A collated list of resources, articles, videos, and a lot more to understand mental health and well-being and for building greater awareness.
Available on: Spotify. Unraveling mind mysteries in Soul Connection podcast: This podcast is a Bengali podcast on Spotify. This specific episode delves into mental health, phobias, anxiety, Childhood challenges and adult struggles. They also talked about Freud theories and breakdown on societal sexual taboos.
This blog is started by Alina Prasad to share awareness about different types of mental health topics and more.
Available on: Spotify, JioSaavn, Gaana, Apple Podcast.This podcast is in Marathi, mainly talks about mind, emotions and management in reference to the historical incidents and events to guide listeners on mental health management.
NCERT has created the video – ‘Interpersonal Relationships’ in partnership with UNESCO New Delhi to highlight the importance of our interpersonal relationships and how we can navigate through them in Assamese language.
Created by NCERT in partnership with UNESCO with the aim to spread awareness about the particular issues. It is available in Marathi Language.
Created by NCERT in partnership with UNESCO with the aim to spread awareness about the particular issues. It is available in Tamil Language.
This video is by ItsOkToTalk about mental health in hindi. ItsOkToTalk publishes real stories in a variety of media forms by young people facing mental health challenges. It is a community to share expressions, tell stories, connect with others, and raise your voice for mental health.
It gives the individual 23 techniques to relieve stress, stop negative spirals, declutter the mind and focus on the present.
This book is based on Telugu language and it talks about not just the answers pertaining to all the facets of life – family, business, career, etc. but also the wisdom to lead your day-to-day life. Mr. Deep states that once you become the master of your mind, you will gain acute insight into others’ minds & thus will be able to know the frame of mind they are in & know exactly what thoughts propels them to do what they are doing, or the reason why they are doing, whatever they are doing.
Where to Watch: Hotstar, Amazon Prime, Apple TV. This movie shows that Dory had long-term memory loss yet despite that she helps her friend to find his son. The animation talks about the importance of family which can be a great influence for children.
The article talks about how to normalize educating autistic children in normal schools rather than isolated environments, and how we can boost their integration in society rather than reducing them as a burden.
This article talks about the psycho-emotional form of abuse that is called gaslighting, and elaborates on how it takes effect on a person. Reading about gaslighting can prove helpful in preventing others from taking advantage of someone through it.
This article talks about managing physical health to boost mental health, which in turn helps in managing stress.
The article expands on how to manage examination stress and anxiety, along with tips on how to manage your syllabi into understanding properly.
Multiple blogs with diversity of topics under mental health and suicide/self-harm prevention, a quick read to help educate the readers on such sensitive topics. It is also available in Hindi.
The site promotes mental health advocacy and awareness, as well as social awareness such as LGBTQIA+ themes and stigmatized health issues. There are multiple articles and open letters for one to read and get educated. There is also a service portal for people to search for nearby therapists.
The page is filled with information regarding terms used in mental health as well as multiple articles based on situations that can prove challenging to people with mental health issues.
This site has a collection of blogs related to multiple topics under the domain of mental health and provides ample information regarding them, such as anxiety and depression, adolescence and aging etc.
The Mighty has an abundant variety of articles, stories to learn about health ailments of all kinds, along with free access to online communities to discuss and gain advice on the same. These also include people who themselves are diagnosed with such illnesses, hence can provide first hand advice on how to deal with their condition.
This youtube channel creates & delivers internationally recognized research & clinical programs on adolescent mental health through a variety of stakeholders.
This is the official YouTube channel of The Mighty organization. The Mighty is a growing community of people with lived experience sharing their honest stories. We help people connect with others around mental health, chronic illness, rare disease, disability, and more.
Where to Watch: Netflix, Youtube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV. A classic for all Indian students as well as enthusiasts of Psychology, talks about how childhood neglect and improper expression of feelings can be emotionally damaging to a person, and how proper counseling and therapy can help the person to recover in the right manner.
Where to Watch: Youtube, Google Play Movies, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV. No one can understand PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) as well as a trauma survivor. This beautiful coming-of-age movie follows the life of socially awkward teenager Charlie who is always watching life from the sidelines—a wallflower who never participates. When two outgoing and free-spirited siblings from his school friend and mentor him, Charlie begins to discover the pains and joys of friendship, music, literature, love, life and more, while being encouraged to pursue his passion for writing. However, when his newfound friends and confidantes have to leave for college, Charlie’s inner anxiety and PTSD from his childhood trauma begins to bubble to the surface again. The film brilliantly captures a teenager’s mental health hurdles and chronicles his road to recovery
Where to Watch: Hotstar, Youtube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV. This movie appeals to a large number of audiences with a fictional-fantastical take on the complexities of human emotions. It shows how negating your sad emotions also takes a toll on your mind and how mental health falls into disarray with major life events as one is still growing up.
