Overview

• Braun told Steven Bartlett’s “Diary of a CEO” podcast that he spent 20 minutes in October 2020 contemplating suicide as his marriage unraveled and his feud with Taylor Swift intensified.
• He sought help at the Hoffman Institute Foundation in Petaluma, Calif., where a week-long personal retreat ended a period of depression.
• The music manager separated from Yael Cohen Braun in July 2021, finalized their divorce in September 2022 and retired from artist management in 2024.
• Braun described his public dispute over Swift’s first six master recordings as a “gift” that exposed undeserved praise and criticism and spurred self-awareness.
• After Taylor Swift regained her masters in May 2025, he said he was happy for her and that he has never been happier following his personal transformation.