Fletcher Says Being Open About Her Health Online Is About ‘Honoring Cari the Human’

“I’ve always been somebody that’s shared the human parts about my life,” Fletcher shared with PEOPLE at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards

Fletcher is honoring her story.

The musician, born Cari Fletcher, shared with PEOPLE at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards that opening up about her Lyme disease diagnosis allowed her to be “real” with her fans.

“For me, I’ve always been somebody that’s shared the human parts about my life, and I always wanted to see more of that as a little kid growing up, to see more artists, to see more women in music, women in pop music, not living life as a highlight reel, which is what social media is, and wanting to really share all of the real struggles and all of those things,” explains Fletcher.

The singer says that getting candid about her health is part of her “journey.”