If you opened up a magazine in the 2000s, you'd likely be met by countless images of celebrities on their worst days. And the conversation accompanying those images? Pretty toxic.We've come a long way in how we talk about mental health since then, but how did we get here? What changed?Today, we reflect on the cruelty of tabloid culture and how the internet shifted the narrative about mental health.If you want to hear more about our relationship with celebrities, check out our episode <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/allinthemind/moog-youtube-megastar-mental-health-parasocial-relationships/103402368">Moog became a Youtube megastar — and it messed with his mental health</a>.Guests:Jo PiazzaAuthor and host of <a href="https://www.jopiazza.com/podcasts">Under the Influence</a>Sophie GilbertStaff writer for The AtlanticAuthor of Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against ThemselvesDr Jessica FordLecturer in MediaUniversity of AdelaideProfessor Nick HaslamUniversity of MelbourneClinical Professor Jonathan ShedlerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural SciencesUniversity of CaliforniaHadley MearesHollywood historianMatthew SuarezAuthor of Paparazzi Daze: Celebrity EncountersDavid KampContributing EditorVanity Fair MagazineCredits:<ul><li>Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar</li><li>Reporter/producer: Jennifer Leake</li><li>Producer: Rose Kerr</li><li>Senior producer: James Bullen</li><li>Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite</li></ul>

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