SZA for WSJ. Magazine.Photo:Ethan James Green for WSJ. MagazineLife coaching is not the same as therapy, andSZAlearned that the hard way.In a new cover story interview forWSJ. Magazine’s November Innovator’s issue, the 33-year-old R&B superstar opened up about how she deals with difficult emotions, noting that she’s tried hypnotherapy, talk therapy, psychiatry and acupuncture.One time, however, she accidentally saw a life coach thinking they were a therapist. The unofficial counselor taught her about box breathing as a method for lessening anxiety, but SZA grew frustrated as the exercise didn’t help.SZA on the cover of WSJ. Magazine.Ethan James Green for WSJ. Magazine"After I had box breathed myself for three months and didn’t get better, I called her in a f—ing frenzy like, ‘I’m about to commit myself to an institution today, I need help!’ I said, ‘What form of therapy do you do? DBT?’" she told the publication, referencing dialectical behavior therapy.SZA continued, “She was like, ‘I don’t have a clinical form of therapy because I’m not a licensed therapist, honey. I thought you knew that.’ It turns out she was not a board-certified therapist. She was a f—ing life coach.“There are several major differences between the two practices — mainly that life coaching does not require a medical degree and therapy does, though many coaches still undergo training.“Unlike psychotherapy, coaching aims to help people who are already functioning at ordinary or even higher levels work through emotional discomfort and make additional gains,” wrote Yael Schonbrun and Brad Stulberg forThe Washington Postin 2022. “A coach can help you perform better physically, emotionally, professionally, socially or athletically, depending on the specialty.“SZA for WSJ. Magazine.Ethan James Green for WSJ. MagazineElsewhere in SZA’sWSJ. Magazineinterview, the Grammy winner spoke about how songwriting helps her resolve personal problems in her life.“When I leave the studio, I feel better and empty,” said the “Kill Bill” performer. “There’s no better sleep than empty-brain sleep, and that can only come after I’ve been in the studio for 10 hours and done something good in there.“Anxiety still finds its way to creep into her head, especially at high-profile events, which still feel unnatural to SZA despite her years of experience and success as an entertainer.“Sometimes when I’m in those situations, it makes me more anxious, because I’m like, ‘Damn, they’re about to judge me for being a bitch, or quiet, or looking rude,'” said the star. “It’s everything, it’s not you, it’s me, and I’m freaking out, and I don’t know how to be any different right now.“SZA’sWSJ. Magazinecover story hits newsstands on Nov. 11, and she will be one of six honorees at the publication’s 13th annual Innovator Awards on Nov. 1.
SZA for WSJ. Magazine.Photo:Ethan James Green for WSJ. Magazine
Ethan James Green for WSJ. Magazine
Life coaching is not the same as therapy, andSZAlearned that the hard way.In a new cover story interview forWSJ. Magazine’s November Innovator’s issue, the 33-year-old R&B superstar opened up about how she deals with difficult emotions, noting that she’s tried hypnotherapy, talk therapy, psychiatry and acupuncture.One time, however, she accidentally saw a life coach thinking they were a therapist. The unofficial counselor taught her about box breathing as a method for lessening anxiety, but SZA grew frustrated as the exercise didn’t help.SZA on the cover of WSJ. Magazine.Ethan James Green for WSJ. Magazine"After I had box breathed myself for three months and didn’t get better, I called her in a f—ing frenzy like, ‘I’m about to commit myself to an institution today, I need help!’ I said, ‘What form of therapy do you do? DBT?’” she told the publication, referencing dialectical behavior therapy.SZA continued, “She was like, ‘I don’t have a clinical form of therapy because I’m not a licensed therapist, honey. I thought you knew that.’ It turns out she was not a board-certified therapist. She was a f—ing life coach.“There are several major differences between the two practices — mainly that life coaching does not require a medical degree and therapy does, though many coaches still undergo training.“Unlike psychotherapy, coaching aims to help people who are already functioning at ordinary or even higher levels work through emotional discomfort and make additional gains,” wrote Yael Schonbrun and Brad Stulberg forThe Washington Postin 2022. “A coach can help you perform better physically, emotionally, professionally, socially or athletically, depending on the specialty.“SZA for WSJ. Magazine.Ethan James Green for WSJ. MagazineElsewhere in SZA’sWSJ. Magazineinterview, the Grammy winner spoke about how songwriting helps her resolve personal problems in her life.“When I leave the studio, I feel better and empty,” said the “Kill Bill” performer. “There’s no better sleep than empty-brain sleep, and that can only come after I’ve been in the studio for 10 hours and done something good in there.“Anxiety still finds its way to creep into her head, especially at high-profile events, which still feel unnatural to SZA despite her years of experience and success as an entertainer.“Sometimes when I’m in those situations, it makes me more anxious, because I’m like, ‘Damn, they’re about to judge me for being a bitch, or quiet, or looking rude,'” said the star. “It’s everything, it’s not you, it’s me, and I’m freaking out, and I don’t know how to be any different right now.“SZA’sWSJ. Magazinecover story hits newsstands on Nov. 11, and she will be one of six honorees at the publication’s 13th annual Innovator Awards on Nov. 1.
Life coaching is not the same as therapy, andSZAlearned that the hard way.
In a new cover story interview forWSJ. Magazine’s November Innovator’s issue, the 33-year-old R&B superstar opened up about how she deals with difficult emotions, noting that she’s tried hypnotherapy, talk therapy, psychiatry and acupuncture.
One time, however, she accidentally saw a life coach thinking they were a therapist. The unofficial counselor taught her about box breathing as a method for lessening anxiety, but SZA grew frustrated as the exercise didn’t help.
SZA on the cover of WSJ. Magazine.Ethan James Green for WSJ. Magazine
“After I had box breathed myself for three months and didn’t get better, I called her in a f—ing frenzy like, ‘I’m about to commit myself to an institution today, I need help!’ I said, ‘What form of therapy do you do? DBT?’” she told the publication, referencing dialectical behavior therapy.
SZA continued, “She was like, ‘I don’t have a clinical form of therapy because I’m not a licensed therapist, honey. I thought you knew that.’ It turns out she was not a board-certified therapist. She was a f—ing life coach.”
There are several major differences between the two practices — mainly that life coaching does not require a medical degree and therapy does, though many coaches still undergo training.
“Unlike psychotherapy, coaching aims to help people who are already functioning at ordinary or even higher levels work through emotional discomfort and make additional gains,” wrote Yael Schonbrun and Brad Stulberg forThe Washington Postin 2022. “A coach can help you perform better physically, emotionally, professionally, socially or athletically, depending on the specialty.”
SZA for WSJ. Magazine.Ethan James Green for WSJ. Magazine
Elsewhere in SZA’sWSJ. Magazineinterview, the Grammy winner spoke about how songwriting helps her resolve personal problems in her life.
“When I leave the studio, I feel better and empty,” said the “Kill Bill” performer. “There’s no better sleep than empty-brain sleep, and that can only come after I’ve been in the studio for 10 hours and done something good in there.”
Anxiety still finds its way to creep into her head, especially at high-profile events, which still feel unnatural to SZA despite her years of experience and success as an entertainer.
“Sometimes when I’m in those situations, it makes me more anxious, because I’m like, ‘Damn, they’re about to judge me for being a bitch, or quiet, or looking rude,'” said the star. “It’s everything, it’s not you, it’s me, and I’m freaking out, and I don’t know how to be any different right now.”
SZA’sWSJ. Magazinecover story hits newsstands on Nov. 11, and she will be one of six honorees at the publication’s 13th annual Innovator Awards on Nov. 1.
source: people.com
