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From The School of Life, ‘From Trauma to Healing’ is a new album created by Simon Pyke designed to harness the power of music in the service of recovery from trauma.

In nine movements, these extraordinary musical pieces carry the listener on a representative journey from psychological distress to understanding, liberation and healing.

Each movement is designed to help us summon and reflect on a particular emotion or mental state — despair; love; introspection; understanding — that together comprise key stages on this journey. Though some of these stages are painful, they must nevertheless be passed through (and fully ‘felt’) if we are to begin to recover, while others represent the blessings we will gain once we have processed our hurt.

The music is soft, unobtrusive and uniquely soothing. Though listeners may choose to give each piece their undivided attention, they may be just as effective when allowed to unfold in the background – as we lie in bed, or the bath; out on walks, or in the car; when seated quietly on the train, or reclining by a window with a journal close to hand. They are an accompaniment to our thoughts; silencing the ceaseless chatter of our minds while allowing us to finally ‘hear’ what they are really trying to tell us.

‘From Trauma to Healing’ features accompanying visuals from Universal Everything who have directed ultra-minimalist depictions of the mental states to accompany Simon's music. Each video features minimal graphic dots, choreographed into living, thinking performances.