In this episode, we meet Chicago-based musical artist Nyla XO, who brings mental health advocacy right into her music. In this first part of our two-part conversation with Nyla XO, we start by getting to know more about her, her background, some of her personal experiences with mental health advocacy, and also her creative process. Plus, we talk about the impact patience and impatience has on both her mental health and her career.

We thank Nyla so much for sharing her story with us today and opening up about her own mental health experiences and her creative process.

Be sure to visit nostigmas.org/unsilent to watch, listen to, and read all of our conversations this season. We are survivors, thrivers, advocates, and Allies. BE UNSILENT 💚

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Episode Notes

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Special Thanks To…

Guest: Nyla XO (www.nylaxo.com)

Stream her new single "Done Being Sad" - songwhip.com/nylaxo

Find her on...

Spotify - open.spotify.com/artist/1TTOHQpw3troS08fUyALQT

Instagram - instagram.com/itsnylaxo

YouTube - youtube.com/1nylamusic

Facebook - facebook.com/nylamusic

Twitter - twitter.com/itsnylaxo

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Helpful Links and Resources

NoStigmas Website: nostigmas.org

• 24/7 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline 📱 Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
• Crisis Text Line 📱 Text ALLY to 741-741
• Veterans Crisis Line 📱 Text 838255
• SAMHSA Treatment Referral Hotline (Substance Abuse) 📞 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
• RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline 📞 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline 📞 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
• The Trevor Project (LGBTQIA+) 📞 1-866-488-7386
• Blackline - "Hotline geared toward the Black, Black LGBTQ+, brown, Native, and Muslim communities." 📞 1-800-604-5841
• Trans Lifeline 📞 1-877-565-8860

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Meet the Team:

John Panicucci | Video Editor

Lance Bordelon | Marketing Coordinator

Jacob Moore | NoStigmas Founder & Unsilent EP | @jacobmoore

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Music

Another Day Of Moon by BatchBug | soundcloud.com/batchbug

Music promoted by free-stock-music.com

Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License