00:00Instead of leaning into drugs and drinking, as you might suspect a lot of
00:04kid stars to do, I went for the societally acceptable vices like ultra health and
00:12ultra achievement, but I was still really suffering inside.
00:24For any child who's in a situation where their needs are being neglected or
00:29you're asking them to try to win everyone's approval,
00:33you start to develop your survival strategy.
00:47So for me, a lot of it had to do with numbing myself emotionally and overcompensating by
00:54being a perfectionist, which landed me in rehab with eating disorders.
00:59And ironically, I actually was asking for help and I didn't have time in my schedule for my health.
01:17I don't know why we don't have mental health practitioners on every set and every tour.
01:21If you know that an artist is entering incredibly vulnerable and high pressure scenarios every day
01:27of their lives, then you need someone checking in and making sure that they can do this sustainably.
01:33You get stunt doubles, you get stunt coaches, you get people who are saying,
01:38OK, this is a hazardous, potentially risky situation.
01:41Let's provide the practitioner or the expert.
01:45And yet for the most vulnerable spaces, our mental health, emotional health,
01:49physical well-being and safety, those are completely disregarded for performers.
01:55If the pain wasn't reborn as something useful, then I would have a lot to regret and be disappointed
02:21in a lot of people and myself for creating that system and letting it just continue going on.
02:28So that's why I've shifted to advocacy and trying to get mental health practitioners
02:32on every set and looking out for people's holistic wellness.
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