The Imperfects

Missy Higgins - Quitting Music, Depression & Connection

Aug 27, 2019
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ANECDOTE

Parenthood Disrupted My Creative Space

  • Missy describes wanting her kids to sit quietly while she played music but instead they interrupt and sing about poop.
  • She uses this to show how parenthood changed access to her creative space and required new self-care priorities.
INSIGHT

Disconnection Drives Depression

  • Missy read Johan Hari's Lost Connections and resonated with the idea that modern disconnection fuels depression.
  • She sees medication as only part of recovery and values rebuilding social connection alongside treatment.
ANECDOTE

Breakdown Led To Family Disclosure

  • At 17 Missy had a breakdown at boarding school, went home and learned her father had long struggled with depression.
  • That family disclosure led to therapy, diagnosis and medication which helped her finish school and launch her music career.
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