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This season of the Verywell Mind Podcast will be focused on the power of community and hosted by Minaa B, a licensed social worker, mental health educator, and author of "Owning Our Struggles." Minaa is also a community care expert who helps people build healthy relationships. Every Friday, we'll be speaking with experts, wellness advocates, and individuals with lived experiences about community care and its impact on mental health.
Episodes 1 – 263 were hosted by Amy Morin, psychotherapist and former editor-in-chief of Verywell Mind.

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09.22.2023

Social activism is hard and often thankless work. However, the small and big wins feel monumental and make the journey toward gaining equity and fair treatment worth it. Felicia A. Henry, LMSW, a social worker and PhD candidate with a ...

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09.22.2023 267 - Bridging the Gaps Between Activism, Vulnerability, & Mental Health Social activism is hard and often thankless work. However, the small and big wins feel monumental and make the journey toward gaining equity and fair treatment worth it. Felicia A. Henry, LMSW, a social worker and PhD candidate with a ...
09.15.2023 266 - Anita Yokota on Using Interior Design as a Therapy Tool Your home environment and mood are connected. So, take a moment and look at your home surroundings. How does your home make you feel? Anxious? Sad? Cagey? Whatever emotion just popped up for you likely has something to do with ...
09.08.2023 265 - Nitika Chopra on Achieving Community Support & Self Love While Living with a Chronic Illness Conditions that last for a year or more and impair daily functioning are called chronic illnesses. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some of the most common include heart disease, depression, and arthritis. Living with a chronic ...
09.01.2023 264 - Unpacking Anhedonia With Dr. Judith Joseph—What to Do When You Lose Interest in Everything When living with certain mental health conditions like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, or substance use disorder, a common symptom is anhedonia—the inability to experience pleasure from the things that used to bring you joy. In this episode, Dr. Judith Joseph ...
08.18.2023 A New Season of Verywell Mind, Featuring New Host Minaa B. We're excited to introduce Minaa B., who will be hosting a new season of the Verywell Mind podcast starting September 1st. This season, we will be focusing on the power of community and discussing topics such as friendships, navigating difficult ...
05.29.2023 Encore: Communication Mistakes Most Couples Make with Couples Therapist Dr. Jenn Mann While we're on a brief break, enjoy some of our top episodes! Jenn Mann is a licensed marriage and family therapist who is best known for being the host of VH1’s hit shows Couples Therapy and Family Therapy. She’s the ...
05.22.2023 Encore: Become 10% Happier with Good Morning America Anchor Dan Harris While we're on a brief break, enjoy some of our top episodes! In this episode, former Good Morning America anchor Dan Harris talks about how meditation has helped him manage his anxiety and panic attacks. He also opens up about ...
05.08.2023 263 - How to Be Drama Free with Therapist/Author Nedra Glover Tawwab Do you struggle to find healthy ways to deal with family dysfunction? If so, you're not alone. Therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab has some ideas on how to manage issues with friends and family without all the drama. Some of the ...
05.05.2023 262 - Friday Fix: A Psychological Trick for Getting Through a Panic Attack Panic attacks involve an intense fear that comes out of the blue. It creates physical symptoms within the body, such as a rapid heart rate, dizziness, and sweating. Many people live in great fear of when they'll have another panic ...
05.01.2023 261 - What Your Dreams Say About You with Hypnotherapist/Dream Interpreter Jesse Lyon Have you ever wondered why you keep dreaming that you're falling? Or have you ever dreamed that you showed up somewhere without your clothes on? If so, you're not alone. And while you might try to brush off your dreams ...
04.28.2023 260 - Friday Fix: How Reading Improves Your Mental Health While it may come as no surprise that reading could be good for your cognitive health, a lot of research shows it can be good for your mental health. In fact, reading might even be good for your social life. ...
04.24.2023 259 - Be Mindful, Vulnerable, and Real with Actress Jordana Brewster Jordana Brewster is best known for her role as Mia Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise. She's been open about the fact that she's seen a therapist since she was in college, and she says she continues to learn ...
04.21.2023 258 - Friday Fix: How to Gain More Emotional Control When our emotions go up, our logic goes down. The more emotional we are, the tougher it is to think clearly, make wise decisions, and feel good. Fortunately, you can do many things to gain more control over your emotions. ...
04.17.2023 257 - How to Stop Making Everything So Difficult with Author/Business Coach Susie Moore Do you ever make things harder than they need to be? Most of us do that at one time or another. We overthink things or we beat ourselves up for making a mistake. Fortunately, there are strategies you can use ...
04.14.2023 256 - Friday Fix: The Best Tool for When You Feel Overwhelmed Everyone feels overwhelmed sometimes. But there are always choices in how you respond to those feelings. Whether you're overwhelmed by too many feelings or feel overwhelmed because you have too much to do, having a plan in place always helps. ...
