Few musicians (or celebrities in general) have had to contend with media scrutiny, and the stress that comes with that, as LeAnn Rimes. After releasing her debut album at age 13 and becoming the youngest person to ever win a Grammy (for Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, in 1997), the singer-songwriter found herself unprepared for the spotlight’s glare. Drawn-out legal battles with her father, manager, and record label, and brutal tabloid fallout from her extramarital affair with actor Eddie Cibrian (who was also married at the time), followed — and Rimes struggled. In 2012, about a year after marrying Cibrian and the day after her 30th birthday, she checked herself in to a facility for a month of treatment for anxiety and depression. It was only then that she started to find peace, through the breathwork, meditation, and daily mantras that inspired her new spiritual album, CHANT: The Human & Holy.

Rimes, now 38, speaks about her nearly decade-in-the-making CHANT album, overcoming her “trust issues” in order to strengthen her marriage and other personal relationships, and her overall ongoing mental health journey as she leaves her painful past behind.