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<p>Jessie Reyez isn't afraid to make you cry when you listen to her music. The R&amp;B artist, who was born in Toronto to Colombian immigrants, has amassed more than a billion streams globally, performed at Coachella, and been nominated for a Grammy. In this episode, Jessie opens up about her songwriting process and the journey of turning heartbreak into music. Then Jessie shares tips on how we can all create space for our emotions through art, and discusses why staying present is essential to creativity. For the full text transcript, visit <a href="http://go.ted.com/BHTranscripts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">go.ted.com/BHTranscripts</a></p>

How can art hold space for your pain? (w/ Jessie Reyez)

You're listening to how to be a better human.

There's nothing that captures an emotion or sets a mood

quite like music. I mean there's a reason why you never hear about people sitting in their car

making out to a podcast. And by the way if you are currently making out to this podcast, you please stop.

When it comes to capturing emotions one of the most powerful musical genres is the breakup song.

When you are aching and feeling lonely and hurt and sad,

sometimes the only thing that sues that pain is a good breakup song.

It's like the only person who knows exactly what you're feeling

through that exact same thing themselves. And today's guest, Jesse Reyes knows all

about that. She is a Grammy-nominated musician with more than a billion streams

She's performed at Coachella, made a cameo on Beyonce's Black As King visual album,

And here is what Jessie had to say in her TED Talk,

about how she's used pain and heartbreak as fuel in some of her biggest

In March of 2016, I was just getting started as a songwriter.

I was knee deep in demos and potential but I had

Join How to Be a Better Human as we take a look within and beyond ourselves.How to Be a Better Human isn’t your average self improvement podcast. Each week join comedian Chris Duffy in conversation with guests and past speakers as they uncover sharp insights and give clear takeaways on how YOU can be a better human.From your work to your home and your head to your heart, How to Be a Better Human looks in unexpected places for new ways to improve and show up for one another. Inspired by the popular series of the same name on TED’s Ideas blog, How to Be a Better Human will help you become a better person from the comfort of your own headphones.

0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to how to be a better human.
0:08.0	I'm your host Chris Duffy.
0:12.0	There's nothing that captures an emotion or sets a mood
0:15.2	quite like music. I mean there's a reason why you never hear about people sitting in their car
0:19.2	making out to a podcast. And by the way if you are currently making out to this podcast, you please stop.
0:26.8	When it comes to capturing emotions one of the most powerful musical genres is the breakup song.
0:32.0	When you are aching and feeling lonely and hurt and sad,
0:35.0	sometimes the only thing that sues that pain is a good breakup song.
0:39.0	It's like the only person who knows exactly what you're feeling
0:42.0	is the person singing about going
0:43.5	through that exact same thing themselves. And today's guest, Jesse Reyes knows all
0:48.0	about that. She is a Grammy-nominated musician with more than a billion streams
0:52.3	globally.
0:53.0	She's performed at Coachella, made a cameo on Beyonce's Black As King visual album,
0:57.5	and won four Juno awards.
0:59.5	And here is what Jessie had to say in her TED Talk,
1:01.6	about how she's used pain and heartbreak as fuel in some of her biggest
1:05.2	creative breakthroughs.
1:07.0	In March of 2016, I was just getting started as a songwriter.
1:12.0	I was knee deep in demos and potential but I had
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How can art hold space for your pain? (w/ Jessie Reyez)

How to Be a Better Human

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