Meghan Markle criticizes Hollywood and talks about her experience of psychotherapy in a new podcast

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On the air of the latest episode of her podcast Meghan Markle Archetypes In a Spotify today, the Duchess of Sussex spoke for the first time about who pushed her to seek the help of a psychotherapist, and also condemned the stereotypes that have taken root in Hollywood about the “hysterical” women, which are often ridiculed in popular culture.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been called crazy, hysterical, or how about crazy? she turned to the audience. – If we were all in the same room and could see each other, I think it would be pretty easy to see. How many of us have our hands up? For example, I have. And this is not surprising, considering how common labels are in our culture.

In support of her position, Meghan cited several quotes from popular sitcoms as an example. “How I Met your mother” and “Clinic”as well as the words of conservative philosopher Jordan Peterson.

If she’s so crazy, then she must be very hot, says Neil Patrick’s character Harris Barney from How I Met Your Mother.

I don’t think men can control these crazy women, says philosopher Peterson.

Megan stressed that the stigma surrounding mental health issues creates a “silence effect” that is especially dangerous for those who are mentally unstable.

By calling someone crazy or hysterical, we completely ignore their experience and minimize how they feel. I have a very negative attitude to this word, to this label, to the fact that it is so carelessly thrown around, and to the damage that it causes to a rotten society and specifically to women around the world.

The Duchess admitted that her husband, Prince Harry, advised her to seek psychological help herself. Note that a year earlier, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Megan had already talked about her depression and other mental problems.

In the new release Archetypes Meghan spoke with actresses Deepika Padukone, Jenny Slate and Constance Wu. They were also joined by comedian Aparna Nancherla and former California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris.