2. Sleeping At Last

Primal Question

Mike Foster

Self-improvement, Counseling, Sleeping At Last, Emotional Health, Health & Fitness, Anxiety, Relationships, Inspiration, Society & Culture, Suicide, Annie Downs, Unspoken Podcast, Depression, Addiction, Mike Foster, Rachel Hollis, Education, Therapy, Mental Health

5.0 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Sleeping At Last frontman and noted songwriter Ryan O’Neal has had a lot of success as a musician, but that hasn’t made him immune to battling depression. In the premiere episode of _Fun Therapy_, Mike Foster talks with Ryan about his struggles, the roles that self-criticism and perfectionism play in his emotional health, and how to break out of the cycle of despair. The Fun Therapy Podcast is a proud member of [The RELEVANT Podcast Network](https://relevantmagazine.com/podcasts/). Subscribe to the podcast in [iTunes](itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fun-therapy/id1290469005?mt=2), or S[titcher](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/relevant-podcast-network-2/fun-therapy). If you haven’t already, please [review us on iTunes here](itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fun-therapy/id1290469005?mt=2). It’s an important way to help new listeners discover the show! And be sure to say hello on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/), [Facebook](http://facebook.com) and [Instagram](http://instagram.com).

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0:00.0	Hello friends you're listening to fun therapy where we dive into the horribly messy parts of our not so perfect stories with a smile
0:19.8	Each episode features a candid therapy session with a key leader, influencer, and or artist.
0:26.7	No talking points, no shameless self-promotion, no success stories, no here's how I did everything right. No, my friends, only beautiful imperfectness on display.
0:38.0	My name is Mike Foster and you're listening to fun therapy.
0:57.0	In this therapy, I'll be talking with Ryan O'Neill, otherwise known as the artist Sleeping at Last. One of the things I love about Ryan is his authenticity and his humility and his willingness to talk about the not so perfect
1:07.2	parts of his life.
1:09.7	It's a fascinating conversation with Ryan.
1:11.8	I think you're going to love this session as we dive in to the not so perfect parts of Ryan on. I'm here with my good friend Ryan O'Neill who has known as sleeping at last.
1:38.0	Yeah, so tell me about, I'm just so interested in the sense of you being an artist and a creative and one things that I know about you and just in our discussions over the years and just being friends.
1:52.0	It's like there's there's this this tension of holding
1:58.0	you know this beautiful art that you make and yet sort of the the fear of like putting it out there.
2:07.0	And almost like there's a sometimes,
2:10.0	and I think it's true with love ours,
2:12.0	just that sense of like I hope they like it.
2:15.0	Oh yeah, yeah, it's funny because I have chosen since I was probably 14 years old to continue to make music to sing in front of people
2:25.8	to write down like the most personal thoughts that I have into these songs and still as
2:30.6	I'm a 34 year old doing it it I have the exact same like questions in my in my head. It's like
2:37.1	Nobody's gonna like it this is you're being too vulnerable. Don't do it and so I'm still terrified every time somebody hears a song,
2:44.6	every time, even friends that will come over and hear a song early,
2:49.3	I just, I cringe the entire time.
2:51.3	Even though I believe in it, clearly I believe in in it otherwise I wouldn't keep trying to make music but
2:56.0	But yeah I definitely I've got a lot of I've got a lot of insecurity baggage bringing to the table with my
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