Chrissy Metz is opening up in a new interview for VeryWell Mind, sharing her thoughts on the upcoming end of “This Is Us” in a cover story for the work-life issue.
Given that VeryWell Mind focuses on mental health, Metz underlined the importance of a hit TV show such as “This Is Us” tackling issues related to mental health. “For me, once you educate somebody, even if it’s in a roundabout way on a TV show or a conversation… the fear goes away, and the shame or the guilt goes away, and that is so important in the journey of health as far as contending with your own mental health,” she says. “I think [‘This Is Us’] is helping… even in ways that we probably don’t even recognize now.” READ MORE: Chrissy Metz Shares How She Met Her Boyfriend During The Pandemic Metz also discussed what she’s learned from her “This Is Us” character, Kate Pearson. “I am her; she is me. [We] always put ourselves into our roles.
And I think Kate is so much of who I used to be,” Metz explained. “And so now that she’s becoming this very empowered woman who’s speaking up for herself, I, in turn, find myself doing that in different ways.
So that role has helped me to be the person that I am trying to fully realize.” During the interview, Metz addressed her own search for work-life balance, admitting it’s “something that I’m perpetually chasing.” “I love to take a bath at the end of the day.
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