Therapists React to LOVE, SIMON with guest Dr. Elliott Carthy

What can you do when you don't feel like you fit in? When you don't feel like you can fully be yourself? Licensed therapist Jonathan Decker and filmmaker Alan Seawright team up with psychiatrist Dr. Elliott Carthy to talk about acceptance -- of others, and of ourselves -- in Love, Simon. They talk about depictions of LGBTQ+ stories and stereotypes in the media. From personal experience, as well as media depictions, they discuss how each person's experience with coming out and/or coming to accept yourself is different, and the power of family and support when going through changes, growing into yourself, or facing difficult things. People don't fit into boxes - we're all complex, shades of gray, and we can't use stereotypes and cognitive shortcuts to box people in. See more from Dr. Elliott Carthy here: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrElliottCarthy Support us! Patreon: https://patreon.com/CinemaTherapy Merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/cinema-therapy Internet Dads Popcorn: http://ctpopcorn.com Cinema Therapy is: Written by: Megan Seawright, Jonathan Decker and Alan Seawright Produced by: Jonathan Decker, Megan Seawright & Alan Seawright Edited by: Trevor Horton, https://tzhediting.com Director of Photography: Bradley Olsen English Transcription by: Anna Preis