Lauren Pritchard-Cobb Instagram – Yesterday evening I was one of 20 women from the West Tennessee area recognized with a Sterling Award! The Sterling Awards are given to the “20 most influential women” in their respective fields and careers. When I received the phone call in February from Linda Rizzuto telling me I had been nominated and then chosen as a recipient in their 2023 class I was speechless! This artist life that I live is one that has had, and continues to have, many ups and downs and I rarely think about what I’m doing in a “macro” sense because I have to remain very present and in the moment as I’m moving quickly from project to project so I often lose sight of what the optics might be of “me”. Most of the time I just assume that people think I’m the crazy songwriting lady who hops around on stage screaming and emoting while banging on about needs for children who are abused or hungry while also talking incessantly about my son who I’m casually obsessed with…. 😂🤷🏻♀️🤪 I also struggle with mental health and live with a monster in my head who regularly tries to convince me that I’m useless, a failure, incapable, incompetent etc etc etc. My logical brain knows these things aren’t true but it’s still the demon I live with and I know I’m not the only one who struggles with this.
I say all of these things to say: I may not always have all the answers or know what’s up ahead but being recognized with a Sterling Award this year and being included with this group of 20 absolutely incredible and inspiring women gives me so much hope, it quiets the monster in my head. It gives me encouragement to know I’m on the right path. I praise and thank God for his grace and guidance through it all!
It’s an absolute honor to be given this award and I promise to continue living, learning, growing, working and trying my very best to do what I can to help my community, create meaningful opportunities for artists and children and be the best mother and wife I can possibly be. Thanks to the Sterling Awards committee for choosing me to represent your organization, it means the absolute world to me. 💫 | Posted on 17/Mar/2023 19:01:06
