Alisha Marie kind of blindsided fans when she announced she’d be taking a break from her main YouTube channel.
The 24-year-old digital influencer talked with Entrepreneur about finally stepping away after struggling with mental health issues and when she hopes to return, if at all.
“When I posted that video [saying I was taking a break], I think a lot of people had no idea, because I’m always so happy and smiley on camera,” Alisha says. “It threw a lot of people off. But it just goes to show that, whatever people put out there is what they’re choosing to put out there.”
She emphasizes that it was due to mental health and instead of pushing it to the back of her mind again, Alisha did something about it.
“When it comes mental health, I love that I can help share that message. For the longest time, I never thought I would really deal with that,” she continues. “Now looking at it, I think that everyone should be aware of taking care of yourself. That’s important, and that’s not selfish.”
Alisha continues, “I definitely felt bad — I thought I’d let people down, or I thought, ‘I can do it, I don’t need to take a break,’ until it got to the point where I knew I needed to, and I wish I’d listened to myself along the way more. Taking care of yourself is way more important than any money or views or anything like that.”
But don’t worry, Alisha will be back “refreshed”.
