Victoria Monet Says She Penned ‘On My Mama’ While Battling Postpartum Depression
Victoria Monet is finally getting the recognition she deserves. Her latest hit, “On My Mama,” is becoming a quick favorite across social media. However, fans didn’t know the single had been in Monet’s arsenal for over two years and was written while she battled postpartum depression.
The 34-year-old artist stopped by Ebro Darden‘s The Ebro Show on Apple Music 1, where she shared the inspiration behind the tune. “This record actually happened in 2021, probably… Maybe eight or nine weeks after I gave birth, right? So I’m in the mental space of, I was really having a hard time, I had postpartum depression, I was still breastfeeding, just adjusting to the life, but also in the midst of COVID.” Monet gave birth to her first child, Hazel, in February 2021.
“So we’re in a pandemic, everything’s a little bit risky, scary to even be in the studio with a child. And ‘On My Mama’ was the first record I did that I actually liked. But it came while I was in a place of disbelief in what I was actually saying,” she told The Ebro Show host. Money continued, “It’s almost like I had to speak it into existence. And I do look good, I do feel good, and I am deserving. And so, I think of the record as an anthem for affirmations, positive self-talk, manifestations, living in abundance, speaking things into existence, all of that is kind of in the song, but in a really cool hood way.”
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