Jul 16, 2026 · 27 min · 10 segments
We all want to help the people we love, but when someone is struggling, knowing what to say or do isn’t always easy. In this episode, host and licensed therapist Sreela Roy-Greene sits down the…
I'm actually really excited about this episode, I have to say, because the State of Stigma report I think is just really phenomenal, and it provides us with so much information, but it's almost, like, a lot of information.
And I wanted to sit down with you today and really break down some of the really incredible findings from the report and really help our listeners to break it down and how they can apply it to themselves.
I wanted to start us off by looking at something very interesting about the report, which is the State of Stigma found that talking to a therapist or taking care of our mental health is incredibly important.
However, there's a discrepancy and a disconnect there because a lot of those same people that say, "Yes, therapy is needed.
You need to go and get help," or, "Everybody should take care of their mental health," are also people who are maybe not seeking therapy for themselves.
And so what do you think is part of that disconnect or creating that disconnect for folks?
Um, and I'm, I'm really glad the State of Stigma highlighted this incongruence, right, between what we, we know to be true and what we say to be true for other people versus what we believe to be true for ourselves.
There are so many of these ideas that can permeate our minds around, like, why it might not be for us or why we might not even feel like we deserve it.
And a lot of people, I think, in general feel like, "It's not for me," or, "I don't even know where to begin," or, "I'm too much," right? And there's almost like a ...
But there are people who really need help, and I don't wanna take away from that.
I've definitely heard anecdotally that said to me, where it's like, "Yeah, but I don't- I'm not as sick as somebody else who might need you or need this kind of help." And I'm just like, "Yeah, but you're a human being."
Feeling, feeling stuck in how to even get started, right, in, in getting care, where to go, or who's a good fit, right? All these added layers on top of the internalized stigma make it really hard to actually take that first step.
I'm actually really excited about this episode, I have to say, because the State of Stigma report I think is just really phenomenal, and it provides us with so much information, but it's almost, like, a lot of information.
And I wanted to sit down with you today and really break down some of the really incredible findings from the report and really help our listeners to break it down and how they can apply it to themselves.
I wanted to start us off by looking at something very interesting about the report, which is the State of Stigma found that talking to a therapist or taking care of our mental health is incredibly important.
However, there's a discrepancy and a disconnect there because a lot of those same people that say, "Yes, therapy is needed.
You need to go and get help," or, "Everybody should take care of their mental health," are also people who are maybe not seeking therapy for themselves.
And so what do you think is part of that disconnect or creating that disconnect for folks?
Um, and I'm, I'm really glad the State of Stigma highlighted this incongruence, right, between what we, we know to be true and what we say to be true for other people versus what we believe to be true for ourselves.
There are so many of these ideas that can permeate our minds around, like, why it might not be for us or why we might not even feel like we deserve it.
And a lot of people, I think, in general feel like, "It's not for me," or, "I don't even know where to begin," or, "I'm too much," right? And there's almost like a ...
But there are people who really need help, and I don't wanna take away from that.
I've definitely heard anecdotally that said to me, where it's like, "Yeah, but I don't- I'm not as sick as somebody else who might need you or need this kind of help." And I'm just like, "Yeah, but you're a human being."
Feeling, feeling stuck in how to even get started, right, in, in getting care, where to go, or who's a good fit, right? All these added layers on top of the internalized stigma make it really hard to actually take that first step.
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