Hey, Space Studios.

Hey, what's up, y'all?

My name is Kear Gaines, and welcome to Radio Hairspace and to Monday morning.

I have the pleasure of guest hosting the radio Hairspace this week, and I'm so excited to be here with y'all.

For those that don't know me, I'm a therapist and a mental health advocate, and my area of expertise is men's mental health.

So establishing healthy relationship dynamics, that's kind of my thing.

I'm really pumped to be here with y'all this week in honor of Movember. Yes, MoVimber.

Movember is all about bringing awareness to men's health problems and that includes mental health,

which is very close to my heart. So this week, we're going to explore different

ways to destigmatize men's mental health. And one thing that I really want to stress is that

this is a group effort. So if you're not a man, there are most likely some men in your life,

and we need to all work together for things to change.

To kick off this week, we're gonna start at the root of it all.

Stigmas around therapy specifically with men.

As someone who's been on both sides of the therapy couch,

both on the couch and in front of it,

as a client and a therapist,

I can tell you that therapy is very often misunderstood.

And I've seen firsthand how we can change lives.

We're going to dig into why it's taboo, how stereotypes hinder some people's experiences with

therapy, and how we can reframe how we view and approach clinical health.

So there are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to therapy, and I understand

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