The WWE has never shied away from interacting with mainstream entertainment. In fact, they embrace it whole
heartily, but this time AJ Lee (real name AJ Mendez) was part of branching out on her own.
She appeared on Maurice Bernard’s State of Mind show on Youtube recently where they talked about her career and mental health through the years.
Many will probably know or recognize Maurice as resident mafia boss Sonny Corinthos on ‘General Hospital’.
He’s had his own past dealing with bi polar and other mental health issues and he started his State of Mind show to talk with others about their struggles to help shine a light on problems many people face.
I felt a sweet connection with AJ, my sister in Bipolar. She’s a real kind and genuine person who is about to conquer the world. We talk about being Bipolar, the time leading up to her diagnosis, being a suicide survivor as well as her wrestling careerhttps://t.co/o3ZR0n9qA5
— Maurice Benard (@MauriceBenard) November 21, 2021
A little push
While AJ Lee retired from the WWE in 2015 due to an injury to her cervical spine and achieving her goals, she’s made a name for herself as a best selling author and a color commentator and executive producer for WOW (Women of Wrestling).
She also suffers from bi polar disorder, so it’s only logical that the two of them would come together at some point, and Maurice has an ability to make anyone feel at ease and AJ looked comfortable from the start.
Of course, as with all good things sometimes some help is appreciated, so after Maurice interviewed 9 year old Max Tomlin, who considers himself to be “General Hospital’s littlest, biggest fan”.
Max has his own Youtube segment where he talks about the show and he’s a wrestling fan, so AJ’s name came up and Maurice did some research before inviting to SOM.
Opening up
Maurice has a laid back style about him that’s welcoming and engaging and helps people relax, and it was apparent when the show started AJ was as relaxed and comfortable as could be expected.
They talked about everything from her wrestling career to beyond, and how she’s a mental health advocate now.
She really brought to light how the world can think you have everything, but things aren’t going the way they supposed to and the process of learning about and dealing with mental health.
As we continue to move forward and understand more about mental health and how to help each other, Maurice’s show is one of the biggest tools out there for that purpose. It’s great to hear how so many have learned to work with their mental health to create a better and healthier them.
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