The Artist & Her Art

My Bio

My name is Stephanie Binns, and music has been my main means of communication for 40+ years - ever since I started playing the piano by ear when I was three years old. I started writing piano-driven ballads early on to help me process big emotions, and this fall I’m taking the frightening step of sharing the lessons I’ve learned with the big, wide world.

Since (as my BFF likes to put it) I’m “neuro-spicy,” my brain doesn’t always understand the messages my heart (and my gut) are trying to send, and I’ve found that writing music helps bridge that gap and translate pathos into logos. When I start feeling unsettled in my spirit, I know it’s time for another song. The style of that song, though, depends on the message I decipher. I have classical-sounding reflections on faith, country-esque barroom confessions, Flamenco-inspired allegories and more. (I’ll let you listen and decide where “He’s Just Drunk” fits.)

Even though I know that the lens through which I view the world is a little wonky, I can’t help but fall into the same paradigmatic trap to which all humans are susceptible: everyone thinks everyone else experiences the world the same way they do. This is why I’m linking resources I hope will be helpful to those who, like me, are a little slow on the uptake in learning life lessons. Please feel free to use and share the addiction, therapy, and relationship Resources.