My career as a creative began after I decided to leave my ten-year career in the music industry. I simply woke up one day completely burnt out and totally uninterested in continuing my current career path. It was such a strange experience. If anyone had told my younger self that I would have lost interest, passion and drive to pursue a successful life in the music business, I would have thought they were insane. But, just like that, the magic was gone. Truth be told, I was exhausted. I loved music so much, though I had placed too much emphasis on the need for validation within the industry, and ultimately, that pulled me far from what had first attracted me to working in music in the first place. I realized that pull to work in music was connection and community.
Brené Brown says, “Connection is why we are here.” And, I find that statement to be at the root of motivation for all of my personal and professional endeavors. I closed my chapter with music because I no longer felt connected to it, to myself or to others while doing that work; the magic I had felt was lost. This all happened when I was in my late twenties, newly married, and living in NYC, yet, despite my career crisis, I felt I should have still been able to be happy. I had married a partner whom I love and loved me well, who was also extremely driven and passionate. We had moved to NYC for him to complete his graduate degree at Columbia—pretty exciting stuff . While I knew I was so lucky and privileged in many ways, I truly felt lost. Depression and anxiety set in, and I remember the long sleepless nights and the late mornings where the simple act of getting out of bed felt nearly impossible. Who was I without music and without my friends and network that I left back in Los Angeles? Where would I go from here? How do I start over now?
It looks like you’re out of free articles.
Become a Women Create member to read this full article.
Already a member? Sign in
Monthly Membership
- Unlimited access to the Women Create website
- Monthly Maker Moments livestreams, members-only newsletters and more
Annual Memberships
- Unlimited access to the Women Create website
- Print and digital subscriptions of WHAT Women Create magazine, WHERE Women Create magazine, or both
- Monthly Maker Moments livestreams, members-only newsletters and more
