Justin Bieber Opens Up About A New Approach He Follows For A Happy Life
Justin Bieber’s mental health struggles are known to the public, and now he has partnered up with Audacy for its "I'm Listening" initiative. It is a two-hour live national broadcast that brings together artists, athletes and others to have discussions about mental health.
The special will air Thursday from 6-8 p.m. ET across over 230 Audacity stations and live-streamed via its digital app.
In an exclusive video shared with ET on Wednesday, Bieber, 27, opened up about his mental health and his new life motto that has helped him a lot.
"Touring can definitely be grueling. And I think the same way I was able to kind of set boundaries for this project and be able to prioritize time with my wife and time that I'm not working and be off the grid, I think as long as I do that throughout this tour. It's always kind of like, 'You live and you learn,' and you just learn how to say no," the "Peaches" singer said.
"There was this quote the other day that I heard, it was like, 'Don't be resentful about something you say yes to, just do it and then when you're done, reassess your boundaries and don't do it again,' so I kind of am (sic) trying to live by that," Bieber told ET.
Besides Bieber, Machine Gun Kelly, Darius Rucker, Nelly, Glennon Doyle, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Shakira, Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kevin Love, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff are also a part of the "I'm Listening" event.
The event will be co-hosted by Carson Daly and Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, and aims to serve as one of the largest national resources to help people understand mental health better, and help them connect, heal, share, and ultimately remind people that it’s okay to not be okay.
Listeners are encouraged to call in for advice or to share their experiences.
The ”Stay” singer has always been vocal about his struggles with mental health. Last year, he spoke about his problems in detail in a YouTube documentary and even admitted to “feeling suicidal.”
“There was (sic) times where I was really, really suicidal,” he said in the documentary. “Like, man, is this pain ever going to go away? It was so consistent, the pain was so consistent. I was just suffering, right? So, I’m just like, man, I would rather not feel this than feel this.”
He went on to say how he would encourage people to talk openly about their mental health struggles. “I just would encourage people, like, ‘Hey, if you’re feeling lonely, talk about it. Say it out loud.’ There’s freedom in that. I could have avoided a lot of pain,” he said at the time.
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