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  • How Ariana Grande Is Changing Things Up To Protect Her Mental Health

    How Ariana Grande Is Changing Things Up To Protect Her Mental Health

    Grande got candid about the emotional impact of nonstop performing and promotional tours on Instagram.

    Pop star Ariana Grande opened up about how she’s changing her music-release strategy in order to preserve her mental health

    Over the past few years, Grande has publicly dealt with a variety of life-changing events. From the bombing after her show in Manchester, England, which left 22 people dead, to the death of her former boyfriend, rapper Mac Miller, as well as a messy breakup with her former fiancé, SNL star Pete Davidson.

    Now Grande is making some changes to put less pressure on herself as she moves forward in her career. On Instagram, Grande thanked her fans “for being supportive of my random, impulsive and excessive music releases. The first few years were really hard on my mental health and energy. I was so tired from promo trips and was always losing my voice and never knew what city I was in when I woke up. It was so much. It was worth it, and I am grateful for everything I learned and accomplished when I did things that way, of course.”

    Taking a cue from hip-hop artists, Grande is now releasing music on a less rigid schedule that won’t be as mentally and emotionally taxing for the singer.

    “I feel like there are certain standards that pop women are held to that men aren’t,” the singer told Billboard. “We have to do the teaser before the single, then do the single, and wait to do the preoder…and all this (expletive). It’s just like, ‘Bruh, I just want to {expletive} talk to my fans and sing and write music and drop it the way the boys do.”

     If releasing new singles at her own pace doesn’t bring her the same success as her single, “Thank U, Next,” Grande is fine with that.

    “It’s even more beautiful to be honest and just do something. To drop a record on a Saturday night because you feel like it, and because your heart’s going to explode if you don’t – to take back your narrative…I don’t want to do what people tell me to do, I don’t want to conform to the pop star agenda.”

    View the original article at thefix.com

  • Hailey Baldwin: Mental Health Should Be A Top Priority

    Hailey Baldwin: Mental Health Should Be A Top Priority

    “There’s a lot of different levels of self-care, like eating right, drinking water and working out. It’s really good for your mentality,” Baldwin said.

    Many are concerned about Justin Bieber after he spoke out earlier this month on social media about struggling with depression and asking fans for their prayers.

    Now his wife Hailey Baldwin has told People that mental health “should be number one, and it falls to the side a lot.”

    As Baldwin explained, “I think there’s more attention on mental health these days, and I see why and get why. I think you have to know what works for you.”

    Baldwin also spoke of the benefits of the beach, and she and Bieber spent some time by the ocean while speculation swirled about Bieber’s mental state. Baldwin felt that spending time at the beach can be “grounding. The sound of the ocean, being in the sun – there are so many things that are healthy about the beach to me.”

    Baldwin added, “There’s a lot of different levels of self-care, like eating right, drinking water and working out. It’s really good for your mentality.”

    While Baldwin wasn’t speaking directly about Bieber’s mental health, a source close to the couple said, “Justin is still receiving treatment, but is doing okay. He is very, very focused on getting better. He wants to be in a great place for his own and Hailey’s sake. He is still confident that he will get there.”

    The source added that Baldwin is putting no pressure on Bieber to get better. “She only wants him to focus on his mental health.”

    In addition to admitting he was “struggling a lot,” Bieber also wrote on his Instagram post that he’s “just feeling super disconnected and weird.”

    But he also showed his determination to get better when he added, “I always bounce back so I’m not worried, just want to reach out and ask for you guys to pray for me. God is faithful and ur prayers really work, thanks…the most human season I’ve ever been in facing my stuff head on.”

    Baldwin and Bieber have postponed their plans to have a more formal at the altar wedding while the singer gets help and heals. The source close to the couple concludes that “there are so many people who love and care for him and are helping him deal with what he needs to deal with. Hailey is definitely one of those people.”

    View the original article at thefix.com