Ep. 011: The Pros and Cons of Rock’n’Roll Lifestyle and Art as Therapy with Bryson Roatch

Break the Record

English - May 11, 2021 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 010: Best Way for Artists to Gain Exposure, Meditation Tips & Bufo Recap

Next Episode: Ep. 012: The Evolution of Wellness in Music and the Age of Sound Advice with Rhian Jones

Welcome to this week’s episode of Break the Record Podcast! This week Anna Turunen talks with Bryson Roatch, a creative director in the music industry. Bryson started his career photographing his brother’s band Papa Roach on tour which led to a full time career as content producer, photographer, music video director and creative director.

Anna and Bryson also talk about Bryson’s past having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and forced on dozens of different medications throughout his life, the importance of speaking our truth to create connections with people, the way mental health correlates with awareness and living in the present moment, what are the key secrets to make a relationship work, and the importance of educating ourselves on a daily basis. Bryson also tells us how being creative and artsy really does wonders for him as forms of therapy.

Key Highlights

How Bryson got into the music industry through photography and video shooting and the beginning of his journey working with the creative scenery; Why boundaries are important to avoid a burnout; The creativity side of us takes a lot of time in our routines (but it’s worth it in the end); Mental health, mental awareness and its correlation with living in the present; Reasons why the cancel culture shouldn’t be happening (Hint: we all are going through something and doing the best with what we have); Self-worthiness is vital to build relationships; Speaking our inner truth and being vulnerable breaks the barrier for other people to do it too; Educating ourselves makes us move forward – personally and professionally.

Powerful Quotes by Stephen

“I just don’t know why we spend time in the past and in the future and not right now, but I think sometimes it is important to spend time in the past and future because it drives that present moment to do something.” – Bryson Roatch

“I’m not afraid to expose my truth. What holds me back sometimes are the one or two people that I really would care what they think.” – Bryson Roatch