Mental health stigma
Subject in Mental Health
Mental health stigma has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Mick Unplugged. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
André RushU.S. Army veteran, former White House chef, author, and mental health advocate
Rush says that when he asked his chain of command about talking to someone after 9/11, he was implicitly warned that it could cost him his job.
“I went back to my chain and I said, hey, I think I may want to talk to someone. And they said, do you like your job?”
Mick Unplugged: Chef André Rush: Strength Through Service (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 18:16
Rush argues that PTSD was stigmatized in the military around 2001 despite claims to the contrary.
“back then, PTSD was kind of stigmatized. Even though they say it wasn't, it was”
Mick Unplugged: Chef André Rush: Strength Through Service (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 15:23
Podcasts
- Mick Unplugged · 1 episode
Episodes
Chef André Rush: Strength Through ServiceMick Unplugged · Oct 19, 2026 · 49 min
Mick Hunt talks with Army veteran and former White House chef André Rush about grief, PTSD, asking for help, his culinary path, and his memoir.