Episode 142 - Mental Health and Chasing Dreams with Onoleigh

Chasing a dream, especially one in a creative industry, comes with its challenges. Despite having a love for an art form and feeling the drive to create and hope for success, the journey is a roller coaster ride that affects mental health from time to time. I’m so honored to share a conversation with Onoleigh surrounding mental health and chasing dreams.
The quote for this episode is by Emery Lord: “My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.” During our conversation, Onoleigh and I chat about realizing that overcoming hard times proves we’re strong, songwriting making us feel like we’re not alone, getting inspired by difficult emotions and experiences, the risks involved with chasing a dream, loving what we’re doing because that’s what keeps us going, holding on to hope, facing criticism for chasing a dream in the arts, dealing with negative thoughts surrounding the challenges that come along with chasing an artistic dream, celebrating wins along the way, being hard on ourselves when we feel like we’re falling behind and should do more, the importance of taking breaks, understanding our personal triggers in order to try our best to avoid those situations, maintaining good mental health for our creativity, self-care and hobbies, and much more. I truly loved having Onoleigh on the show for such an authentic conversation, so I hope it inspires you to put your mental health first while chasing your dreams.
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