Bennett opened up by commending Mads for her “transparency” with her fans and “being so open” after she tweeted about an important milestone, having reached one full year of no self-harm.
Madison admitted that it wasn’t easy sharing the news with her fans, but as she values her relationship with them, and considers her and her fans to be close not sharing that part of herself felt as though she was hiding something that she was proud of. Going through it was something she wanted to do alone, but when she saw the date pop up on her calendar, she knew it was the right time to share, and maybe help someone out there, “not feel as alone.” Expressing that she wanted people to know, that she went through it too. Madison’s confession opened up the conversation to the topic of mental health, which she is very open to and actually frequently discusses with her fans on social media.
While Life Support does not have a definite release date, the first peak into the mind of Madison came with it’s first single release, “Baby.” Madison expressed that for her the song was “kind of turning point, where I was like… I’m deciding to get my s*** together.” She further defined it as a “pinnacle moment” of realizing where she was at the moment, and knowing that by the time the song came out she wouldn’t be in that place. In a way she was writing the song to and for her future self.
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