Meet Dylan Overhouse

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Dylan Overhouse. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Dylan below.

Dylan, sincerely appreciate your selflessness in agreeing to discuss your mental health journey and how you overcame and persisted despite the challenges. Please share with our readers how you overcame. For readers, please note this is not medical advice, we are not doctors, you should always consult professionals for advice and that this is merely one person sharing their story and experience.
Depression, self doubt, anxiety, imposter syndrome. These are all mental health struggles that artists commonly face, and some of the hurdles that I confront daily.
I get very depressed but I also get very stoked. I know I relate with many artists when I say the peaks of this life path are thrilling, and the valleys are dark and cold. When depression comes over me, I first allow myself to sit with it. It is important to thoroughly process what I am going through before working my way out of it. It’s okay to sit with it, but don’t let it take over. I remind myself that in order to feel this low I must have felt equally good at one point. Journaling helps a lot too. Processing the struggles that I face in healthy ways has allowed me to grow past some of the negative forces that were holding me back.

I have found peace and balance by teaching myself to take things less seriously. It is easy for me to get caught up in little things and obsess over time, wanting everything to be a certain way, right now, but learning to let go of all of that has reduced my anxiety quite a bit and helped me stay present. Sometimes a simple breathing practice can get me through moments of anxiousness.

Aligning my energy with my core values has given me confidence in my decision making.

Having multiple hobbies is the key to balance, I like to cook. I can be creative with food, and it also helps me detach from anything that was on my mind or that I was working on, it’s a good outlet. Go cook for someone you care about. You will be less depressed.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
Two music videos that I am very proud of were just released. Charlieboy’s “Curmudgeon”, and Old Soul Society’s “Cold Stare”. They were both a blast to make and quite a few people were involved in the processes so it was just a very fun and collaborative environment and they turned out really cool. I have been working hard on creating a photobook that I will look forward to announcing details about when the moment is right.
With a new year comes endless new possibilities. My hope is to travel more for creative work and to contribute to larger film projects.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Risk taking – my willingness to go out of my comfort zone. Similarly, the strength that comes from accepting failure, learning from it and moving on.

Empathy – To pay attention to and understand how people feel can go a long way in means of communication.

Letting go – People will misunderstand you, mistreat you, use up your time and ghost you, and take advantage of you, and it is all part of the game. We learn as we go, and let go of anything that is not productive towards building our future. It is difficult but it gets easier with time and practice.

As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?
“The Creative Act: A Way of Being” – Rick Rubin It should be treated as a bible for every creative. Which is everyone. This book has taught me that each and every one of us is creative in each choice we make in our daily journey. I have gifted this book to friends who don’t work in your typical creative realm, because I believe it is for everybody.

“Being an artist
means to be continually asking,
“How can it be better?”
whatever it is.
It may be your art,
and it may be your life.”

“Expressing yourself is all that matters.”

“Taking a wrong turn
allows you to see landscapes
you wouldn’t otherwise have seen.”

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Bao Xiong, Dylan Overhouse

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