Elise Okusami of the band Oceanator started playing guitar and listening to Green Day pretty young at nine years old, and her first band wasn't long after that. On this episode of DYR, she tells the story of attending an Against Me! show and finding the musical community that really inspired her to dream big about her own musical career. She gives some advice to her younger self about living as an anxious person. Elise recommends listeners check out two organizations: the Black Trans Travel Fund and Crown Heights Mutual Aid. For more about Dear Young Rocker, visit dearyoungrocker.com, follow DYR on instagram @dearyoungrocker and go to doubleelvis.com for merch and more great podcasts.

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Elise Okusami of the band <a href="https://oceanator.bandcamp.com/">Oceanator</a> started playing guitar and listening to Green Day pretty young at nine years old, and her first band wasn't long after that. On this episode of DYR, she tells the story of attending an Against Me! show and finding the musical community that really inspired her to dream big about her own musical career. She gives some advice to her younger self about living as an anxious person. Elise recommends listeners check out two organizations: the <a href="https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/">Black Trans Travel Fund</a> and <a href="https://crownheightsmutualaid.com/">Crown Heights Mutual Aid</a>. For more about Dear Young Rocker, visit <a href="http://dearyoungrocker.com/">dearyoungrocker.com</a>, follow DYR on instagram @dearyoungrocker and go to <a href="http://doubleelvis.com/">doubleelvis.com</a> for merch and more great podcasts. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

Dear Young Rocker is a scripted non-fiction storytelling and audio memoir podcast featuring stories from women and trans musicians. In seasons 1 and 2, host/creator Chelsea Ursin tells her own story of finding an outlet for anxiety and her place in the world via falling in love with listening to and playing rock music. Along the way she writes letters of advice to her younger self on topics from mental health to relationships. In season 3, guest musicians are invited to tell their stories and write to their own younger selves.

Dear Young Rocker

Dear Young Rocker is a scripted non-fiction storytelling and audio memoir podcast featuring stories from women and trans musicians. In seasons 1 and 2, host/creator Chelsea Ursin tells her own story of finding an outlet for anxiety and her place in the world via falling in love with listening to and playing rock music. Along the way she writes letters of advice to her younger self on topics from mental health to relationships. In season 3, guest musicians are invited to tell their stories and write to their own younger selves.  And in season 4, Atlanta-based musician and artist Nadia Marie tells her own incredible coming-of-age story, 

Dear Young Rocker is a scripted non-fiction storytelling and audio memoir podcast featuring stories from women and trans musicians. In seasons 1 and 2, host/creator Chelsea Ursin tells her own story of finding an outlet for anxiety and her place in the world via falling in love with listening to and playing rock music. Along the way she writes letters of advice to her younger self on topics from mental health to relationships. In season 3, guest musicians are invited to tell their stories and write to their own younger selves.  And in season 4, Atlanta-based musician and artist Nadia Marie tells her own incredible coming-of-age story,

Elise Okusami of Oceanator tells the story of finding the musical community that inspired her to dream big about her own musical career.

E31: ANXIOUS BUT OKAY FEAT ELISE OKUSAMI

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