Therapy is important - Janelle Monae Advocates For Therapy As A Form Of Self-Care

Janelle Monae shared:

"This album is so much bigger than me. It's not about me, it's about a community of dirty computers, of marginalized voices. Being a young Black queer woman in America, there was something I had to say."

       

She recently admitted to Essence Magazine that one of her biggest priorities, once she was financially able, was to seek therapy herself:

"When I first started getting a check, I went to therapy. Therapy is important. And being a Black woman that was not something that was pushed in my community, it was always 'pray about it, God will take care of it'. I believe in a higher power but I also believe that that higher power gives you people on Earth to help walk you through some of your darkest times and help you cope and deal."

Therapy is an important part of Monae's self-care regimen, especially for the confident and increasingly transparent persona that she embodies.

   

Monae admits that bearing her inner-self was a bit nerve wracking at first, especially after breaking the news of her pansexuality:

"It's uncomfortable for me because I've always been a private person. But when you make art that's so personal, folks wonder how much of this is your real life versus the concept."... spill TEA ☕ Easy on Shade #jaiyeorie