Sterling K. Brown on Fighting the Stigma Around Mental Health Through Randall’s Journey on ‘This Is Us’

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SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Strangers: Part Two,” the finale episode of the fourth season of “This Is Us.” As Season 4 of “This Is Us” comes to an end with another shock…

is reflecting on his character Randall Pearson’s struggle with mental health and how he hopes the storyline is resonating with audiences. During an Instagram Live conversation with“Many black men and women in particular have said thank you for demystifying the idea that therapy is something that is an anathema to us, something that our community needs to see,” Brown said.

“The motto is, ‘You know it’s hard out there, so fix it, deal with your stuff and keep it moving.’ And that is something that has allowed us to get to where we are,” he continued. “But there’s a place that allows for certain degree of vulnerability and access to be like, ‘Yo, I need help. I’m having a tough time with this, and there are certain blind spots that I have difficulty detecting on my own and seeing a professional helps.

While off-screen Brown is focusing on connection, in the world of ‘This Is Us,’ audiences who tuned into Tuesday night’s season finale finally learned why Randall and Kevin are no longer speaking to each other by their 40birthday — it’s all in relation to a truly “nasty” blow-out fight where the two siblings confront each other over Randall pushing Rebecca to take part in an Alzheimer’s clinical trial.

But there is hope, shown at the end of the episode, when Kevin rests his hand on Randall’s shoulder as they visit Rebecca’s bedside in a future timeline.

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