every day, but that black men in therapy kendrick lamar s album dropped the summer which explores this timely topic. according to researchers, black men are half as likely to pursue counseling as their white counter counterparts when experiencing anxiety or depression. well, the first step in breaking the stigma is talking about. it here with me is doctor michael a lindsey, team of nyu social work. and doctor jason johnson. mike, i want to start with you. mike, a morehouse man onset with me. great to have you here on set. seriously. and i ve noticed this conversation around therapy and blackmon is becoming normalized, but maybe not normalized to the extent that it needs to be. why do you think this is happening now? well, i think the pandemic is certainly having an impact on how people are in touch with their emotions. and their psychology, if you will. people are being encouraged to talk about how the pandemic has
conversation. i m thrilled we had this conversation. two perfect meant to have this conversation with. thank you so much, doctor mike, shout out to morehouse, see you at home coming this year. jason johnson will be returning in the next hour. thank you doctor lindsey. also, busy in the bedroom, post pandemic. yes, that s right, while not everyone is safe taking the safe precautions. we have to talk about the alarming rise of stds, that is coming next. t is coming next. so how many vaccines have you given to people? me? about 1000. walgreens.millions. i cannot miss her big debut. with your booster, i think you ll be there. for every twirl. i got a shot so my sister won t get sick. way to go, big bro! so while we re here. flu shot, as well? let s do it.