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🗓️ 9 April 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Since the start of the pandemic, usage of apps like BetterHelp and Talkspace has skyrocketed. These apps might make mental health care more accessible, but are the products they sell really the same as therapy? Guest: Molly Fischer, features writer for the Cut at New York Magazine Host Lizzie O’Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.5	During the pandemic, I've become fascinated by this particular genre of ads.
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0:58.0	We're also living through an unprecedented mental health crisis.
1:01.7	Now might be the time to talk to a licensed therapist.
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