What the Fu*k Does Mental Health Even Mean?

Korg MS20 Mental Health Synth

Mental health. Buzzword of the decade. Everyone’s talking about it, few are defining it, and honestly… sometimes it feels more like a marketing term than something we actually know how to live with. But hey — it’s important, it’s real, and it’s messy, so let’s talk about it.

For me, mental health isn’t some mystical aura or Instagram quote about “choosing happiness.” It’s practical. It’s gritty. Some days, mental health looks like remembering to eat real food. Other days, it’s lying in bed all day, full-on foggy-brained, and celebrating that I managed to shower. Victory is relative.

Over time, I’ve learned that mental health is less about “feeling good” and more about checking in. Like: What do I need today to stay grounded, even if it’s just a little? Sometimes that means cutting off relationships that don’t serve me anymore — not out of malice, but because we’re walking different paths. Sometimes it means letting myself not be okay for a bit without guilt-tripping myself into pretending I am.

Everyone’s version of mental health is different. It’s not a one-size-fits-all hoodie — it’s more like a wardrobe of weird, mismatched pieces you slowly figure out how to wear.

So how do you start getting in touch with your own mental health?

Here are a few practical moves:

• Audit your energy: What drains you? What restores you? Write it down for a week.

• Create distance: That might mean muting an account, skipping that social thing, or setting a boundary you’ve been avoiding.

• Build a routine: Not for discipline’s sake, but to give your brain something to trust.

• Use tools: Meditation, movement, journaling, music — whatever gets you in your body.

• Get accountability: A therapist, a coach, a friend who actually checks in. No hero journeys alone.

So if you’re out here building your own toolkit — through music, movement, rest, community, therapy, journaling, or just vibing alone with your synths — I see you. Your process is valid.

And yeah, for the gear heads: hope you liked my Korg MS-20 wiring diagram. Healing comes in many forms. Synth noodles included.