Ashley: For people of my generation, discussions around mental health are very widely accepted. If I have issues, I feel totally comfortable just saying them to my audience and people are very receptive to it. Even this week, I'm taking my first week-long break in probably two years. I told my audience and people are actually happy for me. I'll even have people DM me, “Hey, Ashley, I saw you post an extra video this week, we liked it, but you should take a rest if you need it.”
Phil: I think sometimes people will say, oh, this new, younger generation, they throw around this mental health word and it makes them soft or whatever. But I think in many ways, the reason why I think it became such a hot topic is because the amount of expectations for creators is actually quite different from what I went through just not too long ago. And just the fact that creators are making videos every day, every week, that's going to create the need to talk about the strain that you're having. Growing up in a time with this hyper-visibility where everything is public you have this infinite accessibility to people that you can build a brand and a company around, but you also have people who are going to constantly be sharing their opinions and critique. It's just a different world.