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Mandy Moore’s mental health message for This Is Us fans

By Bethany Lewis

SANTA MONICA, CA - JANUARY 13: (Editor's Note: Image converted to black and white) Mandy Moore attends The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 13, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
SANTA MONICA, CA - JANUARY 13: (Editor's Note: Image converted to black and white) Mandy Moore attends The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 13, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) /
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This Is Us’ Mandy Moore advocates for mental health and hopes the show helps people feel less alone.

This Is Us is a notoriously emotional show, known to make viewers cry every week without fail, whether it’s from sorrow, anger, pain, grief, or happiness. That kind of entertainment can be cathartic and healthy, especially if you find you can relate to the characters and/or their situations and find support in that. Star and mental health advocate Mandy Moore is very proud of this aspect of the show and that it takes pains to destigmatize mental illness and therapy.

"“It’s important to continue to try to take away some of the stigma around mental health issues. I hope that by talking about it on this big television show, that people can see it’s not something that should be stigmatized. We have the ability to talk about it, see it and recognize that it’s normal.”"

THIS IS US — “Songbird Road: Part Two” Episode 312 — Pictured: (l-r) Milo Ventimiglia as Jack, Mandy Moore as Rebecca — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC)
THIS IS US — “Songbird Road: Part Two” Episode 312 — Pictured: (l-r) Milo Ventimiglia as Jack, Mandy Moore as Rebecca — (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC) /

The series has had storylines involving mental illness and addiction featuring Kevin and Toby, and even a strong, seemingly perfect character like Randall. No one is immune from mental illness and no one should be ashamed to seek the help they need. It has even helped some of its cast members work through their own grief. And while the series does a great job addressing those issues and destigmatizing treatment, I argue that they could even emphasize it more – particularly the role of therapy. It is sometimes mentioned as playing a role in character’s treatment, but not often featured in much detail or as a continued process.

“The show is letting people see that everybody from every walk of life could potentially be feeling the same way that you are or suffering from this in some form or another,” she said. “You’re not an anomaly, and you’re not alone.”

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Moore herself makes the time to address her own mental health and utilizes therapy to stay healthy. “I let myself know that it’s OK to feel my feelings, and that I’m a human being who is fallible and can make mistakes. I’m OK to have a down day, but tomorrow is a new day,” she said. “Give yourself a day to sit in those feelings and then know tomorrow is a fresh start.”

Source: Life

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