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May 13, 2025

If Ed Sheeran can ask for help, so can you. It’s okay to not be okay.

Because behind every great musician is a mental health story we never hear. Until now.

Brian Zhang

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May 06, 2025

You Don’t Have to Prove Anything

But you owe it to others to help them understand.

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Apr 29, 2025

So...I started a podcast (but not that kind of podcast)

But now felt like the right time — and it’s for you who has been here all along.

Brian Zhang

If Ed Sheeran can ask for help, so can you. It’s okay to not be okay.

Because behind every great musician is a mental health story we never hear. Until now.

Brian Zhang

Growth MindsetGrowth Mindset

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May 06, 2025

You Don’t Have to Prove Anything

But you owe it to others to help them understand.

Brian Zhang

CommunityCommunity

Apr 29, 2025

So...I started a podcast (but not that kind of podcast)

But now felt like the right time — and it’s for you who has been here all along.

Brian Zhang

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Apr 22, 2025

The lie I told myself

It's never too late to find your purpose.

Brian Zhang

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Apr 15, 2025

The most honest thing I ever heard from a musician

And why taking care of yourself doesn’t make you any less of a musician.

Brian Zhang

Reflections on Mental HealthReflections on Mental Health

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Apr 08, 2025

There Is More To Life Than Music

16 Lessons I Learned About Mental Health When Music Took Over My Life

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Apr 01, 2025

A Letter to the Burnt-Out Musician

Why I Still Haven't Quit Music (And Maybe You Shouldn't Either)

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Mar 25, 2025

Sometimes You Have to Stop the Music to Take Care of Your Health

I’ve learned that sometimes, walking away from your dream is the only way to survive

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BurnoutBurnout

Mar 18, 2025

The musician's greatest fear: Will people forget me if I take a break?

Here's the truth I wish I'd known sooner and want to share with you

Brian Zhang

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Mar 11, 2025

You have to suffer to be a "Real Artist"

Or Is That Just What You’ve Been Told?

Brian Zhang

Reflections on Mental HealthReflections on Mental Health

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Mar 04, 2025

Music Is the Most Addictive and Destructive Drug on the Planet

The same thing that makes you a musician is the thing that’s breaking you

Brian Zhang

Reflections on Mental HealthReflections on Mental Health

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Feb 25, 2025

Is your love for music slipping away?

I never thought this would happen to me—but it did.

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So...I started a podcast (but not that kind of podcast)

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If Ed Sheeran can ask for help, so can you. It’s okay to not be okay.

You Don’t Have to Prove Anything

So...I started a podcast (but not that kind of podcast)

The lie I told myself

The most honest thing I ever heard from a musician

There Is More To Life Than Music

A Letter to the Burnt-Out Musician

Sometimes You Have to Stop the Music to Take Care of Your Health

The musician's greatest fear: Will people forget me if I take a break?

You have to suffer to be a "Real Artist"

Music Is the Most Addictive and Destructive Drug on the Planet

Is your love for music slipping away?

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