And how much more easily I could find my seat of awareness as I dialogued with many different parts within, some of whom have been yearning for attention for a very long time. I smiled at how graceful and deeply kind and all-embracing this work was. I distinctly remember looking at Bryan at one point in the middle of a deep inquiry and asking him, “What is this, Bryan?” “This is Internal Family Systems,” he said. I was deeply committed to looking at the elements of my internal world that kept me frozen yet frantic on life’s increasingly quickening treadmill. I was there for several days with Bryan Robinson, a seminal voice in work addiction recovery. This lifestyle has become increasingly normalized and celebrated even as it continues to wreak havoc on our physical, emotional, and relational lives. I had flown to Asheville, North Carolina, in the midst of a second bout of postpartum depression to address the many underpinnings of my overwork, over-giving, and chronic overextension. I remember the moment I was formally introduced to Dick Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems (IFS) work. your point of purchase will reach out with more details soon. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts & venue availability the following shows are unable to be rescheduled and have been cancelled. Interview produced by Vanessa Nigro and Catherine Stockhausen.Yay the rescheduled dates for my European Tour, celebrating 25 years of Jagged Little Pill can’t wait to see you all next yearĩ June 2022 – Denmark, Copenhagen – Royal Arenaġ2 June 2022 – Netherlands, Amsterdam – Ziggo Domeġ4 June 2022 – Germany, Hamburg – Barclays Arenaġ6 June 2022 – France, Paris – Accor ArenaĢ3 June 2022 – UK, Birmingham – Utilita ArenaĢ4 June 2022 – UK, Leeds – First Direct Arena "But because of what was being offered to people in terms of mercy and empathy and validation and understanding and inspiration, I mean, I'll keep writing until I'm dead and gone - and probably after." "If it were just fame, and it were just that white-hot heat zeitgeist bubble, I don't think I would have been sustainably interested," she explains. The fact that it was supporting people on their unique journeys, and it was a soundtrack of a kind for them, that's what kept me going - Alanis Morissette "The fact that it was supporting people on their unique journeys, and it was a soundtrack of a kind for them, that's what kept me going," says Morissette, who is also recording a meditation album. It also includes making art, which is why she has continued to write and record for more than 25 years. These days Morissette is focus on serving, which she says can take forms - volunteering, donating, and supporting people to vote, for example. Throughout her career, Morissette has been open about her experiences of childhood sexual abuse, eating disorders, depression and trauma, which she has unflinchingly addressed in her music. "So for me to have my butt kicked was just very humbling and beautiful in that way." Such Pretty Forks in the Roadīecause of COVID-19, both the Jagged Little Pill Broadway musical and a 25th anniversary concert tour have been put on ice, but Morissette has just released her first studio album in eight years, titled Such Pretty Forks in the Road. "The real irony for me is that I've always been the grammar police," she says.
Of course countless songs misuse grammar, she adds, but for some reason she wasn't afforded the same poetic license. When she wrote the song with Glen Ballard, she adds, they were aware of the error. How can I do it? Oh, yeah, grammar problems," says Morissette with a laugh.
They were like, 'I'm having a hard time kicking her ass. "The malapropism in Ironic really was just it was the perfect thing for so many people to just kick my ass.