Episode 4 Joel Cross, Musician, Singer, Songwriter

By Dr. Deborah Adamy, PhD., LMSW, LMT

Joel Cross is a singer/songwriter and extraordinary human being! Joel is from a large family, raised in New Orleans and Texas and now lives in NYC. In addition to writing his own songs, Joel has collaborated with Indie Arie in writing music, in fact their recent album was nominated for a Grammy Award. Our conversation explores music, spirituality and social justice. Joel is responsible for my endearing nickname “Mama A”.  Joel composed, sang and played guitar on my beautiful podcast theme song, “Shine Your Light”.   www.joelcross.com Facebook: joelcross3 Twitter: @joelpiece Instagram: @joelpiece   Find Joel’s music on Spotify and iTunes   Grammy nomination: Songversation: Medicine by India Arie “Just Let It Go” co-written by India Arie and Joel Cross   Upcoming gig of Joel’s original music:  2/8/18 Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 3     Joel speaks of his dear friend, Collin Hauser, who helped expand his view of religion and philosophy. www.collinhauser.com   Books referenced: “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle  “The Miracle of Mindfulness” by Thich Nhat Hanh  “The Untethered Soul” and “The Surrender Experiment” by Michael Singer