Outside The Spotlight
In this series, performing artists open up about their mental health journeys and how those journeys impact and foster their art. They also share tips and tricks they’ve learned along the way. Each episode features two artists in conversation from various artistic disciplines including music, poetry and comedy. The discussions are 100% unfiltered and led by the artists, so each episode takes on a life of its own—focusing in on whichever topics the artists feel are best suited to their conversation. At various points throughout these discussions, the artists take breaks from chatting to perform (songs, poems or comedy bits), giving us a taste of what they’re accustomed to sharing in the spotlight amidst the discussion of their lives outside of it. This series deals with difficult subject matter that may not be suitable for all listeners. Listener discretion is advised.
Outside The Spotlight
Episode 5: Genevieve Robinson & Vanessa Prevost
Genevieve and Vanessa talk about struggles with sincerity, coping through comedy, the effect of seeing more people open up about mental health, ADHD, therapy, being an oversharer, difficulty getting an autism diagnosis as an adult, self-diagnosing, anxiety, finding the right balance of being around people vs being alone, depression, creating a degree of separation when performing, the positives of neurodiversity, and the importance of laughter.
Partway through, Genevieve and Vanessa take a break from their discussion to perform a couple comedy bits.
Content/Trigger Warnings include language, suicidal ideation and alcohol use.