May 14, 2018
More and more famous people are coming out about their own mental health issues. Everything from bipolar, depression, OCD, and anxiety. The struggles of living with bipolar and schizophrenia are something our hosts know a lot about. In the wake of all this media attention, Gabe and Michelle wonder if this has had a positive or negative impact on their cause.
They discuss celebrities like Mariah Carey and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The conversation meanders around positives, negatives, and they dive deep into whether celebrities are the heroes in mental health advocacy or a distraction.
“If all these famous people have mental illness, how bad could it be?” - The public?
[1:10] Gabe and Michelle begin the discussion about the ‘Queen of
Christmas’ being bipolar.
[8:45] Are celebrities helping the cause and can someone actually bully The Rock?
[15:00] When celebrities come out about mental illness, does society misinterpret the struggle?
[19:00] Gabe talks directly to parents about their mentally ill children.
[28:30] They finish up by discussing Mariah Carey’s recovery as well as others’.