Natalie Imbruglia

I mean, they want you to be doing five in a day.

It would take me two weeks to prep for one because also I'm a perfectionist.

So I'd have to kind of get one scene perfect.

It was too much for me.

I think for a long time.

I was trying to be the best songwriter because then I would gain some kind of respect.

And the gift was, ah, when I realized I'm giving my power over as well.

Like every writing session, I'd be like, oh, that's a great idea.

And in my head, I'm thinking I would never say that.

It doesn't matter who it is.

Never give your power over to another human being.

Never think somebody knows you better than you know yourself.

understanding that and taking my power back when I went back to it and recognizing that my gift is as a communicator.

So when you're not motivated to then be the best songwriter, just be the best you, best version of you and fully embrace that,

That's really empowering and not needing to arrive somewhere, not trying to get to the top of the charts, being content with singing to a small audience because maybe I changed one life.

You know, that is very empowering.

And that came directly from walking away and having a nervous breakdown and feeling like a failure.

Thank you for doing this podcast.

I think it's extraordinary.

It's really important.