Anyone canbenefit from therapy— even cheerful, umbrella-wielding nannies.Julie Andrewssays that going to therapy was life-saving after she split from her first husband in 1967. At the time, theMary Poppinsstar wasstruggling to clear her head, and the late directorMike Nicholssuggested she find a therapist.“Sadly, I separated from my lovely first husband,” Andrews, 84, toldStephen ColbertonThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “And separations were always inevitable and the marriage was over and my head was so full of clutter and garbage. Believe it or not, it was Mike Nichols who really tipped me into wanting to go to therapy.”Andrews said that Nichols’ healthy mindset encouraged her to go through with it.“He had been, and he was so sane, and funny and clear,” she said. “He had a clarity that I admired so much. I wanted that for myself. And I didn’t feel I had it, so I went and got into it and it saved my life, in a way.”TheSound of Musicstar decided to share that she went to therapy in her new memoir,Home Work, after realizing that others may benefit from her speaking out.“The truth is, Stephen, why not [share it]? If it helps anybody else have the same idea,” she said.RELATED VIDEO: Introducing PEOPLE’s New Mental Health Initiative: Let’s Talk About ItPlus, Andrews said, therapy doesn’t have the same negative stigma as it did in past decades.“These days, there’s no harm in sharing it,” she said. “I think everybody knows the great work it can do. And anybody that is lucky enough to have it, afford it and take advantage of it, I think it would be wonderful.”
Anyone canbenefit from therapy— even cheerful, umbrella-wielding nannies.
Julie Andrewssays that going to therapy was life-saving after she split from her first husband in 1967. At the time, theMary Poppinsstar wasstruggling to clear her head, and the late directorMike Nicholssuggested she find a therapist.
“Sadly, I separated from my lovely first husband,” Andrews, 84, toldStephen ColbertonThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “And separations were always inevitable and the marriage was over and my head was so full of clutter and garbage. Believe it or not, it was Mike Nichols who really tipped me into wanting to go to therapy.”
Andrews said that Nichols’ healthy mindset encouraged her to go through with it.
“He had been, and he was so sane, and funny and clear,” she said. “He had a clarity that I admired so much. I wanted that for myself. And I didn’t feel I had it, so I went and got into it and it saved my life, in a way.”
TheSound of Musicstar decided to share that she went to therapy in her new memoir,Home Work, after realizing that others may benefit from her speaking out.
“The truth is, Stephen, why not [share it]? If it helps anybody else have the same idea,” she said.
RELATED VIDEO: Introducing PEOPLE’s New Mental Health Initiative: Let’s Talk About It
Plus, Andrews said, therapy doesn’t have the same negative stigma as it did in past decades.
“These days, there’s no harm in sharing it,” she said. “I think everybody knows the great work it can do. And anybody that is lucky enough to have it, afford it and take advantage of it, I think it would be wonderful.”
source: people.com
