05/02/2026
I watched the Noah Kahan documentary on Netflix last night. As a creative with mental health struggles it really resonated with me. His struggle with not feeling connected to who he is despite his success, is always in the background. The thought that maybe you got lucky that time. I look at it as a form of imposter syndrome. Layer that with depression, anxiety, family trauma, and insecurity and it's enough to completely disable you as a creative.
I can't imagine being a celebrity like he is and having that struggle. I haven't had "success" like him, but even just the things I've done that I'm proud of, or have accomplished is overshadowed with the fear of, "can I do this again, as good or better?"
Taking pain and struggle and turning it into something beautiful is the gift of a creative. We have something that the world needs right now. Stay strong and don't forget you have a gift the world so needs right now.
After rocketing to global fame, singer-songwriter Noah Kahan faces the pressure of what comes next. Buoyed by his uncanny wit, he returns to his Vermont root...
