Meghan Trainor Urges Women to 'Be Kinder to Yourself' and Opens Up About 'Rewiring My Brain' in Therapy (Exclusive)

Meghan Trainor is opening up about her journey with mental health.

Speaking with PEOPLE on the red carpet of the Billboard Women in Music Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 29, the "Made You Look" songstress shared a message to women everywhere.

"Breathe, take a deep breath," Trainor, 31, who was honored with the hitmaker award, tells PEOPLE.

She adds, "Go easy on yourself, be kinder to yourself or try... if you're not there yet, start, start doing that because you have to rewire your brain."

Trainor then went on to share how her experience with therapy has been life-changing.

"I've been rewiring my brain for a while in therapy and I'm getting better, but it's the thing I'm working on every day," she says.

"It's like cleaning your house," she adds. "It's gonna get messy again and then you have to clean it again. And like working on the gym, you gotta go back or else you'll lose it all."

Trainor recently told PEOPLE that when she's having a bad mental health day, she listens to Kim Petras' 2022 Slut Pop EP.

"That's the only thing. I'm like, 'This is it. This is going to get me going,'" Trainor said of the racy record.

Trainor has been open about her struggle with panic disorder, which she has treated for years with antidepressants and therapy. In addition, she also manages her mental health through fitness.

"It really helps my mental health when I'm working out and exercising and taking care of me," the "Me Too" singer said. "I work on getting more sleep. I notice if I don't get sleep, I'm angry. You know when you get hangry? I get sleep angry. Slangry."

Her husband, Spy Kids actor Daryl Sabara, 32, is also a source of comfort through hard times.

“He is my rock,” Trainor said of Sabara, with whom she shares sons Riley, 4, and Barry, 19 months. “We just communicate so well. He is my therapist and my best friend and my everything."

In January, Trainor wrote a personal essay for Today where she opened up about having a panic attack shortly after delivering her son Barry — and said she hoped this helped moms feel less alone.

"A month after having my second baby, I hit a breaking point," she wrote.

"I'll never forget it, it's like it was yesterday – I'm sweating, just thinking about it. I was holding Barry, my newborn, and he was crying and crying," the "Dear Future Husband" singer continued. "My husband was with our toddler, Riley, putting him to bed, so I was alone with Barry and he would not stop crying and then I was crying."

"I was having a panic attack and I was just over-exhausted, but I felt like I was dying. I felt if I stood up, I would pass out. I didn't feel safe holding the baby and at the same time I felt like my body was giving up on me."