Serena Ryder – Better Now

Six-time Juno Award winner and mental health advocate Serena Ryder has just released her new single “Better Now”.

It’s the fourth single to come from her upcoming album, The Art of Falling Apart.  The new album shares Serena’s mental health journey and comes out March 12.  The album was written and recorded over a 10 day period and the track listing allows the listener to follow Serena’s creative process in a true linear sense. Each song was recorded the day it was written, featuring raw, unprocessed vocals.

Serena is a longtime advocate for mental health and has worked with a variety of health and wellness initiatives, including Bell Let’s Talk, WE Day, Unison Benevolent Fund, and in 2018 won the Margaret Trudeau Mental Health Advocacy Award.

She has presented her keynote speech (also named The Art of Falling Apart) to audiences across Canada and will soon release a shortened animated version to grow its impact around the world.

Recently, she launched The Art of Wellness — a free mindfulness program for artists and creatives.

Each track on the album is a story of the journey towards falling apart, all building to “Better Now” in which Serena realizes that one of the bravest things we can do is face our trauma, feelings and fears, and by doing so, we can truly learn to love ourselves.

The EP is available for preorder now directly from the ArtHaus website.

ABOUT THE SONG – 

Serena says “Life has kicked my ass in so many ways, but I wouldn’t change a thing — because it wouldn’t have changed me. I’m at a time in my life where I can see the beauty that comes from sitting in the uncomfortable moments. I used to smoke and drink through pain, now I know there’s a better way. Being sober is the bravest thing I’ve ever done and Iife is so much sweeter every day. I know better now.”

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This post was written by Carrie Buchanan