It’s Okay to Not Be Okay: How the Stigma Impacts Us with McKenna Grass

McKenna Grass is a fourteen year old mental health advocate who is raising awareness for mental health within her community. She is on a mission to make as many people as she can not feel alone, and change the stigma surrounding mental health.  

In this episode we discuss the idea of ‘it’s okay to not be okay’ and Mckenna’s journey surrounding mental health. Mental health is a big part of many people’s lives, especially McKenna’s as she details her story about her fathers mental health struggle and how it has impacted her, and even her own journey through mental health as a result. McKenna’s father committed suicide as a result of the tremendous struggle he endured with mental health. McKenna tried hard to get her old self back, when her mental health began to plummet. She now feels like her old self again, with the help of her therapist who works for her and helps her heal. Her and her family have grown together as a result of her fathers tragic death, and have realized that it is okay to have mental health struggles. 

People have to open up and find those people surrounding them who can help them through their mental health journey. Being open and realizing that mental health is not shameful, is a step toward realizing mental health is just as important as any other health issue. Mental health is not something to feel ashamed about. You are enough, you are heard, and you deserve everything.

We also talk about…

• Mental health
• Mental illness
• Therapy 
• Trauma 
• Suicide 
• Alcoholism
• Struggles
• Change 

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