Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsMeet Grace GaustadWhy Grace Gaustad Is Mentally StrongWhat You’ll Hear on the ShowWhat You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental StrengthQuotes From GraceMore About the Podcast
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Meet Grace Gaustad
Why Grace Gaustad Is Mentally Strong
What You’ll Hear on the Show
What You’ll Learn About Mental Health and Mental Strength
Quotes From Grace
More About the Podcast
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OnThe Verywell Mind Podcast, Amy Morin, LCSW, interviews authors, experts, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, and other inspirational people about the strategies that help them think, feel, and do their best in life.
Grace Gaustad is a singer and songwriter who rose to fame at the age 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 theLGBTQ+ communityand the bullying she endured in school.
She’s released several singles in 2022.
Grace wasbullied throughout school. But rather than set out to show her former bullies how successful she is now, she focuses on helping other young people who are struggling.
She started a website to help people who also feel alone. She teamed up with a licensedmental health professionalto provide resources and information to anyone who might be having a hard time.
Grace also talks openly about the steps she’s taking to manage her mental health as she’s battled anxiety and depression for much of her life.
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Grace talks about how her mental health influences her thoughts, feelings, and behavior. And she recognizes that when her mental health is suffering, she isn’t thinking clearly.
Part of growing mentally stronger often involves knowing that you can’t trust everything you think.
It also means that you are willing to push yourself to do things you don’t feel like doing because you trust that healthy behavior might improve your mental health.
You can’t prevent all mental health problems. But you can choose how you take care of yourself and what you decide to do about your mental health.
How to Find Emotional Healing
Grace GaustadI think often we find solitude and peace within music. It gives us a place to express our emotions. It gives us a place to be vulnerable.
Grace Gaustad
I think often we find solitude and peace within music. It gives us a place to express our emotions. It gives us a place to be vulnerable.
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