Weekly Newsletter 2.6.25

How it All Started for Me (The traumatic car accident that led me on this path...)

Hi Reader,

The truth is, I've always loved music, ever since I was a little girl singing along to the radio with my sister in the backseat of my parent’s car. We used to make up our own words to songs, turning Madonna's 'Material Girl' into our new hit 'Cheerio Girl,' because we were obsessed with Cheerios cereal as kids🤣!

Years later I started taking guitar lessons, and the first songs I ever wrote were about high school relationships and the typical family-teen drama that was never in short supply at that age. But then my songwriting reached another level, after I experienced a traumatic car accident when I was 16 and on a road trip with my friends (& no parents!) heading to Florida from Pennsylvania…

It was a beautiful sunny afternoon with nothing but blue skies and those big, white puffy clouds above as we headed out on our 20 hour adventure. When suddenly, as we were only about 6 hours into the trip and cruising along interstate 95 with our pop up camper attached to the hitch, I remember looking out the window as I literally watched our tire fly off the van and into the air! Instantly, we felt a hard crash to the ground, as I yelled out... "Umm guys!"

And just like that the camper fishtailed around the van, snapped off the hitch, landed in the woods, and caught on fire. Our van then crossed all four lanes of ongoing traffic and ended up on its side smack dab in the middle of the interstate…

Before I could even grasp the severity of the situation, I was comforted by the friendly, southern voices calling to us asking if we were okay, and the ambulance and fire truck had arrived as well. Our van was completely demolished, and we were rushed to the hospital with only minor injuries thank God. (Talk about divine intervention!)

As it turns out, I actually blacked out for the first 15 minutes immediately following the accident. I can still remember my life flashing before my eyes when it was happening (all of my happiest moments in life going backwards like a slideshow, until I was about 4 years old blowing my birthday candles out). And the last thought I had was, “Please God keep me safe, this can’t happen to my mom again.” What I was referring to was the loss that my mom experienced in her own life as a child. Her father passed away when she was only 11 (he was a coal miner and ended up passing away from black lung). I was very aware that this had a strong impact on my mom as I was growing up.

By the time I made it back to Pennsylvania, I picked up my guitar in an attempt to process the traumatic event… and I ended up writing a song about it. I never would release this song, but I still hold it dear to my heart as it was among the very first songs I ever wrote.

Years later, songwriting would continue to be my go-to outlet for healing and expression. It allowed me to overcome many hardships and challenges throughout my life. If you’re dealing with something difficult at the moment, I'd love to teach you about songwriting for healing. I'm 100% positive that it will help you as much as it has always helped me. Click on the button below to book a complimentary one-on-one 20 minute online session with me today, and let me show you how easy it is to get started!

~Andrea of BLB ✨💜🎶

P.S. No musical experience is required and all skill levels of musicians are welcome to book a free mini-session to learn more!

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