Zoe Roa

“Overnight, I sold my lease and transferred my job up north. It was really spontaneous and kind of scary, but that’s when I was like, ‘Okay, well, I don’t have dance anymore. I don’t have all these outlets that I used to rely on.’ Then I kind of found myself rediscovering my love for music.

“Music was always there for me, even when I didn’t know it was going to be this important. From playing guitar in my bedroom to singing along to little covers, it was always there.”

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“What would you tell someone who was considering making a bold move in life?”

“Hmm… just say what you need to say. Don’t be afraid of what you need the world to hear. Going through my process and stepping into this scary area of darkness was really vulnerable, but if I hadn’t taken the leap—if I hadn’t said what I needed to say—my life could look really different right now.

“Do it for yourself. Don’t do it for the people around you. Don’t do it because you think it’s what someone else wants for you. Find what you need to do for yourself and channel that; move forward.”