Sophie Sikes shares her experience of dealing with depression and anxiety throughout her life and how she recently took a step in her mental health journey towards treatment. She discusses the challenges of navigating the stigma around treatment, diagnosis, cultural norms and expectations, transparency, and language. As a listener of What’s On Your Mind’s STFS series, she looks forward to sharing her own story with the hopes that it resonates with the millions of people who feel alone, ashamed, or confused about their own depression and anxiety. This episodes contains content on self harm, substance abuse, physical abuse, and suicide.
-- Thank you for the theme music @briank_williams28 BK Williams! Become a monthly supporter of the show at janirad.com/podcast. STFS: Stories of survival, struggle, and everything in between. JRPW Services @jrpwservices (Jani Rad) and Be Fearless You Foundation @befearlessyou (Corilynn Bailey) are co-hosting this minisode series of “WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?” to bring you a platform where we can all end the stigma around mental health and mental illness together. Conversation is powerful, and together through language and stories - we can Stop the F** Stigma!
As a disclaimer, the stories shared on this platform may include triggering content. Please take care of yourself when listening. We will not be providing advice, therapy, or counseling. That is not the intended purpose of this space. If you are seeking professional advice or need to talk to someone immediately, please connect with a mental health professional or call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 800-273-8255 (TALK). @psych_today @800273talk
Additional resources to find BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) therapists:
Asian Mental Health Collective @asianmentalhealthcollective
Therapy in Color: The mental health directory for People of Color @therapyincolor_
National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network @nqttcn
South Asian Therapists @southasiantherapists
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