What happens when your primary space for emotional healing is also the exact engine triggering your deep-seated anxiety? How do Black women navigate artistic ambition, people-pleasing, and the heavy expectation of endless resilience while fighting for their own mental stability?

In this vulnerable and uplifting episode of the Black and Diagnosed Podcast, host Gerron Scott sits down with Colorado-based Pop/R&B artist Jaiel (@jaiel.music). Together, they take off the performance mask to unpack the dualities of creative expression, mental health, and Black womanhood.

Jaiel shares the inspiration behind her single "Better," which came from a solitary COVID quarantine and reflects ...