Welcome to Episode 130 of The Madhappy Podcast. This week, we are running one of our favorite episodes from the archive. We are excited to welcome Landon Barker onto the show to learn more about his mental health journey.

We kick off the episode as Mason asks Landon to speak about his experiences growing up in Los Angeles (1:09), before the two get into a conversation about family and the different ways families can evolve and come together over time (6:23).

Landon talks about his evolution from Rap to Rock in the music space (13:20), sharing more on where he finds creative and professional inspiration (18:14).

The two move into a discussion about mental health, as Landon shares more on his personal experiences with anxiety and depression (28:37) and the tools he uses to support his daily wellbeing (32:16).

Mason asks Landon to talk about his experiences with Depersonalization-derealization disorder (41:04), before the two wrap up with a conversation about brain mapping (45:34) and the power of having mentors to look to for mental health support (50:02).

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