 a very very beautiful center and to Yvonne dark and I told you I'm a dark angel so you know it's complete hi Yvonne how are you? fantastic as antennae correct taking you mom it's all right I mean it is what it is you can't really fight it you just have to accept it because if you try to fight it will mentally unstable you know everything how does it affect you as an artist are you unable to go to studio I've seen people still going to studio I don't know if that means they own their own studios or productions or what not does it mean you can't move music around does it mean you know you can't go for tours what does it mean for you of course we can't perform in public we can't do tours in public you know there are a lot of artists that are doing live shows live concerts you know and people have to understand that not every artist is able to do so because it entitles a lot of partnerships okay and it entitles a lot of funding and if you don't personally have that money expressing the time of corona to remove it from your pocket because right now it's about survival okay that's why I said it involves partnerships you need companies to help support you to do it so the best way I would advise anyone as an artist who's trying to get something up and going right now is the best time to use your influencership to get companies to work with you it could be any company you know it could be any small business as long as they can come and help you create the live and also benefit from being basically that's what a sponsor is sponsoring the show all right so a lot of people are not um a lot of artists are in difficult situations of course because um we're out of practically jobs performing in the public kind for the people you know but there is other ways we do it and I guess um corona's teaching people a lot of things that um a lot of different options you know you can't give up you can't say who because corona struck it means that you're mentally incapable of developing new strategies new businesses new focuses so at the end of the day you have to use your mind and use this opportunity because to be with that momentum to have the space to think so I would advise someone in this time yes you have to balance it out this is the time where people have to understand the mental health situation you can easily get messed up from allowing your mind to sustain negativity yeah a lot of people are suffering no doubt a lot of people are having financial issues hunger issues mental issues physical issues emotional issues that people who are even giving birth right now there are a lot of women who are giving birth right now there are a lot of people who probably have got an injured in the house there's someone I know who fell down the stairs and had to go to the hospital and you don't really want to but you don't know how it happened but you have to fix it but at the same time you can't exactly decide to allow yourself to fall into victim of negativity um you have to try and find a positive in there's always a light in every dark corner okay and not dark as D.A.R.C.Q. but darkness as in D.A.R.K. my dark is positive it's not the darkness you know it's the dark light you know so um you have to just find a mental stable area where you can put yourself and tell yourself fine I always use this reasoning in life I have two options can I fix it or can I not fix it can I fix it yes and fix it can I not fix it fine I can't fix it what's my solution to move you know every just take every day as it is take every step as it comes whether you're an artist or somebody who is in the same situation as the entertainment industry and a lot of artists there are also a lot of businesses that people have been sent home with indefinite leave and without salary you know it's not just entertainers it's affecting everybody there's a majority of people who have been put on indefinite leave and are going through the same thing you know think of um maybe if I could just point I could just um because you said it's not just artists that are being affected which is very very true it is a lot of other people TV so somebody was burnt in their car as they were leaving for work in the morning all this there's all this domestic abuse going on stay at home self-isolation there's a lot going on how do we give people hope you know how you imagine from certain hours lady man say what to do now so I have this program I've started called yana which means you are not alone so I do a live once or twice a week where I explain to people and try and indulge in people and their psychology is because everybody's being affected by this and also everybody's being affected by their own individual lives even pre-corona or post-corona because we're still gonna have to do one with our lives and a lot of people suffer and don't talk about things because one they feel we point out and use that to peer pressure them or bully them so I hold this program where I speak to people and I don't state who has asked me what questions to be answered I answer them because we all understand the peer pressure world now what I can explain about how do you maintain positivity how do you maintain strength in these hard times you know and also remember there are a lot of people who have been living the way corona has affected them now previously okay there are a lot of people who have hand-to-mouth jobs okay so I know one thing that I practice every day is the positivity of the psychology okay so you said every day when you wake up in the morning the best thing I can advise people is create a target create a focus okay create an envision of a place you want to be mentally stable and positive tell yourself today these are my tasks and today I'm going to try and accomplish all these tasks tasks sorry I will then continue to go on with a prayer proceed with a prayer to thank God for life to thank God for this moment that you're still alive there are a lot of people who are dying left right and center be it corona be malaria be it aids be it whatever there's still other sicknesses that are people are battling on a day-to-day basis okay thank God that you are healthy there is no poison in your body the next poison you need to avoid is depression because your mind can be your greatest healer your greatest power or it could be your greatest deceiver and the greatest killer you have to control your mind yes listen can you fix this situation yes and fix it can you fix this situation no then move on now another thing people are going through is wondering the main factor which is money how do you survive without me okay how do you make money this is why I tell people sit in your mind space sit and try and figure out what are you going to do what side hustle business can you do and don't give a damn about embarrassment it's not about image right now it's not about none of that it's what are you going to do to change it if you think okay let me get