182 - What To Do When You Feel Completely Alone with Singer/Songwriter Grace Gaustad

The Verywell Mind Podcast

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Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Grace Gaustad is a singer and songwriter who rose to fame at the age of 15 when her performance of “Take Me to Church” went viral. She released her debut album, BLKBX, in 2021. In it, she addresses her experiences growing up as part of the LGBTQ+ community and the bullying she endured in school. She released several singles in 2022. Grace was bullied throughout her childhood, and she often felt alone in her struggles. Now, she's using her platform to help other people who feel alone. As someone who has battled depression and anxiety, she's sharing how she's staying mentally strong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. We've interviewed over 100 authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and others to help you learn strategies to care for your mental health.
0:22.9	This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.
0:45.4	Okay. Do you ever think you don't fit in?
0:49.3	Do you think no one else could possibly understand what you're going through?
0:51.6	Do you ever feel completely alone?
0:55.8	If any of those things sound true, today's episode is for you.
1:02.0	I'm talking to singer-songwriter Grace Gostad. Grace was bullied in school, and she felt completely alone. But she turned to music and found that listening to music and eventually creating her own
1:07.1	helped her feel better. Now she creates music that reflects the struggles she's gone
1:11.4	through, and she's even created a website dedicated to helping young people who also feel alone.
1:17.4	Grace is only 20, but as you'll hear, she's wise beyond her years. In this episode, she opens up about
1:23.8	some of the struggles she endured, what she learned from her pain, and what she's
1:28.2	doing now to take care of her mental health. Make sure to stick around until the end of the
1:32.3	episode for the therapist's take. It's the part of the show where I'll break down Grace's
1:36.6	mental strength building strategies and share how you can apply them to your own life.
1:41.1	So here's Grace Gostad on what you can do when you feel completely alone.
1:46.3	Grace Gostad, welcome to the Very Well Mind podcast. Thank you for having me. I'm so excited to be here.
1:52.4	Well, I'm excited to talk to you about mental health. I know that you have come out to talk quite a
1:57.7	bit about your mental health journey and you've done a lot of things to
2:01.2	help other people. What made you decide to start making your story public?
2:06.1	You know, I struggled really badly when I was a kid dating all the way back to when I was five
2:11.9	years old. That was the first time I ever saw a therapist because my social anxiety was severe. I had a really hard
2:19.7	time going to school. I would cry almost every morning. I didn't want to leave my mom. It was really
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