Open Journal

Ep268 Lived Experience Shared with Emily

·50 min·4 clips
Emily shares the most common dismissive statement she hears about depression: 'It's all in your head.'

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A clear, humane conversation about mental-health stigma, suicidal thoughts, and support that feels safe enough to accept.

Open Journal keeps its focus on the hard space between private distress and public silence. The conversation takes in suicidal thoughts, the familiar dismissal of depression as "all in your head," and the quiet relief that can follow when someone is given room to say what has…

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You want a mental-health conversation that takes "all in your head" seriously and asks whether talking, sharing, and care can feel safe.

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