It’s a Hindi YouTube channel run by Dr. Sonali, a psychologist who addresses mental health topics in her videos.
Available on: Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, JioSaavn and Spotify. In the SOS show they are going to speak to the fighters, the innovators, the fearless ones, about what mental health means to them, how we can redefine what mental health really is and how we can break taboos created around it. The podcast intends to open up the discussion on mental health and bring about a real change.
This is an episode of Nurturing Radical Kindness which is only available on spotify. This episode discusses practicing rest as resistance means for us? The hosts talk about productivity guilt, burnout, activism fatigue and normalizing rest. The podcast talks about what radical kindness can look like in practice.
Available on: Apple Podcast, Youtube, and Spotify.This podcast brings the viewer the latest hack from the leading minds in business, health, spirituality and relationships.
Available on: JioSaavn, Gaana, Wynk Music, HT Smartcast, Amazon Music, and Spotify. This podcast is in Hindi language, this podcast tells that conversation is not just a sound and listening talks. Talking and conversation contains emotions. They talk about the emotions which are stuck inside an individual’s heart and help them to overcome it.
Available on: IVM Podcasts, Spotify, Apple Podcast, Youtube, Wynk Music. and JioSaavn. When it comes to mental health phrases like these are the usual suspects: “walk it off”, “it’s all in your head”. This podcast is available on platforms to bring awareness about mental health and its importance in our day to day life. This podcast wants everyone to know about mental health, just like physical health, it’s normal.
@awkwardgoat3: Divjia Bhasin is a therapist and creator who also has a podcast called, that’s awkward and has also featured on many famous newspapers and articles. On her instagram page she talks about mental health, psychology, relationships, education system, myths, sex education, therapy, body image, parenting, gender issues, stigma and self-esteem.
@yellowclubofficial: This club aims to destigmatize and redefine the conversations around mental health. During COVID times they with their service one to one therapy helped around 2000 people. They talk about mental health, anxiety, draining relationships, Parenting, anger management, etc.
@project._ukiyo: Project Ukiyo is a campaign whose focus is to promote mental health and well being among people. The term Ukiyo means a state of being where we live in the moment.
@brightside_foundation: This is an mental health NGO in Hyderabad whose vision is to build mentally healthy communities. Their instagram page they talak about their podcast and important days like ‘world suicide prevention day 2023’, they take initiative on art like dance, music, etc. Their latest project Umeed helps to bring awareness for the kids in mental health relief, their mission for the same so far have been art therapy and mental health awareness. They also give free counseling services.
@ananyapant_: Ananya Pant is a counseling psychologist. She is inclined towards humanistic and postmodern approaches, her areas of focus are Self-work, Anxiety, Relationship concerns, Body image issues, gender and sexuality, work and academic stress. Her instagram page talks about her struggle as a psychology student, mental health awareness, lgbtq and daily life issues.
@mindwellness.dr.era: Dr. Era Dutta is a psychiatrist who helps individuals fight with depression, anxiety, OCD with 12 years of practice. Her instagram page talks about mental health by chat gpt, reacting to celebrities on any topic about psychology, astrology, etc.
@therapy.india: They have a qualified team of therapists based in Kolkata. It is a wellness psychological center and provides individual and couple therapy. Their instagram page talks about sexual fawning, Parentification, trauma, PTSD, boundaries at workplace, types of boundaries, griefing, intrusive thoughts, helplessness, anxiety vs stress, etc.
@lightupei: This is a NGO who works in the space of advocating and creating awareness about ‘Social-emotional learning’. Although their instagram page talks about mental health and encourages people to open up as well.
@unbottleemotions_: This is the extension of @lightupei. Their instagram page talks about anger management, negative emotions, EI, therapies, Mental health awareness, lgbtq, social emotional learning, impact of online education, etc.
