What a time to be alive. Not only are we openly talking about mental health now more than ever, but we get to share this planet with Shirley Manson of Garbage. The ferocious frontwoman recently joined us to talk about the band's new album, 'Let All That We Imagine Be The Light,' and also made time to share some thoughts on mental health and how conversations surrounding the subject have evolved since the band's debut in 1995.

I have seen mental health conversations evolve throughout my career," admits Manson. "The very fact that we're talking about mental health is kind of crazy because when we emerged in 1995, nobody talked about mental health at all."

"It was sort of taboo, quite honestly."

Having traveled the world with her band, Shirley has seen first hand how these conversations have changed over the past 30 years, and also how they change from country to country. "I have seen quite a lot of fluctuations in how certain governments, I guess, choose to focus or not focus on mental health," she reveals. "I'm not going to call anybody out, but my own homeland in Scotland was definitely one of the last countries really to start talking about. How all of us at some point struggle with the weight of the day or we worry about our job or landing a partner in life. I don't know, there's a billion and one things we worry ourselves about and to the point where sometimes we can make ourselves sick."

"It does seem globally in general, there's an awareness now that we are fragile beings and we're not meant to always feel happy and we're not always supposed to feel on top of things, and I think we just have to be a bit more forgiving of ourselves."

It’s okay to not be OK. We know the power of talk can save lives. Audacy's 'I’m Listening' aims to share valuable resources for those who need to connect, heal, and share their own stories. To those who are dealing with mental health issues, understand you are not alone. If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, know that someone is always there. Additionally, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 988.

During a conversation to celebrate the release of her new album, 'I Forgive You,' Cynthia Erivo weighed in on why it's important to continue having mental health conversations.

"I think it's important to continue having conversations about mental health because that's really the only way we can help one another with our our thoughts, and the things that are sort of walking with us through our lives," she shares.

"When we talk about mental health, we seem to think it's a taboo thing, but it's something that we're all in some ways dealing with, and I think the more we talk about it, the less afraid we are of having a good discussion and actually, that's the way we get to better ourselves."

It’s okay to not be OK. We know the power of talk can save lives. Audacy's 'I’m Listening' aims to share valuable resources for those who need to connect, heal, and share their own stories. To those who are dealing with mental health issues, understand you are not alone. If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, know that someone is always there. Additionally, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 988.

Along the way to topping the charts with his hit, "Ordinary," Alex Warren has had to learn out to protect his mental health, both on social media and in life in general.

"I'm still figuring it out," Alex admits when it comes to social media. "Because I think with the success of 'Ordinary,' it's been really cool, but the problem is, now people who don't like me have kind of like a, 'who the hell is this guy,' [mentality], you know what I'm saying? So, it's definitely been like, if I have an off day or if I'm sick and I still go out and sing, it's definitely like, 'see, he's not that great.'"

So how does he stay grounded and keep his head above the wave of online hate? "My wife, for sure," Warren immediately answers. "I'm always asking her for advice, and like where I am, and she's really, really great at also making sure I'm not a piece of s***," he laughs. "If I ever get like a an inkling of getting cocky, she will always just be like, 'Alex reel it in.' It's really cool and she's just, she's my number one supporter. She's with me all the time and it's been really nice."

It’s okay to not be OK. We know the power of talk can save lives. Audacy's 'I’m Listening' aims to share valuable resources for those who need to connect, heal, and share their own stories. To those who are dealing with mental health issues, understand you are not alone. If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, know that someone is always there. Additionally, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 988. Find a full list of additional resources here.

Audacy's 'I’m Listening' aims to share valuable resources for those who need to connect, heal, and share their own stories. To those who are dealing with mental health issues, understand you are not alone. Once again this Mental Health Awareness Month, we have teamed with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to continue the conversation about mental health, both in ourselves and our communities.

Listen as Audacy's Katie Neal along with AFSP Chief Medical Officer Christine Yu Moutier and AFSP Oregon Chapter Board Chair Vuong Tran, discuss destigmatizing conversations around mental health, because talk has the power to save lives. You can hear the entire conversation this weekend on your favorite Audacy station, or listen to the full podcast above.

"One thing is certain in that there will be unpredictability and unexpected curveballs and turns of life, and so the way that we respond to all that is really about exercising that muscle of resilience," explains Dr. Moutier. "It's about maintaining a sense of stability, a sense of self, a sense of connection to others and community even through the hard times."

"Mental health is really dynamic, it's like other aspects of health. Our physical health can change, it goes through ups and downs," she adds. "It's about managing and optimizing all of that, and resilience is a tactic or strategy to ground ourselves, to stay stable."