seeds I'm already creating a mindset with a future garden it might not help me right now but when they do grow they will help me and God knows how long corona is gonna okay change your mindset develop things you need to do around you right now you have access to reading you have access to the internet thank god the good side I could say about the internet in today's world is about content there's a lot of content there's a lot of positive content okay you can grasp a lot of content so use that opportunity if you have or if you're able to go online and research get your mind going don't sit idle and allow yourself to fall into negativity because guess what we're all stuck indoors whether you're with your partner your family or whatever mood swings about because of all in each other so I'm advising you at the same time come on I'm occupying the sitting room when occupy the kitchen someone else occupy the bedroom and then we take shifts kill I'm drawn a move so that we're going to go to bed sit down same applies who doesn't come here left or up or doesn't come here your mind to make a boundary okay yeah and say this is where I'm going to be for the next half an hour but it's called the mental phase to zone out and to meditate because you need that that's just the truth okay you have to be capable to create boundaries in your head and you also have to be capable to understand the lesson of patience right now the honest truth is at a comma for example below me say my bed seat I let's use that so to make fun of my bed I'll just have to understand you're going through body temperatures mind temperatures there's all sorts of things you're going through I'm gonna avoid pissing you off at a comma you're bullying me and you're poking at me I'm just gonna back off when you try your nonsense I'm just gonna because even they'll say it would be my turn we're human beings things shift and change so right now it's all about the subconscious and the power that you hold within yourself and your mind you can allow yourself to explode or you can allow yourself to calm down and to try and move forward with whatever you have maybe in just as we wrap this up first I won't tell you why you inspire me so much for a long time mean major you can either be empowered I'm a note but I don't know watching you through your clothing line through your music just through you as a person I see you can be fierce and and be a mom you can be fierce and have a man that doesn't make you any less of a woman you can be fierce right now you know addressing your nation you are woke enough to understand that mental health is not something to play around and and for that dark queen thanks manzee thank you and I know you have some stuff let people know if you're going through something please you can find me on facebook or instagram evan dark or twitter give us your handles yeah just evan dark which is yv o double and e d a r c q go there dm me whatever you're going through i'm here to help i'm also a motivational speaker i'm not just a musician i'm also a human being that happens and where i can help i'll help and where i can't help i'll advise you to somebody that can help you understand because we're all going through this right now together as a planet and we all must initiate support for example we're not telling you about jobs listen i'm a brand ambassador for a truth whitening kit okay i do this on to understand listen just because i'm an artist doesn't mean that that ends there i'm a hustler i'm a woman i'm a business woman i have imaginations at places i want to be i multitask understand the power of multitasking especially now in the time of corona it's about okay you can find me on facebook youtube twitter come and speak to me dm me it's a private conversation i call it a mental inspirational session okay i have new music out um we i was featured by the amazing african shabba okay an amazing artist from mombasa and the song is a beautiful song it's on youtube okay you need to go find it african shabba featuring yvonne dark you'll also find the song itself on my pages so please go there right now and get the song it's a very empowering song and it talks about a love situation that's gone wrong and that's toxic and the realization and the growth and the wokeness that comes from it when you start speaking out about it you know when you say enough is enough i can't do this anymore people wake up you know and um i also have a few other projects that are coming out of course i have my clothing line um dark collection and i have so many other things left right and center i have a cooking show that i started called dark reason you can find it on youtube um and again on my facebook and my instagram you will see a lot of episodes where i teach people how to cook um would you call it chapos mandazi like cake i give out my recipes i give out my recipes because i believe in helping in power people why do you always feel like you have to go to the restaurant you can also make five star meals in your home and be romantic with your loved one and do too many things in this time especially of corona where we need great we need stability and stability comes from creativity you know so that you don't go you don't go insane so um go to my page follow me let's talk um let's envision let's aspire let's inspire each other let's aspire each other to to just have each other's backs and to just get over and through this and it doesn't just end after corona we have to continue to be better people as we go in life helping doesn't always mean tessa come on you're able to help someone financially who said you can't help them with knowledge who said you can't help them by just helping balance them by just being there as a backup an ear to listen a heart to help a hug to give all right a lot of people need help in so many diverse different ways so again you can find me facebook twitter instagram y v o double and e d a r c q i am here for you i'm here to spread love you are not alone remember hashtag yana you are not alone and i've been doing it so far with chero she's an amazing woman has and we're there to just help preach and help push everybody in the best way we can to make them wake up we give also a referral you can go and find out information to wake up all right thank you so very it has been my honor to have you see you're just full of light they're just so full of light maize yeah just keep inspiring us out she thank you again say hi to chero tell i'm a fan yay i will in fact i have a live session with her tomorrow so you guys tune into my life oh and watch it i also have a new live session i'm doing with maya hayakawa who's also an amazing woman and we'll be doing it on thursday so you guys there's a lot of content there's a lot of information and a lot of strength and how much you can get so tune in thank you so much oh yeah did you have a fun video who had fun with that interview thank you so much