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Will Brown: Why I Left My Father’s Church to Save My Mental Health

Season 1, Ep. 368

Singer and songwriter Will Brown joins Johnny Seifert on Secure The Insecure Podcast this week.


Will opens up about the mental health themes behind his new album, Welcome to Brownsville. Will reflects on the heavy mental toll of growing up in a small Kansas congregation where imperfection wasn't an option and about the terrifying leap of faith it took to step away from the family church business. Plus, Will opens up on what happened when he had to sell his home and move to LA to reclaim his voice and his life. Finally, Will looks at the mental health themes of his songs including Better Man and I Found You.


Will’s album Welcome To Brownsville is out to stream now


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