‘Taking care of ME’

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Her path has not been an easy one.  On July 24, 2018, she relapsed and was admitted to the emergency room at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, due to a near-fatal overdose.

That was the wake-up call that changed Demi’s life. In a tweet from December that year she wrote, “If I feel like the world needs to know something, I will tell them MYSELF … I am sober and grateful to be alive and taking care of ME”.

That same year she decided to sever her ties with her longtime manager Phil McIntyre and begin a new journey in the music industry with Scooter Braun who also represents Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. During a Billboard interview earlier this year she said, “In the past, I projected my own abandonment issues onto other people, especially male figures that I looked up to as father figures.  I had to reflect on, ‘What do I want my relationship with my manager to look like without enmeshing my own father issues onto him?'”

This year her career seems to be better than ever. She looks strong, empowered, and healthy, both emotionally and physically.  The year 2020 started for her with an amazing and emotional performance of “Anyone” at the Grammy Awards Ceremony in January, followed by her performance of the National Anthem at the Superbowl in February.

‘Everything came to a halt’

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Then Covid-19 hit the country and the world, and everything just stopped suddenly for everybody, including Demi and her busy agenda. “ When we first went into lockdown, I had just performed at the Super Bowl and the Grammys, released a new single and had another single coming out a month later with Sam Smith. I felt secure in my career and had been prepared mentally to crush it. When everything came to a halt, I — like I’m sure many others reading this — felt adrift,” says Lovato in her personal letter on the Pandemic that was published by Vogue.

This time of isolation has been a time for transformation for a lot of people in this world. As for Demi, she has found a voice for herself that speaks out stronger than ever.  She is not only able to talk about her personal struggles and her truth, but she realized that she can also speak out about other issues in the world, tell other stories, and talk about the things that need to be changed for a better future.

Her awaited new album hasn’t been fully released yet, but she has released a few songs containing empowering lyrics that seem to be aligned with her goal of sending meaningful messages to the audience. Her single “I Love Me”, released in March this year is a powerful song that talks about self-love and resilience:

why do I compare myself to everyone? and I always got my finger on the self-destruct, I wonder when I love me is enough.

Then later this year in September she released another two songs, “Still have me” and “OK not To Be OK”, a collaboration with Marshmello, which hit Number 1 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Chart.

This new purpose-driven journey that Demi has embarked on continues with her latest single, a bold political statement, which she performed at the Billboard Music Awards. Her performance showed the world what she’s made of and how her past struggles have shaped her into a confident and talented woman that will keep singing and writing important messages.

Make your own statement

Vote Like A Madre

Demi Lovato has an incredibly large platform ensuring that her voice is heard. And while many of us don’t have millions of people hanging on our every word, we do have our own source of power: OUR VOTE.

Each and every one of us has the power to effect change. It starts with the people we choose to represent us at all levels of government — from the president down to a local city council member. Your vote is your superpower.

There is a movement of Latina Madres who have promised to use their superpower for the good of their children — they are pinky promising to Vote Like A Madre in the upcoming election. This promise means they will choose leaders with bold, science-based action plans for dealing with the climate crisis. Won’t you make your own pinky promise?

Voting has already started in many states, and Vote Early Day is rapidly approaching. It is time to harness your power, and make your plan to vote.

Disclaimer: This sponsored article was produced and distributed in partnership with Latino Victory Project, in support of the Vote Like a Madre campaign.