Forest Blakk's Journey From Pain to Purpose

Send a message direct to Emily

What do you say to your younger self when the scars still linger? 

Emily Cave Boit sits down with singer-songwriter Forest Blakk for an unfiltered conversation about childhood trauma, mental health, survival, redemption, and the healing power of music. 

Forest shares his turbulent past, the painful weight of fame, and the layers of grief and accountability he continues to navigate. 

Emily and Forest explore love after loss, the silent battles we carry, and why sometimes the bravest thing we can do is simply stay for one more day.

Listen For:

2:01 Full circle moment: Emily meets Forest

12:35 Fame didn’t fix it: The myth of external validation

19:29 Viral vulnerability: The cost of honesty online

32:45 One foot on the edge: Talking suicide, survival, and songs

46:34 The song that helped Emily date again

56:14 Forest’s backstage rituals you’d never expect

58:17 What Forest would tell his five-year-old self

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