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Checking In with Michelle Williams
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 19 July 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
In this very special solo episode, Michelle reflects on when she checked in to a mental facility and how she turned potential shame into power. She also encourages you to check yourself in if that's the help you need. You are so loved!
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.4 | Welcome to checking in with Michelle Williams, |
| 0:06.6 | a production of IHeart Radio and The Black Effect. |
| 0:23.6 | Hello, hello, hello. Today is July 18th. |
| 0:30.0 | And it's something about this time of year, every year. This time five years ago, today is when the world was made aware that I had |
| 0:51.4 | checked into a treatment facility for depression. |
| 0:56.9 | You know, it's, I look back and I was perusing through pictures today to try to find the statement |
| 1:05.7 | because a part of me, I just, I don't like to Google that part of life anymore. |
| 1:12.7 | Yeah, July 17th, sources told TMZ that McWilliams is receiving treatment at a facility near Los Angeles. |
| 1:23.8 | So let me see if I can find the statement. |
| 1:30.0 | I decided to go ahead and look. |
| 1:32.8 | Let's see. |
| 1:33.4 | Here we go. |
| 1:35.0 | July 17th. |
| 1:36.4 | So this was yesterday. |
| 1:38.0 | This would have been yesterday five years ago. |
| 1:41.7 | For years, I have dedicated myself to increasing awareness of mental health and empowering |
| 1:47.4 | people to recognize when it's time to seek help, support and guidance from those that love and |
| 1:53.7 | care for your well-being. I recently listened to the same advice I have given to thousands |
| 1:59.2 | around the world and sought help from a great |
| 2:01.6 | team of health care professionals. Today, I proudly, happily and healthily stand here as someone |
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