Therapy, Destigmatization, and How to Start Your Mental Health Journey with Leeor Gal

Today we have an amazing guest, Leeor Gal, better known as "The Therapy Gal." I've recently become acquainted with Leeor through social media and listening to her podcast  "Therapists Out of Office." They had a conversation recently called "Therapy 101," which I related to heavily.    I've been open about my mental health journey, and I've really had to get back to a lot of the foundational work. Listening to their podcast caused me to reflect on my journey, how it started, and how far I have come. A lot of what I'm working on is rooted in starting over again and examining where I misstepped and where I need to improve for the future.   Another inspiration came in the form of someone reaching out to me after meeting in person to discuss how difficult it is for them to talk to others about their mental health challenges. They wanted to be able to have more conversations about the challenges they're working through, including how to approach starting therapy. To me, this was the universe saying "your on a similar path, you should discuss this with Leeor."   Leeor is a marriage and family therapist, and I brought her on to discuss where and how to start your own mental health journey. I also appreciate that Leeor is great at making therapy humorous and bringing her comedic personality into her therapy and mental health-related content. There are a few videos of hers that I have actually laughed out loud at, which I think is a great way to destigmatize this difficult topic. Making mental health relatable and funny helps open up conversations that might not happen otherwise.   Please welcome Leeor Gal to the show!Find Leeor Gal here:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_therapy_gal/    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetherapygal?lang=en    Website: https://thetherapygal.com/ Find Nick Thompson here:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nthompson513/   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXipWcR8Pit6vYHd1ZcKgKg