04.10.2023 255 - How to Find Mental Health Resources That Work for You with Suicide/Abuse Survivor Johnny Crowder Johnny Crowder is the CEO of a mental health/tech startup. But he wasn't always in a position to help other people. In fact, for many years he lacked hope that there were any mental health resources that could help him. ...
04.07.2023 254 - Friday Fix: How to Deal With Rejection Whether you get turned down for a promotion or you get ghosted by your latest love interest, rejection stings. But you don't have to let it define you. In fact, you can grow from the pain you experience when someone ...
04.03.2023 253 - Reshape Your Life with Actress/Author Ali Landry Ali Landry was first spotlighted as Miss Louisiana Teen USA in 1990. She won the Miss USA title in 1996 and then starred in an iconic Super Bowl commercial advertising Doritos. She’s gone on to star in several movies and ...
03.31.2023 252 - Friday Fix: 10 Signs You Need Better Boundaries It's easy to blame other people for wasting your time or for ruining your day. It's also easy to feel as though your kindness is being taken advantage of or that other people are using you to get their needs ...
03.27.2023 251 - How to Get Help When Therapy Isn't Enough with Personal Development Coach Mike Bayer Mike Bayer is a New York Times Best-Selling author and a top life coach. He's also the CEO and founder of CAST Centers, a Hollywood-based treatment center that provides intensive outpatient services to people seeking help for addiction or mental ...
03.24.2023 250 - Friday Fix: What the Sentimental Items You Keep Say About You We all hold onto certain things that have no functional or monetary value. Whether it's an old ticket stub or a shirt that no longer fits, these items often hold a lot of sentimental value. A quick inventory of the ...
03.20.2023 249 - Jewel: Mental Health in a Virtual World: Unpacking the Details with Jewel and Noah Robinson Singer/songwriter Jewel has always made her struggles with a rough childhood, homelessness, and mental health issues public. She's on a mission to create a platform that will make mental treatment and social support accessible to everyone. She partnered with psychology ...
03.17.2023 248 - Friday Fix: 5 Self-Care Mistakes That Leave You Emotionally Exhausted Self-care sounds simple on the surface. It includes anything that improves your mental or physical health. But there are some common self-care mistakes that could leave you feeling emotionally exhausted rather than energized and rested. Here's how to stop making ...
03.13.2023 247 - Kelly Slater: Pursue Your Passion Without Burning Out Kelly Slater is the greatest professional surfer of all time! He's been surfing for 46 years and doesn't plan to quit any time soon. Some of the things he talks about are how he stays so passionate about surfing without ...
03.10.2023 246 - Friday Fix: 5 Mental Strength Exercises You Can Do From Your Couch People often associate mental strength building challenges with physical endurance tasks. But, you don't have to subject yourself to incredible physical challenges to build mental muscle. In fact, you can build mental strength without even getting off the couch. There ...
03.06.2023 245 - Lewis Howes: The Greatness Mindset Lewis Howes is a New York Times Best-Selling author, industry-leading podcast host, and keynote speaker. His show, The School of Greatness, is one of the top podcasts in the world with more than 500 million downloads. He was recognized by ...
03.03.2023 244 - Friday Fix: Don’t Believe Everything You Think Your brain lies to you. But, it’s tough to recognize those lies sometimes. Your brain will convince you that you messed everything up or that no one likes you. Or it will trick you into thinking it can predict the ...
02.27.2023 243 - Battling Depression with Multi-Platinum Singer/Songwriter Chase Rice Chase Rice is a country music singer and songwriter. He’s sold over 2 million albums, and his songs have been streamed more than 3 billion times. Some of his biggest songs include "Eyes on You" and “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. ...
02.24.2023 242 - Friday Fix: 7 Worst Mental Health Tips on Social Media Many people go online to seek positive affirmations, mental health tips, and strategies for building mental strength. Unfortunately, many social media tips on improving mental health aren’t accurate, and some strategies can be downright damaging. Many slogans, mantras, and tips ...
02.22.2023 241 - BONUS EPISODE: The Ultimate Guide to Online Therapy In this bonus episode, I share how to know if online therapy is right for you, who shouldn't sign up for it, and how to find the best service for you. I also answer listeners' questions about online treatment and ...
02.20.2023 240 - Give Yourself Permission to Have More Fun with Dr. Mike Rucker Mike Rucker, Ph.D., is an organizational psychologist who focuses on the science of fun. He’s a charter member of the International Positive Psychology Association, and his academic work has been published in peer-reviewed journals. He discovered that many of the ...
02.17.2023 239 - Friday Fix: 7 Science-Backed Ways to Unleash the Power of Your Mind to Benefit Your Body In recent years, the idea that your physical health is related to your mental health has become less controversial. It’s become clear that physical activity isn’t just good for your body. It’s also good for your mind. But the mind/body ...
02.13.2023 238 - The Stress Prescription with Dr. Elissa Epel Elissa Epel, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco. She studies psychological, social, and behavioral processes related to chronic stress and how it affects health. She has conducted extensive research on the ...
