Kyshona Armstrong, MT-BC

As a songwriter, Kyshona has had the privilege of working with adults and youth experiencing homelessness, incarceration, trauma and isolation. As a music therapist, she worked for more than 13 years in treatment facilities, rehabilitation programs, mental health facilities, forensics units, nursing homes and special needs schools. With a degree in Music Therapy from The University of Georgia and over 10 years of songwriting experience, Kyshona has merged her two worlds to focus on one mission: To be a voice and a vessel for those that feel lost, forgotten, silenced and who are hurting.

With this mission in mind, Kyshona has helped novice songwriters of all ages and backgrounds find their voice and their own song. She has led multiple songwriting groups through the YWCA’s Girls LEAD! program in Dayton, Ohio, the Mighty Writers program in Philadelphia, PA, Century High School’s Choir in Sykesville, MD, CreatiVets in Nashville, TN, DVACK in Salina, KS, Renewal House in Nashville, TN and so many more.

Kyshona’s personal mission is to be a voice and a vessel for those who feel lost, forgotten, silenced or who are hurting.

Telisha Williams

Telisha Williams, a former social worker and now a professor at MTSU, spent the last 20 years building her career as the Nashville-based country-folk band Wild Ponies. They’ve released five albums, hosted the long-running Wild Ponies Happy Hour radio show on WSM, led ten annual distillery tour Trail Rides for fans and friends, and garnered devoted musical audiences all over the world. Telisha currently teaches a course on Mental Health and the Recording Industry at MTSU and has led numerous workshops and many speaking engagements around the country on this very topic.

Telisha has been an important partner with Your Song, helping to lead our songwriter trainings and co-leading workshops with women in recovery in Nashville, TN.