An Inspired Chat with Jorgie Gosney of South Phoenix

We recently had the chance to connect with Jorgie Gosney and have shared our conversation below.

Good morning Jorgie, it’s such a great way to kick off the day – I think our readers will love hearing your stories, experiences and about how you think about life and work. Let’s jump right in? What is a normal day like for you right now?
Right now I am focusing on finding a real balance in life. I have a few jobs I work part time and I have decided to go back to school. I’m still making music and doing nails, now I’m working towards being an instructor and teaching other people my trade. If I’m not working or doing something creative, you can for sure find me downtown with my best friends. Or I’m just at home with my cats playing Fortnite.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Jorgie! I’m a certified nail technician, self proclaimed garmentologist, fashion icon, big sister and everybody’s friend. I’m currently a vocalist for a hardcore band I started last winter, and a wanna be SoundCloud super star. I like to meet new people and can’t go a day without expressing myself 100%. I feel like that’s the biggest thing that sets me apart and makes me unique. I will always be unapologetically myself.

Appreciate your sharing that. Let’s talk about your life, growing up and some of topics and learnings around that. Who saw you clearly before you could see yourself?
My mom definitely knew who I was before I did. She’s always been so honest with me and has had such a huge influence on who I am as a person. She taught me to always work hard, be myself, and that there was more to this life than what I grew up with. I am so grateful she has been so supportive in letting me express myself and do what I need to do to learn how to be human. I love my mama down.

When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
I started a clothing brand during Covid. I had a lot of feelings that were really big with no where for them to go. I think being able to sit with myself and use my talents to cope bridged a huge gap for me. I have known grief for years and didn’t know if I was processing anything right or even at all. When I lost 2 people very close to me to drugs I felt like nothing in life was fair. I didn’t want to do anything but cry and waste my life away until I saw them again. I’m thankful I was able to channel my feelings into my work and didn’t have to explain myself either. I miss my friends every day but I know they’re proud of me. My grandma is too. I wouldn’t be me without them.

Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Is the public version of you the real you?
I would like to think the person I am online is really close to who I am when you meet me in person. I think we all have a hard time being 100% authentic and don’t like to show the ugly side of ourselves. There are times I use my social media as a creative outlet. So you might see a picture of me or hear my music and it makes you feel something I hope. That’s what I try to use my platforms for. I will say people usually think I wouldn’t be as nice as I am in person compared to what they see online.

Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What are you doing today that won’t pay off for 7–10 years?
I stress a lot about my age and where I’m at in life. I tend to compare myself to my peers and get overwhelmed at my personal timeline. I learned that life is probably 98% little moments that we never take the time to appreciate. We worry about getting married, having kids, starting a career but those things aren’t our entire life. Little things happen every day and that to me is what really matters. Stressing out all the time isn’t going to pay off so I definitely need to chill on that.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @6missedcallss / @feeling.pressed
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@6missedcalls?si=xYiB4zXYkWvKQnSB
• Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/zwA5KDUwXQXjK1XFkR