Jun 24

Jun 24 The Me You Can't See

“Connection to anyone who cares about you makes a world of difference.”

— Oprah

Much has been written about The Me You Can’t See, Apple TV’s new star-produced mental health series that was two years in the making and that has become the most-watched program on the platform. Unfortunately, the media narratives have played to the headlines, the narrative hooks of Prince Harry, Oprah, Lady Gaga, and Glenn Close gaining the most attention.

But what these click-bait articles overlook are both the courage and vulnerability that comes with anyone sharing their stories and also the other powerful narratives woven through. We were struck by Chef Rashad Armstead of the Black Food Collective talking about his struggles with depression and anxiety, the openness of boxer Virginia Fuchs about how she manages her OCD, and the struggle of Fawzi, a refugee boy in Greece who had violently lost his young brother to the civil war in Syria and is only just learning to speak of his trauma.

This isn’t a series to be reduced to princes and celebrities, but one that gives breadth to people’s experience of something that we all have to contend with: our mental health. And whether you come at that clutching an Oscar or a crown, empty-handed or drowning, not waving, all of our stories matter, because no life gets to be untouched by this subject.

As we write a guide to the places in the world thinking differently about mental wellness, we wanted to take a moment to look at a handful of the impactful places and initiatives that The Me You Can’t See includes.