Artist/Creator
Sarah Jickling is a Canadian songstress and mental health advocate known for candidly looking into uncomfortable subjects with an indie-pop smile.
Sarah’s music documents her journey through bipolar recovery and a legacy of intergenerational trauma. Jickling opens up about her experience on radio, local television, podcasts, blogs and at live events.
Music editor of the Georgia Straight Mike Usinger writes, "The Lotsusland-raised singer-songwriter has proven herself one of the most interesting fixtures on the city’s music scene. Musically, Jickling traffics in a brand of pop that’s beautifully inspirational."
Mental Health Advocate/Public Speaker
Sarah is a neurodivergent artist who lives with bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, OCD and CPTSD. She is frequently featured on CBC to discuss mental health and music. Her interview about Bipolar Disorder on Interesting Vancouver Presents was re-broadcast nationally on CBC One’s Podcast Playlist.
From 2018-2020, Jickling toured to high school across British Columbia destigmatizing mental illness and singing her heart out with the educational program Reach Out Psychosis. She has also worked extensively with UBC’s Wingspan: Artists with Dis/Abilities performing, hosting workshops, and collaborating with other disabled artists.
Neurodivergent Instructor
Sarah is an experienced teacher with an approach centred around mental health and acceptance. She teaches music, public speaking, and aerial arts.
She teaches songwriting and voice to adults and teens, focusing her lessons on self-expression and vocal freedom. She has worked extensively with teenagers teaching songwriting as an outlet and coping skill, both with UBC’s Artists with Dis/Abilities in Residence program and Surrey’s Grade 7 Girls Conference (2017-19).
She also coaches adults in public speaking and storytelling. She has worked with Ted Talk applicants as well as other mental health advocates on how to find a compelling and inspirational narrative arc within their own life history.
She also teaches pole dancing and aerial arts. She specifically likes working with beginners who struggle to gain strength and flexibility, or don’t have the stereotypical body type associated with aerial arts.
