Articles Written By Professionals:

• “There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing” by Adam Grant

• The Atlantic “Dear Therapist” with Lori Gottlieb

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Videos Created By Professionals:

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Informative

• 8 TED-Ed videos on mental health: https://blog.ed.ted.com/2017/05/17/ted-ed-lessons-about-mental-health/

• Ted Talks on mental health: https://www.ted.com/playlists/175/the_struggle_of_mental_health

• Compassion Fatigue

  • Scholarly article “Reflecting on the Concept of Compassion Fatigue” by Dr. Brenda Sabo

    • Burnout, Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Traumatization Chart

• Stanford’s Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)

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Personal Experience

• “Conquering depression: how I became my own hero” by Hunter Kent (TW: Self-Harm, Suicidal Thoughts)

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Podcasts Created By Professionals: 

• Peter Attia ep. 122, “Lori Gottlieb: Understanding pain, therapeutic breakthroughs, and keys to enduring emotional health”: https://peterattiamd.com/lorigottlieb/

• Peter Attia ep. 146, “Guy Winch, Ph.D.: Emotional first aid and how to treat psychological injuries”: https://peterattiamd.com/guywinch/

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Books That Portray Mental Illness: 

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• “5 Books That Accurately Portray Mental Illness As Told By A Bipolar Woman”

• Books Read + Recommended by Students:

  • Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

    • StoryGraph reviews + summaries: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/f381f31e-66b9-4e72-8ae2-ecd6629e4b29

  • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

    • https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/58f3e693-d713-4966-83c8-572bfea62958

  • The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

    • https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/129074e4-f70c-421e-90be-6f14bd599984

  • Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

    • https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/36f578d8-ed1f-4a7d-baed-3b570e77ca72

  • Goodbye, Again: Essays, Reflections, and Illustrations by Jonny Sun

• This book includes more journal entries 

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Film That Portrays Mental Illness: 

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• “21 movies to watch that accurately portray mental illness” (Includes films screened by other NAMI chapters)

• A Beautiful Mind (2001)

  • Reviews (What did this movie get right? What did it get wrong about the condition it sought to portray?)

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Affirmations/Positive Resources (Recommended by students):

• Books

  • “20 Self-Love Books That Will Lift You Up” by Oprah Daily

  • Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda

• Instagram pages

  • @thats.so.wholesome <3

  • @wetheurban

• Songs

  • “Dinner Is Not Over” by Jack Stauber

  • “A letter to my younger self” by Ambar Lucid