In the documentation Roxane Bruneau: in her own waydiscover a woman who took the bull by the horns by confronting her anxiety issues.
The person who used to be able to “love and hate” on stage at the same time doesn’t give free rein to her fears.
“I've taken responsibility for my mental health, I'm practicing being grateful and living in the present moment,” she said in this hour of television, which aired Sunday night and can be seen on TVA+.
Roxane Bruneau testifies here in the former pizzeria where she worked before entering the profession as a singer-songwriter and is now a trainer at La Voix. SCREENSHOT / QMI AGENCY
“I constantly tell myself: enjoy it, have fun, because you are living the best years of your life.”
Roxane Bruneau, who has been on medication at her request since last year, feels more balanced than ever, a situation that allowed her to have fun this fall during the recording of the 10th season of La Voix, in which she turns out to be quite smart and funny rookie trainer.
Thanks to the singing competition hosted by Charles Lafortune, Roxane Bruneau will be shining on our screens all winter long, which is quite an achievement considering her career is less than ten years old.
Roxane Bruneau is going through a difficult time, as seen in the documentary “Roxane Bruneau: Her Way,” available now on TVA+. SCREENSHOT / QMI AGENCY
“I used to feel like there was something behind the scenes holding me back. I had to fight to get on stage. “I’m at the front, I’m going to celebrate with my musicians,” she says in the Productions Déferlantes documentary.
This calmer state of mind contrasts with images from December 2021, when she kicked off the Acrophobia tour at L'Olympia in Montreal. We see her in her dressing room, paralyzed with fear.
“I'm pretty tired! Why am I doing this to myself! What's your problem? [se dit-elle en se regardant dans le miroir]. […] It can't be as fearful. The fear of messing up, the fear of saying something that might hurt someone, the fear of disappointing the world, the fear of losing them,” she says.
Visit to the set of “La Voix” on December 11th. Roxane Bruneau is surrounded by coaches Corneille and France D'Amour, host Charles Lafortune and coach Mario Pelchat. Photo agency QMI, JOEL LEMAY
One day, she texted her manager, Valérie Hamel, and asked her to make an appointment with her doctor.
“I never felt like it, I was afraid, and since then it's been night and day. I was in survival mode the whole time, that’s where I live.”
This is a testimony that could inspire other Quebecers to seek advice and help to get well.
“I don't promote drugs at any cost, but it just gave me a little temporary shelter to hide from this storm. It gave me this break to implement my ideas and I don’t know where to go anymore.”
The documentary shows us an authentic woman in her mid-thirties who experiences ups and downs and tries to develop herself in her own way.