If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, know that someone is always there. Additionally, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 988. Find a full list of additional resources here and more information on 'I'm Listening' at imlistening.org.

During a conversation in Los Angeles with Audacy's Liz Hernandez, R&B star Jon B. shared what it is that helps keep him calm and always ready to deliver his smooth personality.

"Being out in nature, taking time to be still is really important no matter what you do," he shares on he maintains his peaceful, calm persona. "I think it's important to be out outside, go water your plants, as they say, metaphorically speaking, but I'm literally watering my plants like on the balcony just to calm down."

"Taking walks, honestly loving my kids, loving my wife, and really loving my fans, you know, just loving my position in life," all adds to his quiet sense of self. "The trees are supposed to absorb all the stress that we don't talk about. I feel like that's my job is to absorb the energy that I'm getting all around me, but then all of a sudden, I'm giving you oxygen with this music. I'm breathing out the realness, you know what I mean?"

"I'm learning every day and I'm soaking it up, and ever since I've been in the game at 18, you know, I'm 50 this year, so I kind of feel like a little bit of a vet in this game, but that's not stopping. Whether I'm hanging around 30-year-old people or whether I'm hanging around 60-year-old people, whatever. It's just about celebrating life together."

It’s okay to not be OK. We know the power of talk can save lives. Audacy's 'I’m Listening' aims to share valuable resources for those who need to connect, heal, and share their own stories. To those who are dealing with mental health issues, understand you are not alone. If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, know that someone is always there. Additionally, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 988. Find a full list of additional resources here.

Part of the magic of DDG's latest album, blame the chat, is his willingness to create much of it live during his 'Hit-A-Thon' stream. However, with high visibility on social media, comes high hurdles to clear sometimes for your mental health, making sure negative comments don't hit harder than they should.

"I think over just over time, like over the years, I developed a really thick skin on the internet," DDG shares during a recent Audacy Check In. "Just getting constantly hated on for unnecessary things."

"It's just like a a boxer, you know what I'm saying, if a boxer is doing warmups where he's taking a lot of body shots from the coach or whatever, when he get in the fight, you know, he gonna be able to eat, and it ain't nothing."

While he has learned how to filter out the negativity for himself, he echoes the importance of continuing to talk openly about mental health. "Mental health is extremely important," DDG declares. "I found myself in dark times before, you know, dealing with like content creation, music, my wanting to see myself at the forefront of the industry and things like that."

"I never really let too much get to me. I always give myself pep talks here and there when I ever feel down," he shares, also revealing who he looks to for additional support. "My mom. I call my mom about anything."

"If I feel some type of way, I'm going through something, just anything -- internet, real life, whatever -- I can call my mom. She might not have the solution right then and there, but you know sometimes you just need somebody to talk to and just make you feel better."

It’s okay to not be OK. We know the power of talk can save lives. Audacy's 'I’m Listening' aims to share valuable resources for those who need to connect, heal, and share their own stories. To those who are dealing with mental health issues, understand you are not alone. If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, know that someone is always there. Additionally, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 988. Find a full list of additional resources here.

With a massive week at the 60th ACM Awards, it might seem like Ella Langley doesn't have a trouble in the world, but that's not always the case. The award-winning "you look like you love me" singer weighed in on her own mental health before taking the stage at last week's show, and shared that although it looks glamourous from the outside, two things can be true.

"I won't lie, this last week has been probably one of the toughest mental health weeks I've had in a long time," Langley shared at 'Sharla McCoy's Buckin' Broadcast' during ACM week. "Which is crazy because so many good things are happening, so many things I've prayed for, and dreamed about."

These struggles are not new for Ella, who shares that it's a disease in her family. "I think it's important to talk about it and to share that."

Sometimes behind the glitter of success, there's often more to the story, Langley reminds us. "Just because I might seem like on the top of the mountain right now, it doesn't look like that all the time. Also, it's okay to be two things."

While navigating her own hurdles and struggles when it comes to mental health, Ella says for her it's about being grateful. "I think at the end of the day, just spinning it back on being grateful for what God's given me and the place that I get to be in," she admits. "Hopefully my honesty and realness, some little girl or little boy who wants to do this gets to gets to see that. It is tough, but tough things are worth going through if you want them bad enough."

It’s okay to not be OK. We know the power of talk can save lives. Audacy's 'I’m Listening' aims to share valuable resources for those who need to connect, heal, and share their own stories. To those who are dealing with mental health issues, understand you are not alone. If you or anyone you know is struggling with depression or anxiety, know that someone is always there. Additionally, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 988. Find a full list of additional resources here.