Carnie Wilson on Mental Health, the Loss of Brian Wilson, and Wilson Phillips’ Lost Albums: Podcast

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Carnie Wilson has always lived in the open, whether harmonizing her way through pop history or talking plainly about the stuff that doesn’t resolve neatly. Ahead of her being honored at the 2026 She Rocks Awards, Wilson sat down with Kyle Meredith to talk about a career that stretches far beyond Wilson Phillips’ chart-dominating debut and into advocacy, survival, and the records that time quietly overlooked. Listen to the episode above or wherever you get your podcasts.

Looking back on her career, Wilson is refreshingly candid about both success and struggle. “I’ve always been an open book,” she says, tracing that instinct through music, sobriety, motherhood, and mental health advocacy. She talks openly about anxiety, OCD, grief after losing her father Brian Wilson, and why shame has never helped anyone heal. “The brain is so complex… we’re humans and we feel stuff,” Wilson explains, framing mental health not as a weakness but as a shared, messy reality — one she’s spent decades trying to normalize in public.

That same honesty carries into her thoughts on music, especially the albums that slipped through the cracks. Wilson lights up discussing The Wilsons, the late-’90s collaboration with her sister that leaned harder into rock and reunited the family creatively. “That album is so special to me,” she says. “We poured our hearts into it… and nobody heard it.” She’s equally hopeful about the future, hinting at unreleased material sitting in the vault and the possibility of revisiting it all as Wilson Phillips continues to play shows built on decades-long friendships. “As long as the fans want to come see us,” Wilson says, “we’ll be there.”

Listen to Carnie Wilson talk about her career, the She Rocks Awards, and more in the new episode above or by watching the video below. Keep up on all the latest episodes by following Kyle Meredith With… on your favorite podcast platform; plus, check out all the series on the Consequence Podcast Network.