Holding Grief and Joy at the Same Time with Maïlys Jox

Maïlys Jox lost one of her closest friends, very suddenly. What came after was a slow journey from grief to trusting life again, and becoming a mother.Sherry and Maïlys talk about what happens when grief and joy arrive at the same time. They get into survival mode and the people who help you out of it, the album she wrote and recorded while she was pregnant, and the song that opens on her daughter's real heartbeat. They talk about the discovery that surprised her most: that joy and grief can live in the same heart, at the very same time. There is also the 20 to 30 minutes of silence she protects every morning, where her best ideas tend to arrive without a single sound, the family gatherings that turn into a mini orchestra, and the next album she is about to record, stripped back to just piano and voice as she returns to who she is.This is a Soft Power Project conversation about holding grief and joy at the same time. It goes somewhere unexpected. TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Grief and joy at the same time1:32 - Singapore roots and finding home3:00 - A sudden loss, then motherhood5:06 - Moving through survival mode10:44 - Music as a family language14:44 - Fear, joy, and choosing life17:48 - A daily practice of silence20:42 - Writing the album while pregnant25:54 - Choosing joy, returning to herself MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Maïlys Jox on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4F94HKOO2psDIoP2Dx9Z3GMaïlys Jox on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mailysjox/ ABOUT MAÏLYS JOX:Maïlys Jox is a French singer-songwriter, born in Singapore and now based in France. She grew up in a musician family, learned music young, and writes in both French and English. Her songs range from intimate piano-and-voice ballads to more upbeat tracks, drawn from her own life. https://www.instagram.com/mailysjox/ | https://open.spotify.com/artist/4F94HKOO2psDIoP2Dx9Z3G #SoftPowerProject #Grief #Motherhood #Healing #ChoosingJoy Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm5etbvm00a1i01sl6k6h99de/commentsYoutubeInstagramWould you like to share your life stories?Please fill out this form. See you there~