iListen starts off June with our first commemoration, Filipino Heritage Month. Filipina guest Giselle shows us how powerful and liberating it can be to be open to talking about mental health.
We want to break the barriers to mental health within the Filipino community, from prejudice to acceptance and understanding. In Filipino culture, there is a strong lack of sensitivity in referencing mental health issues and it is believed that resilience is a defense mechanism with one's ability to solve their own problems and downplay mental health issues.
