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Podcast 26 - Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's podcasting debut with Teenager Therapy for World Mental Health Day
To mark World National Mental Health Day Meghan and Harry joined a special edition podcast by Teenager Therapy to chat about all things mental health.
World Mental Health Day occurs annually on October the 10th, to bring attention to global mental health education, mental health awareness and advocacy against social stigma. The event was first celebrated in 1992 following an initiative by the World Federation for Mental Health, an organization represented in over 150 countries around the world.
The theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day is - Mental Health for All - Greater Investment – Greater Access
The group that make up the podcasters known as Teenager Therapy are from Anaheim in California. The group started the podcast in 2018 and within a few months of releasing their first episode they had achieved over 100,000 downloads. By the end of September 2020 they had recorded their 100th episode.
As well as having a presence on Instagram and Twitter, the teens have expanded onto You Tube and have their own web-site.
The group of teenagers came to the attention of The New York Times. Journalist Taylor Lorenz penned an article about them and their podcast this past July. According to journalist Omid Scobie, Meghan and Harry learned about Teenager Therapy through the NY Times article. "Meghan and Harry then listened to a few episodes and were so impressed with the show and the grace and honesty of the young hosts that they knew immediately that they wanted to support their important work.”
I tuned in to listen to the World Mental Health Day episode and summarise their conversation. Link to the full podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conversation-prince-harry-meghan-duke-duchess-sussex/id1437039510?i=1000494273871
The discussion is full of insights and shared experiences. It is good that these teens are opening up about things that concern them without feeling any stigma.
Maybe this next generation will wonder what us 'older people' were so hung up about when it came to discussing our mental health.
Check out my blog at www.kindthoughtsformeghanmarkle.com
Show written and produced by Jeanette Songolo.
Please keep listening for future podcasts on all things Meghan, Harry, Archie and Lili and in the meantime watch out for other posts on all things Sussex on my blog at https://www.kindthoughtsformeghanmarkle.com/
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