This Thursday was #BellLetsTalk Day - a term coined by Bell Media to dedicate a day to raising awareness about mental health. For every share, repost, and retweet, the company donates five cents towards mental health programs. While this may seem like an altruistic initiative at first, programs started by large corporations rarely are. The very fact that Bell Media - one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies started #BellLetsTalk by pledging ten cents for every share, and has now dropped it to five cents as the initiative gained momentum, says it all. This week, Nadine and Tarini discuss what #BellLetsTalk has become, what is represents, and whether or not it actually does what it claims to - raise awareness and break the stigma around mental health. Notably, this week’s episode also has the worst connection issues to date, and Bell is Tarini and Nadine’s wifi service provider. Coincidence? We think not. The FBI agents are always listening and as Nadine says on this episode, “capitalism supports capitalism”. Want to know more? Stream on all major streaming platform at You Know What I Mean?, follow us on Instagram @ykwim.pod, and watch the episode on YouTube at You Know What I Mean? Podcast.
