EP. 251: Let's Talk Mental Health

<p><strong>S A U N A i E Presents Mental Health Stigma</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Q u o t e s: Give Yourself Credit for The Days You Made it when you thought you Couldn&#39;t.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>2nd: Your Past is a Lesson, Not a Life Sentence. Forgive Yourself &amp; Focus on The Future.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>S e g m e n t s: MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>DiD You Know: According to the World Health Organization Two-Thirds of People Living with Mental Health Conditions Don&#39;t Seek Professional Support Likely Due to the Stigma around Mental Health. I Bet You&#39;re wondering What&#39;s The Stigma Surrounding Mental Health</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Mental Health Stigma is the Negative Assumptions, Attitudes, &amp; Beliefs about idividuals, who experience Mental Health conditions,</strong></p> <p><strong>for example Believing that someone&#39;s Mental Health Challenge is their Fault.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>WHY IT MATTERS?</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>- Stigma causes people to feel ashamed for something that is out of their control. Worse, stingma prevents people from seeking the help they need.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>HOW DOES STIGMA OCCUR? </strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>- Stigma happens on multiple levels.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>- From Society = Public Stigma</strong></p> <p><strong>- From the Gov&#39;t &amp; Organizations = Institutional Stigma</strong></p> <p><strong>- From Others = Interpersonal Stigma</strong></p> <p><strong>- From Ourselves = Internalized Stigma</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>- When Stigma goes unchecked, it leads to discrimination by employers, by society, &amp; by the Gov&#39;t which results in less opportunity &amp; less access to care.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>HOW CAN WE ERASE MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA?</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>1. Talk openly about Mental Health within your family, friends, at work, on social media. </strong></p> <p><strong>