09-05-2025
Drew Afualo Gave An Update On Her Mental Health
If you follow Drew Afualo on TikTok, you'll remember that she took a much-needed break from the app at the end of last year.
To announce it, she posted an emotional five-minute video explaining the struggle of seeking validation from loved ones and the communities she works so hard to uplift. While Drew expressed her gratitude for the life she leads and the support she receives, it was time to step away for a minute and focus on herself.
Well, I recently sat down with the content creator for BuzzFeed's Voices of the Pacific series and asked her how she's doing now.
"I'm doing much, much better," Drew told BuzzFeed. "Thankfully, my break from TikTok was about six and a half, seven weeks, which was the perfect amount of detox time for me, especially around the holidays, too. My family and I love the holidays. That was the best time for me to take a break, really, because it got me offline and off my phone and really helped me feel a lot more present."
Her break was successful as she feels "genuinely refreshed" now — so lovely to hear! As much I love watching her viral take-downs of misogynists, I'd obviously prefer she takes the time when she needs it. Health first, always!
"I feel like myself again," she continued. "I feel a lot more connected to myself and a lot less connected to the internet. That was a huge reason why I took the break in the first place. I felt like the paradigm was shifting negatively, and so I needed to make sure I keep a finger on the pulse and make sure I take care of myself and my mental health."
"I'm feeling a lot better, feeling ready and raring to go. My 2025 so far has been nutty. So, I'm right back to work, right back to being super, super busy. I'm a Virgo. I love being busy. But thankfully, now that I've taken my break, I am very much so excited every time I have to work and stuff, which is always, but no burnouts. That's what I'm trying to avoid."
Drew also shared what she's got going on for the rest of the year, and I'm sooo looking forward to checking out these projects when they're announced.
"I have so many irons and so many fires. I'm focusing on TV and film a lot in 2025, which is very exciting, too. Doing more acting, which I'm nervous about but excited. And continuing to put my people on, that's always on the agenda every year. Lots of huge things. My dream ultimately would be to just continue to spread into all traditional forms of media and really solidify myself as a person in entertainment. That would be my ultimate dream, really, and to just continue doing what I love, which is being silly for a living. I love it!" she concluded with a laugh.
You can read Drew's full interview here.
And you can read our Voices of the Pacific interviews here.
