Outside The Spotlight
In this series, performing artists open up about their mental health journeys and how those journeys impact and foster their art. They also share tips and tricks they’ve learned along the way. Each episode features two artists in conversation from various artistic disciplines including music, poetry and comedy. The discussions are 100% unfiltered and led by the artists, so each episode takes on a life of its own—focusing in on whichever topics the artists feel are best suited to their conversation. At various points throughout these discussions, the artists take breaks from chatting to perform (songs, poems or comedy bits), giving us a taste of what they’re accustomed to sharing in the spotlight amidst the discussion of their lives outside of it. This series deals with difficult subject matter that may not be suitable for all listeners. Listener discretion is advised.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 6
- Years Active
- 2023
Episode 6: Sydney Wright & Traci Foster
Traci and Sydney talk about becoming aware of mental health issues as adults, generational and community conversations relating to mental health, regulating and understanding emotions, complex PTSD, …
Episode 5: Genevieve Robinson & Vanessa Prevost
Genevieve and Vanessa talk about struggles with sincerity, coping through comedy, the effect of seeing more people open up about mental health, ADHD, therapy, being an oversharer, difficulty getting …
Episode 4: Carla Harris & Dara Schindelka
Carla and Dara talk about finding the right time to explore mental health in art, using different creative outlets to cope, alternative therapy methods, determining the best ways to work on mental he…
Episode 3 - Shelynn Fretz & David Roman (Femme Fragile)
Shelynn and David talk about recognizing mental health issues as an adult, anxiety, depression, family dynamics, positive supports, dealing with panic attacks, chronic fatigue and insomnia, taking a …
Episode 2 - Erik Mehlsen & Lexy Desjarlais
Erik and Lexy talk about mental health in the music industry, opening up with music, feeling your emotions and finding outlets for release, navigating hectic environments, the importance of sleep, li…
Episode 1: Cat Abenstein & Roxie Lenton
Cat and Roxie talk about their diagnoses (depression, anxiety, ADHD, BPD, OCD), the importance of talking openly about mental health, meeting with doctors when first seeking help, rejection sensitivi…