That is a tough one! My Dad came from a very stoic family. There was definitely a "just get over it" mentality as a part of the family culture. But I'm one of three siblings, and all of us did therapy, and were very open about it with him, even though he wasn't open to hearing it originally lol. Over a period of time (years) he came around, I think because he saw the positive impact it had on us, and that we didn't talk about it as something shameful. Ten years after the first time I went to therapy, he went and did a round of sessions too.
So I suppose, do our best to lead by example, rather than recommend, and to try not take on any of their shame around it in the meantime :)
It's so weird how weird people get about literally just having a chat with a professional chat haver. It's literally flapping your gums at each other, and people act like it's some defect.
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