “illuminating” and “the work that ought to bring her the wider recognition she so decidedly deserves.” Kate’s songs have won top honors from the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and ASCAP, and she’s shared stages with Terri Lyne Carrington, Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, Scott Colley, and Bernard Perdie, to name only a few. MORE OF JENN: https://linktr.ee/momofeighteen At A Crossroads with The Naked Podcaster - Baring it all Emotionally and Spiritually is unconventional, gritty, explicit, raw, edgy, and vulnerable. There is a freedom that’s gained through sharing our stories - with the goal that sharing the journey will help you with your journey.