Alanis Morissette gets real about 'postpartum activity'

This year hasn't been an easy one for anyone (read: the pandemic), but Alanis Morissette has hit so many milestones, not to mention the 2021 Grammy nomination she received this week for her rock musical Jagged Little Pill for Best Musical Theater Album.The Canadian icon joined etalk's Traci Melchor to discuss the ups and downs of 2020 and learn more about what's bringing the "All I Really Want" singer joy during these times. Traci asked Alanis the fully-loaded question of 2020, "How are you doing today?" The singer replied, "I'm not doing too well, but I'm still smiling. I have postpartum—I call it 'postpartum activity,' so it's depression, anxiety, a lot of hormones stuff and a lot of neurobiological stuff." Alanis said that this is the third child she's had "postpartum activity" after, so she knows there's another side to it and "it's better than ever before" because she has the previous experiences in her back pocket to compare it with.

 

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Alanis says that the best part of the pandemic is the "searing intimacy" and becoming available for her family. "I love the planet; I love meeting humans, so I'm socially hungry," she added, about all of the virtual interviews she's been taking part in.The pair discussed the importance of being grateful for whatever the world is sending them. "Every single thing that's ever happened in my life, I actually truly believe that it was happening for some opening, for some expansion. This pandemic time is a real alchemical crunch for some of us," Alanis said. "We're being painted into these unusual corners that are really hot, and we're either going to come out of it really enlightened around certain parts of our internal world that maybe we didn't have time to even access."Additionally, the "Ironic" singer continued that for those who struggle with work addiction (and raised her hand), they need to be more careful than ever about overworking since there's no "overt transition times with children at home and working."