This shift toward focusing on happiness has permeated Monét’s professional and personal lives. But that monumental change does not come without putting in the effort, especially when you’re an artist, a

mother, a Black woman, and a member of the LGBTQ+ community. For Monét, self-care has come in many forms over the past two years: making music, getting massages, taking bubble baths, watching comedies, coloring, playing with her daughter, and attending therapy. When I inquire about how she got into therapy, she admits that it wasn’t an easy step to take. “It was harder for me to justify making the time for therapy. I didn’t think I had the time to sit down and talk to somebody. I didn’t think an hour was enough time to sort through my whole life. So I found other things instead of it,” she says. The nudge she needed to finally prioritize her inner peace came from her manager, who point-blank told Monét that she was not going to continue to work with her unless she took her mental health practice seriously. “That is a part of taking yourself seriously,” she recalls.