In this episode of Country Music Therapy, we take a deeply emotional look at “Dirt Cheap” by Cody Johnson—not just as a song about land, but as a quiet manifesto about values, belonging, and what we refuse to sell.

Through personal reflection and storytelling, we explore the deeper meanings woven into this song using lenses from anthropology, psychology, and communication—asking what home really means in a world obsessed with growth, expansion, and more.

We talk about:

• Space and place, and why land holds emotional and symbolic power

• Material culture and rural semiotics—what land represents, not just what it’s worth

• The hedonic treadmill: does money actually buy happiness?

• Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation and how easily values get outsourced

• The tension between progress, profit, and preservation

This episode invites you to ask:

• What in your life is not for sale?

• How do you personally define progress—and at what cost?

• Where do you feel most at home, and how do you protect that?

• What are you stewarding, not scaling?

In a culture that constantly tries to sell us bigger, faster, shinier versions of success, this is a reminder to root your values before the world tries to sell them back to you.

Not all growth is good.

Not everything that expands endures.

And some things—like land, love, memory, and meaning—are priceless precisely because they stay put.

Country Music Therapy...for the rooted, the reflective, and the ones choosing depth over display...today...and every day.

In this episode of Country Music Therapy, we explore “Somebody Someday” by Travis Tritt as a classic country music hero’s journey—one that mirrors the winding, uncertain, deeply human paths so many of us walk.

This song isn’t just about success or recognition. It’s about becoming. About waiting, wandering, doubting, hoping, and still believing there’s more ahead—even when the road feels long.

Together, we talk about:

• Why it’s never too late to be or do what you feel called toward

• How not everyone has a single “one thing”—and why that’s not a flaw

• The danger of comparison and chasing someone else’s version of success

• Listening to your inner knowing instead of external expectations

• Carl Jung’s reminder that “We must love the thing we want to change”

• Why you’re already somebody—to someone—even if the world hasn’t noticed yet

This episode is an invitation to step off the timeline you think you’re behind on, release the pressure to “arrive,” and trust the unique story you’re here to write.

Whether you’re in a season of waiting, becoming, rebuilding, or quietly hoping—this one’s for you.

Note: Previous episode mentioned in this podcast is Ep. 6.

Country Music Therapy is a podcast for deep thinkers and meaning makers who are ready to come home to themselves.

I'm your host, Dr. Hannah Blackwell. In each episode we will explore one country song as a doorway to understanding your story—your psychology, your soul, and the way your inner soundtrack creates the life you are living.

Through lyrics that raised us, held us, broke us, and healed us, we ask: Who am I, really? What do I value? How do I design a life that feels like me?

This isn’t just about music. It's about changing our mood. It’s about meaningful moments with the melodies that hold our memories.

Whether you're chasing peace, purpose, or just want to feel something real with music that means something—you’re in the right place.

Because when we change our stories, we change our lives.

And country music might just help us do both.

I am so excited that you are here! I honestly believe you were guided to this podcast for a reason. So, settle in as we transform our lives one song, one truth, and three chords at a time, y'all.