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Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness with Jacquelyn Bogisich for To Be Honest
Episode Summary
I sit down with Jacquelyn Bogisich, volunteer advisory board member of To Be Honest, to discuss a very serious epidemic: stigmas against mental illness and mental health awareness. To Be Honest encourages emerging adults to speak openly about mental health and seek assistance. Although the target audience is emerging adults from the high school through college ages, the online resources they provide are useful for individuals of all ages. There are also resources for concerned parents, educators and friends who feel they have a loved one in their life that may be experiencing mental illness.
Jacquelyn begins by telling us more about To Be Honest’s mission and informs us that the campaign is powered by non-profit Momentum for Mental Health and is supported by Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit Programs. After this introduction she and I talk about our own personal struggles with mental illness.
As the subject matter dives into seriousness, we lighten the mood through the great coping mechanism of laughter. This is not at all to make light of the subject or poke fun at those who are afflicted with mental illness. Rather, it is quasi-gallows humor and our way of taking power away from the negative emotions in a manner similar to that recommended by Monet Goldman, MFT in episode 101. Speaking of taking away power, there is a bit of an element malfunction that Jacquelyn highly requested be included for everyone to see: here is the story of the blue tape.
In the second half of the episode we go over some of the free online resources that To Be Honest provides.
Anonymous online mental health screening
Mental Health Definitions
LGBTQ+ resources
Intimate partner violence resources
TBH Toolbox
“Life - it’s a choice. You know, everything has a choice in it. And you can choose to live your life or you can choose to let your illness, your sickness, your situation in general, rule your life for you.”
The views expressed in this episode are the sole opinions of the individuals making them and do not necessarily reflect the views of To Be Honest, Momentum for Mental Health or Kaiser Permanente.
Episode Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 74171 (US), 686868 (CAN), 85258 (UK)
To Be Honest E-mail Contact: [email protected]
To Be Honest Social Media: Facebook / Instagram @tobehonest.today / Twitter
Become a Patron!
Production Crew
Host: Troy Ocariza
Guest: Jacquelyn Bogisich
Producer: Troy Ocariza
Production assistant: Jacquelyn Bogisich
Music by: Audionautix.com
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Episode Summary
I sit down with Jacquelyn Bogisich, volunteer advisory board member of To Be Honest, to discuss a very serious epidemic: stigmas against mental illness and mental health awareness. To Be Honest encourages emerging adults to speak openly about mental health and seek assistance. Although the target audience is emerging adults from the high school through college ages, the online resources they provide are useful for individuals of all ages. There are also resources for concerned parents, educators and friends who feel they have a loved one in their life that may be experiencing mental illness.
Jacquelyn begins by telling us more about To Be Honest’s mission and informs us that the campaign is powered by non-profit Momentum for Mental Health and is supported by Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit Programs. After this introduction she and I talk about our own personal struggles with mental illness.
As the subject matter dives into seriousness, we lighten the mood through the great coping mechanism of laughter. This is not at all to make light of the subject or poke fun at those who are afflicted with mental illness. Rather, it is quasi-gallows humor and our way of taking power away from the negative emotions in a manner similar to that recommended by Monet Goldman, MFT in episode 101. Speaking of taking away power, there is a bit of an element malfunction that Jacquelyn highly requested be included for everyone to see: here is the story of the blue tape.
In the second half of the episode we go over some of the free online resources that To Be Honest provides.
Anonymous online mental health screening
Mental Health Definitions
LGBTQ+ resources
Intimate partner violence resources
TBH Toolbox
“Life - it’s a choice. You know, everything has a choice in it. And you can choose to live your life or you can choose to let your illness, your sickness, your situation in general, rule your life for you.”
The views expressed in this episode are the sole opinions of the individuals making them and do not necessarily reflect the views of To Be Honest, Momentum for Mental Health or Kaiser Permanente.
Episode Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 74171 (US), 686868 (CAN), 85258 (UK)
To Be Honest E-mail Contact: [email protected]
To Be Honest Social Media: Facebook / Instagram @tobehonest.today / Twitter
Become a Patron!
Production Crew
Host: Troy Ocariza
Guest: Jacquelyn Bogisich
Producer: Troy Ocariza
Production assistant: Jacquelyn Bogisich
Music by: Audionautix.com