# Annie Slease | Mental Health Literacy and the Power of Language Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/annie-slease-mental-health-literacy-and-the-power-of-language Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/annie-slease-mental-health-literacy-and-the-power-of-language.md Podcast: [This Helps with Marlon Morgan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558) Published: 2025-10-16T19:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://af75c632-2f4d-4aa9-b003-3629e0025787.libsyn.com/45-annie-slease-mental-health-literacy-and-the-power-of-language Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/af75c632-2f4d-4aa9-b003-3629e0025787/EP45_This_Helps_Podcast_Annie_Slease.mp3?dest-id=4246168 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/episodes/annie-slease-mental-health-literacy-and-the-power-of-language Duration seconds: 4871 ## Resource Annie Slease is the Cofounder and CEO of the Mental Health Literacy Collaborative. She joins This Helps to share her journey from teaching English and directing musicals to becoming a national advocate for mental health education. She opens up about her family's experiences, her own late-in-life diagnosis, and how writing helped her move through stigma toward connection. Together, we talk about making prevention exciting, how language shapes stigma, and the movement to make mental health literacy part of every school curriculum. Learn more about the Mental Health Literacy Collaborative: https://www.themhlc.org/ πŸŽ₯ Watch Annie's episode of This Helps YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thishelpspodcast ! πŸ”— Stay connected with the podcast! Instagram: @thishelpspodcast For business: hello@thishelpspodcast.com πŸ”— Stay connected with the podcast host, Marlon Morgan, Founder & CEO of Wellness Together Instagram: @mrmarlonmorgan LinkedIn: Marlon Morgan πŸ“’ Know someone extraordinary who should be featured on This Helps? Visit https://www.thishelpspodcast.com/joinus and tell us all about it. πŸ““ FREE online mental health training at our Wellness Education Lab. WELLNESS EDUCATION LABβ„’ (WEL) is practical and empowering online mental health training. Each module offers three different versions for three unique audiences: students (13+), parents/guardians, and educators/school staff. Parents/guardians modules are also available in Spanish. ⛡️ Wellness Together is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation providing mental health services for students (K-12 and University), families, and educators on campus and online. Our mission is to deliver mental health support & programming to advance mental health awareness, advocacy, and access for everyone. NOTE: If you or someone you know is expe… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/episodes/annie-slease-mental-health-literacy-and-the-power-of-language/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-helps-with-marlon-morgan-6816558/annie-slease-mental-health-literacy-and-the-power-of-language.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.