“It is incredibly important for people like us, especially as women of colour, to speak openly about mental health and break down the stigma. During their candid chat, the ‘MasterChef’ judge said she had “grown up with clinical depression pretty much my entire life”. Melissa also addressed “de-stigmatising” mental health in an Instagram story, saying, “Every human battles at some point with mental health. “It’s important to de-stigmatise the conversation so people feel less alone.”Instagram/fooderati 'MasterChef Australia: Back To Win' judge Melissa Leong shared this on her Instagram story. Dr Vasudev N. Makhija, founder and president of the South Asian Mental Health Initiative and Network, has previously spoken about the stigma associated with mental health amongst Asian families.

Source: Huffington Post June 26, 2020 06:33 UTC