I’m a huge proponent of talking about mental health. Thank goodness it’s no longer a taboo subject. I’ve watched so many people suffer in silence and confusion along life’s twisting paths that it bums me out that the world took this long to make mental wellness a priority. I’ve talked to enough people in my life and talk radio career to tell you, everybody’s struggling with sumthin! Luckily we’re here talking about it all now so that’s a great thing. Let’s keep talking.
I’m proud to have BetterHelp Online Therapy as a Sponsor because I know people need help and need to know where to find it, and I want to support them back.
Everybody Needs Somebody To Talk To. But In Case You Haven’t Caught On Not Everybody You Talk To Actually Listens or Cares or Knows The Right Thing To Say.
Whenever there is anything that interferes with your happiness or prevents you from achieving your goals, it’s important to talk about it. Even better if you can talk about it to someone professionally trained who can give you meaningful advice. There’s so much more knowledge now than there was before. So many people are being helped by professionally trained therapists who can address issues like depression, anxiety, relationships, trauma, grief and more.
I discovered BetterHelp online therapy while researching the top podcast advertisers. I was blown away they were #1 and I had never heard of them? So I researched the company more. They’re making professional therapy affordable and convenient, so anyone who struggles with life’s challenges can get help anytime and anywhere. Online therapy was growing even before the world went haywire during the pandemic, and now it’s full speed ahead.
BetterHelp is not a crisis line and it’s not self help. It’s professional therapy done securely online available to people worldwide. They’ll assess your needs and match you with your own licensed professional therapist in less than 48 hours. You can log in to your account anytime and send a message to your therapist. You can schedule weekly video or phone sessions.
I contacted BetterHelp to introduce myself. I told them I’d spent a lifetime doing my best to help people I loved through mental health issues and could surely have used someone to talk to myself along the way. Told them I’d love to help share their message. I asked if they would sponsor my show and good work because I’m passionate about educating people about taking care of their brains. And they did. Very cool.
Speaking of people and their problems, yesterday I was standing in line behind a man sharing his problems with a random woman behind a cash register at a gas station. I’m talking crazy personal stuff about his stressful job and his cheating girlfriend, on and on and on. I was losing it waiting on the line. Finally she gave him his change, but sadly no advice. I was thinking, now there’s a fella who could benefit from knowing about BetterHelp.com the world’s largest therapy platform.
Joining me to help you better understand how BetterHelp Online therapy works is Haesue Jo, their Clinical Support Lead. She’s also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with years of experience providing individual and family therapy in community mental health, school settings, and day treatment facilities working at BetterHelp. Her current clinical focus includes working with individuals with a variety of presenting problems, including anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma, community violence, gender identity, and depression.
One of the first questions I asked Haesue was “Is Anybody Normal?” LOL.
She had an interesting answer as you’ll hear in our two part podcast conversation. We discussed…
- How “Being Normal Is Overrated” LOL
- How to get started with online therapy and get matched with the right therapist
- How BetterHelp is very affordable.
So listen up and visit BetterHelp.com and read their testimonials that are posted daily.
Special Offer for my listeners: 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/DEBBIE
I think it’s a great way to invest in yourself.
