Mental Health Media
Videos, Interviews, Books, and Films
on different areas of mental health and well-being
The School of Life Collection
How to Ask for Help When You're Overwhelmed
The Psychology of Male Loneliness
Why We Sabotage Our Own Happiness
The Superpower We Gain From Suffering
Why It Can Take Us So Long to Understand How Unwell We Are
Why People get into Unhealthy Relationships
How Politics Can Drive Us Mad
Living Long-Term with Mental Illness
The True Cause of Obsessive Thinking
What Is Mental Health?
Interviews and Talks
How the body keeps the score on trauma | Bessel van der Kolk
Gabor Maté – Authenticity vs. Attachment
Is addiction a choice? | Gabor Maté
How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains | Richard J. Davidson
The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown
Depression, the secret we share | Andrew Solomon
Books on Mental Well-being
Recent recommendations from therapists and clients.
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Mental Health Documentaries
Mental illness, suicide, drug overdose, and autoimmune disorders are interconnected epidemics affecting 1 in 5 Americans annually, according to Dr Gabor Maté.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), like many mental illnesses, is often the subject of ridicule or even uncomprehending disapproval. However, to its sufferers and their loved ones, OCD is anything but a joke. OCD, The War Inside gives viewers an intimate look at the painful reality of the disease through the eyes of four victims and the people who love them.
This film tells the story of highly accomplished individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder, including former congressman Patrick Kennedy, attorney Terri Cheney, and cartoonist Ellen Forney. It seeks to find out where the biological breakdowns occur and how we can possibly preempt, fix, or rewire our brains to move forward to stability.
Professor Richard Davidson, one of the world's leading neuroscientists, met the Dalai Lama, who encouraged him to apply the same rigorous methods he used to study depression and anxiety to the study of compassion and kindness, those qualities cultivated by Tibetan meditation practice.