Masterclass: Cultivating Balance, Boundaries, Belonging, and Sustainable Careers in Music

Cultivating Balance: Boundaries, Belonging, and Sustainable Careers in Music

The music industry demands constant agility—juggling multiple roles, income streams, relationships, and life responsibilities, often all at once. In this context, balance isn’t about symmetry or equal time; it’s about adaptability, flexibility, and making intentional, sometimes ruthless, choices about what truly matters.

In this 30-minute facilitated conversation, leadership and mental-health expert Catherine Harrison, M. Psych, P.C.C., invites participants to rethink balance through a human-centred lens. Rather than striving for a perfect equilibrium, the session explores how we can navigate shifting demands without losing ourselves—or our sense of connection—in the process.

Through guided reflection and shared dialogue, participants will examine where boundaries tend to erode, why belonging can feel conditional in creative industries, and how cultivating both enables sustainable, resilient careers. Designed as a conversation rather than a workshop or keynote, this session creates space for honest insight, collective recognition, and practical reframing…