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During the pandemic, I've become fascinated by this particular genre of ads.

Hey friends, are you overwhelmed by 24-7 times with the kids?

Ads like this one with swimmer Michael Phelps that acknowledge how hard life can be right now.

Or perhaps you feel all alone.

And it makes you want to reply and say, yeah, Michael Phelps sometimes I do feel overwhelmed.

We're not just living through the COVID-19 pandemic.

We're also living through an unprecedented mental health crisis.

Now might be the time to talk to a licensed therapist.

Phelps is a spokesman for Talkspace,

a mental health app that provides audio, video, and text therapy.

Talkspace is just one of these apps.

Better help is another.

There are a lot of them.

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