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Guest on On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Mandy Teefey is a producer, advocate, and public figure who frequently discusses mental health, personal struggles, and media representation. During an appearance on On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Mandy Teefey brought up the film adaptation of Matthew Quick's Silver Linings Playbook to illustrate how individuals living with bipolar disorder can navigate normal life challenges, romantic relationships, and everyday difficulties. In the same conversation, Mandy Teefey referenced Ken Kesey's novel and film adaptation One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest alongside Susanna Kaysen's memoir Girl, Interrupted, describing them as favorite films that nonetheless portray mental health facilities in a manner that differs significantly from her own lived reality and experiences inside treatment centers. Through these reflections, Mandy Teefey used popular literature and cinematic depictions of mental illness to advocate for more accurate, empathetic, and realistic portrayals of psychological struggles and institutional care in modern media and public discourse.

Books recommended by Mandy Teefey

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  1. Girl, interrupted

    Susanna Kaysen · Discussed · 1 episode

    Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen is a well-known memoir detailing the author's stay at a psychiatric hospital in the late 1960s.

    Discussed
    “So then it's like navigating that and like you know, like I I mentioned like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Girl, Interrupted, favorite films, love them but that's not the reality Selena or I live in every day, you know, I have been in a facility and but it was not like what's being portrayed.”
    On Purpose with Jay Shetty SELENA GOMEZ ON: How To STOP Insecurity & TRULY LOVE YOURSELF To The C… 2022-11-07 Listen at 1:26:00
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    Ken Kesey · Discussed · 1 episode

    Ken Kesey's classic novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" portrays institutional life and psychiatric practices through the experiences of patients in a mental asylum.

    Discussed
    “So then it's like navigating that and like you know, like I I mentioned like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Girl, Interrupted, favorite films, love them but that's not the reality Selena or I live in every day, you know, I have been in a facility and but it was not like what's being portrayed.”
    On Purpose with Jay Shetty SELENA GOMEZ ON: How To STOP Insecurity & TRULY LOVE YOURSELF To The C… 2022-11-07 Listen at 1:26:00
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

  3. The Silver Linings Playbook

    Matthew Quick · Discussed · 1 episode

    Discussed
    “And so, like I like to tell stories and if I can you know, show and like I was telling you earlier, I like using Silver Linings Playbook because they're bipolar but they're having a life, they're having a relationship and as it may come with challenges, every relationship comes with challenges.”
    On Purpose with Jay Shetty SELENA GOMEZ ON: How To STOP Insecurity & TRULY LOVE YOURSELF To The C… 2022-11-07 Listen at 1:24:48
    Where to get it
    AmazonListen on Audible

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
SELENA GOMEZ ON: How To STOP Insecurity & TRULY LOVE YOURSELF To The Core | Jay ShettyOn Purpose with Jay Shetty2022-11-073