Mental Health Care is an Extreme Sport!
- Marlys Woods
- Oct 7
- 1 min read

Working on your mental health is a lot like learning an extreme sport! Let's take mountain biking, for example. You start with enthusiasm, a little fear, and maybe a few scrapes. Some days, you feel strong and balanced. Other days, you wipe out.
And that’s okay.
Every fall, every pause to catch your breath, every moment you choose to get back up—that’s progress.
Growth doesn’t come from never falling. It comes from learning how to steady yourself and try again.
If you are considering improving or expanding your mental health care practices, start small, find your balance. You don’t need to overhaul everything overnight. Small, steady practices like turning to music when you need grounding, help you build your routines.
And remember - even the best riders have trail buddies. Support helps you stay motivated, safe, and connected. Music can be your trail buddy, your steady rhythm.
At Get In Tune, we help people use music to navigate their emotional terrain, to feel, face and find freedom, in creative, supportive ways. We can show you how to make music a highly effective (and fun) tool for your mental health.