Meet Ysabel Bain

We were lucky to catch up with Ysabel Bain recently and have shared our conversation below.

Ysabel, we’re thrilled to have you sharing your thoughts and lessons with our community. So, for folks who are at a stage in their life or career where they are trying to be more resilient, can you share where you get your resilience from?
It’s funny, ‘cause if you’d asked me this 6 months ago I would have been stumped. I’ve never thought of myself as resilient because I always associated resilience with success.. Now, having been diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder as well as a series of other mental illnesses, I’ve come to learn that although resilience can lead to success, it’s not the only defining outcome of being resilient. The truth is that my failures and the challenges I’ve faced in my life have played a much bigger part in my resolve than my success has. My resolve (or resilience) has grown and developed because I’ve been given the opportunity to learn and grow from my mistakes. Each time I fail I’m able to come back better and stronger.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I am a Singer/Songwriter & Content Creator. I’m very passionate about building connections through my music and any content that I create, and I’ve been able to work with some amazing businesses and help them to do the same.
After being diagnosed with depression at 15 and later finding out that I had bipolar disorder, my life completely changed. My music puts a focus on demystifying mental illness and bringing a better understanding of how mental illness can seep into all areas of people’s everyday life.
I truly believe that by building better and more meaningful connections we can change the world.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Patience, passion, and boldness. If I could give any advice to anyone it would be to remind them that their timeline is not other people’s timeline. Sometimes we just have to be patient and trust that our moment is coming.
I think also remembering to do things that you’re passionate about, things that bring you joy will last a whole lot longer than things that don’t.

How would you spend the next decade if you somehow knew that it was your last?
Money. I think one of the things I’ve found hardest is trying to find my work as an independent artist. There’s a lot of time and effort involved, as well as financial investment and it can really add up.
I’ve had to learn to be extremely patient about things because I’m often not able to put the money behind my music that it needs.

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