My story didn't start as the glamorous life people dream of. It was quite the opposite, littered with abuses that would affect my mental state for years to come. Though my childhood was tough, through perseverance and a little help from some around me, I was able to seek therapy and begin the healing process I needed in my life. This healing gave me the strength and confidence to grow on the inside and outside. I was able to turn those internal wounds into something more akin to armor and use those negative experiences to forge ahead with a goal in mind - to provide a better future and life for myself and my future family. Fast forward to the present, and I have been able to do that. I worked hard, it paid off, and I was able to provide for myself and my wife. Then my son was born, and everything changed. While I had a decent job, I felt hollow. My job didn't bring joy, and money no longer fulfilled me. I wanted to show my newborn son that you can, and should, follow your dreams, even if it takes some time to get there. And so I set out to do just that. I spoke with my wife, and we decided to go all-in on me pursuing music as a career at thirty-two years old, by returning to school for music production. This song is about my journey, and that even though the negative voices inside can make you feel like you're "never enough", through self-love and care you can feel like "you won't be judged because you are loved, and you are enough!" We will be releasing this song on Spotify this month, and I hope it inspires others to feel loved as well.

From childhood, I suffered from mental health issues including depression and anxiety. As I got into high school and early adulthood, these could become crippling, many times stopping me from performing the most basic of functions. Through perseverance and help from some around me, I was able to seek out therapy and begin the healing process. It was in therapy that I learned how important self-care could be. It was small repetitive actions that helped me fully understand this. The first action that I remember helping my mental state was looking myself in the mirror EVERY morning and telling myself that "I am worth it!" This may seem like a small feat, but at the time, it was necessary to be able to get through daily functions, and allowed me to become the person that I am today. Without those four simple words, I couldn't have begun to build the confidence to even consider self-care. I often felt like doing things for you own benefit somehow meant that you were shorting others of something. Today that couldn't be further from the truth. I realize now how important caring for yourself is. Not only for you own happiness, but for the happiness of others around you. My self-care now revolves around music. Writing and producing music not only makes me extremely happy, but I also get to see the joy in others when I perform for them as well. It allows me the ability to express every emotion, from happiness to sadness; anger to inspiration. I look forward to making this into a full career so that I can share this experience with others for the rest of my life.