@getmetherapy: It is a service that helps people to get therapy. Their instagram page talks about anxiety, depression, burnout, relationships, children, anxiety, emotional intelligence, psychology, abuse, bullying, negative emotions like guilt, etc. They often make reels based on the topics above and the things they say can be really satisfying.
Today’s teachers face a daunting challenge: how to ensure a positive school experience for their students, many of whom carry the burden of adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, poverty, divorce, abandonment, and numerous other serious social issues. Spurred by her personal experience and extensive exploration of brain-based learning, author Marilee Sprenger explains how brain science, what we know about how the brain works, can be applied to social-emotional learning.
The authors celebrate kindness, inclusivity, and diversity. Now with Big Feelings, they help children navigate the emotional challenges they face in their daily lives.
Prescriptive and unique, Emotional First Aid is essential reading for anyone looking to become more resilient, build self-esteem, and let go of the hurts and hang-ups that are holding them back. We all sustain emotional wounds. Failure, guilt, rejection, and loss are as much a part of life as the occasional scraped elbow. But while we typically bandage a cut or ice a sprained ankle, our first aid kit for emotional injuries is not just understocked, it’s nonexistent.
TED talk- Lucy Hone talks about three things that makes a person resilient, and how one must accept that there is suffering in life and know that despite hardships, one can still control the aspects of life that remains.
TED talk (Trigger Warning: Trauma)- TED Talk by Charles Hunt, as he talks about how going through Trauma taught him how to be resilient, how he persevered through a painful childhood and reached heights of his career and health.
This video is a good form of validation for people going through stressful experiences and mental health issues, with the phrase “It’s okay not to be okay”, and that sometimes, people just need to listen and not give solutions right then and there.
This video is a short poem from the perspective of youth who are struggling from mental health issues and need unconditional support from their parents in their trying times.
The video talks about strategies and wellness tips on improving mental health and how we can apply them in various aspects we go through in our daily life.
For kids specifically: This video, this story and this amazing little girl has been helping our children express their emotions in a way they never knew they could.
Read about what anxiety is, what causes it and how we can cope it. Article by https://www.mannmela.in/
Doing What Matters in Times of Stress is a WHO stress management guide for coping with adversity. This illustrated guide supports implementation of WHO’s recommendation for stress management. This guide is for anyone who experiences stress, ranging from parents and other carers to health professionals working in dangerous situations. It is for both people who flee war, losing all they have, and well protected people living in communities at peace. Anyone living anywhere can experience high levels of stress.
Emergency workers are often the first on the scene to a mental health crisis or suicide attempt. They have a pivotal role to play in what happens from there on.
Information for health workers on preventing suicide
Information for Teachers on preventing suicide
From parents to love-life, from existential to awkward, we really put our team on the spot and asked them every possible uncomfortable question! Video series by Yuvaa
Tanu finally decides to talk to her mother about therapy. But will she succeed? Watch to find out. About Yuvaa: Founded by Nikhil Taneja, Amritpal Bindra and Anand Tiwari, Yuvaa is a youth media organisation for telling purpose-driven stories to start meaningful conversations and empower young Indians. Yuvaa listens to, engages with and shares the stories that bring young India together.
Talk To Them | Featuring Ratna Pathak Shah, Gajraj Rao, Sheeba Chaddha, Kumud Mishra, Shishir Sharma, Ayesha Raza Mishra, and directed by Yuvaa Co-Founder Anand Tiwari. A video by Yuvaa Have you ever had a bad day? A bad week? Or a bad phase? It’s important to talk to someone. This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, our favorite web series parents come together to tell you why that ‘someone’ should be your parents. #TalkToThem
Being at work can be good for mental health. But the increasing pressures at work can be stressful. A difficult work environment or ongoing work-related stressors can worsen the mental health of employees. In some circumstances, they may take their own lives. But suicide is never the answer. There is always hope. Employers and managers have an important role to play in looking out for the mental health of their staff.
Living with a black dog – A short video on how we can support and help someone who is suffering from depression
I had a black dog; his name was depression – A short story on how a man lives with depression who he calls a ‘black dog’ and how he gets out of it
NOVEMBER 25, 2021 • SIMRAN PANDITA • FEMALE • 21 • JAMMU It’s Ok To Talk is a safe space to share your experiences with mental health, mental illness and wellbeing. Website link – https://itsoktotalk.in/
It’s Ok To Talk is a safe space to share your experiences with mental health, mental illness and wellbeing. Visit their website and have a look! https://itsoktotalk.in/
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