Madeleine Roger has been trustfalling for two years straight.
In 2022, the Winnipeg folk singer and songwriter made a pledge to start saying “yes” to anything and everything that scared her — personally, professionally and creatively.
“It has completely changed my life,” she says of the curiosity-driven philosophy.
“I suppose my theory was, if I could eliminate holding myself back then more things would become possible.”
Seated on the green vintage loveseat where she does most of her writing, Roger, 32, is beaming from ear-to-ear while she talks excitedly about her sophomore album, Nerve, and all the grief, heartbreak, love and lust that went into the project.
Fear — of failure, of disappointing somebody, of not living up to expectations — was a constant companion throughout its creation.
“It’s the whole foundation of this entire project. Every decision has been about (overcoming fear),” she says.
The first hurdle was cold-calling (Instagram direct-messaging, actually) some of her musical idols to …