Elmo takes a turn as a therapist after asking 'How is everybody doing?'

Have a seat on my couch: When the beloved children's character Elmo asked how people how they were doing, the responses came from far beyond Sesame Street. (Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Headspace)

At first glance it might have looked like a run-of-the-mill social media check-in: "How is everybody doing?"

But the message came from Elmo — the furry red friend to kids, Muppets, and anyone else. And Elmo is known, on Sesame Street and beyond, for his capacity to care.