Poison Waters - ”Painting on a smile.”

Meet Poison Waters (aka Kevin Cook): one of the most popular drag queens in Portland, Oregon. She's glamorous and is full of infectious positivity - if you've ever been in the same room (or Zoom!) as her, you know the power of her smile. Yet recently, Poison realized that sometimes she was "just painting on a smile," covering up her emotions with makeup and big hair, and eventually that all built up and had to come out. All the sadness, the anxiety, the stress and overwhelm about the state of the world... It's a lot! So Poison and I talked about letting our emotions out, embracing your weird and being uniquely yourself, and the importance of taking days off.

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You can keep up with Mentally Together on Instagram @mentallytogetherpod. Cassidy's Instagram is @cassidyquinntv, and you can watch the video version of each podcast episode at YouTube.com/cassidyquinn.

Books recommended by Mentally Together guests: https://bookshop.org/lists/mentally-together