02.10.2023 237 - Friday Fix: This 8-Minute Phone Call Will Make You a Happier Person We often avoid calling our friends and relatives simply because we don’t have time. You might think your aunt is impossible to get off the phone with, or you might think your friend can’t possibly hang up until she’s given ...
02.06.2023 236 - The Body Keeps the Score with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk Bessel van der Kolk, MD, is a clinician, researcher, and professor who is best known for his work on post-traumatic stress disorder. He’s the medical director at the Trauma Center in Boston. He’s also a professor of psychiatry at Boston ...
02.03.2023 235 - Friday Fix: Surprising Ways Colors Affect How You Feel and Behave A town in Scotland made its street lights blue, and the crime rate decreased. Casinos keep people gambling at their tables longer by making the tabletops red. Those are just a couple of fascinating examples of how color affects behavior. ...
01.30.2023 234 - What’s Your Attachment Style? With Dr. Amir Levine Dr. Amir Levine is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University. He’s a leading researcher on the molecular processes that are unique to the developing brain. His research ...
01.27.2023 233 - Friday Fix: Are You Afraid to Be Happy? At first glance, you might wonder why on earth anyone would be afraid to be happy. But if you think about it a little longer, you might recognize a few times in your life when you experienced an aversion to ...
01.23.2023 232 - How to Increase Your Mental Agility with Dr. Elaine Fox Elaine Fox is a cognitive psychologist and the head of the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide, Australia. She’s a leading mental health researcher who combines genetics, psychology, and neuroscience in her work. She runs the Oxford Elite ...
01.20.2023 231 - Friday Fix: Failed Resolution? How to Still Make This Year Amazing There were a lot of people on social media this year discouraging others from setting a New Year resolution. Opting out of a resolution isn’t necessarily a bad idea. By mid-January, most people consider their resolutions failed. That means their ...
01.16.2023 230 - Healing From Childhood Abuse with Former NFL Player Reggie Walker Reggie Walker spent seven years in the NFL playing for the Cardinals, the Chargers, and the Broncos before deciding to walk away from the game. Reggie was sexually, emotionally, and physically abused during childhood — something he tried to hide ...
01.13.2023 229 - Friday Fix: 5 Signs You’re Giving Negative People Too Much Power Over Your Life Have you ever spent two hours dreading the fact you were going to see someone for an hour? If so, you just gave that person two extra hours of your life. Have you ever blamed someone for ruining your day ...
01.09.2023 228 - The Gangster's Guide to Sobriety with Former Gangster and Actor Richie Stephens Richie Stephens is an Irish gangster-turned-actor who lives in Los Angeles. He frequently plays villains in TV and movies, including Days of Our Lives, Criminal Minds, MacGyver, and Blue Bloods. He’s also the author of The Gangster’s Guide to Sobriety ...
01.06.2023 227 - Friday Fix: How to Stop Procrastinating We all put things off sometimes — even when we know there will be negative consequences for doing it. Whether we avoid doing household chores, making appointments, or paying our bills, procrastination can become a real problem. And while some ...
01.02.2023 226 - Encore: 5 New Year's Resolutions That Will Make You Mentally Stronger I released this episode in 2021. But the strategies are still effective (and perhaps even more relevant now). So we decided to re-release it so you can make 2023 your best year yet! Most resolutions don’t work. In fact, most ...
12.23.2022 225 - Friday Fix: Top 10 Biggest Podcast Moments of 2022 It’s been a great year hosting The Verywell Mind Podcast. We’ve talked to so many mentally strong people who have been brave enough and kind enough to share their strategies for staying mentally strong and their struggles along the way. ...
12.19.2022 224 - Healing From Trauma With EMDR Therapy With Authors Michael Baldwin and Deborah Korn, PsyD Michael Baldwin says EMDR saved his life. Deborah Korn, PsyD uses EMDR to help people overcome trauma. Together, they wrote a book called Every Memory Deserves Respect. Some of the things they talk about are how EMDR works, why it ...
12.16.2022 223 - Friday Fix: Everything You Need to Know About Online Therapy A decade ago, the idea of meeting with a therapist online seemed a bit too far-fetched for many people. There were concerns about everything from privacy to credibility. But online therapy has become mainstream over the past few years. In ...
12.12.2022 222 - Make Space for Happiness with Decluttering Expert Tracy McCubbin Tracy McCubbin has always loved to create clutter-free spaces. So she turned her organizational skills into a full-time business called dClutterfly where she helps people organize their homes. She’s also the author of two books. Her first book, Making Space, ...
12.09.2022 221 - Friday Fix: 10 Ways to Stay Mentally Strong During the Holidays It’s called “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for many people, the holidays aren’t joy-filled. In fact, this time of year can be extra tough in many ways. The holidays can amplify existing issues, like loneliness. They create ...

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