SMPS Atlanta Recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month in May

Research shows that “over the course of the past decade, there’s been increased willingness to recognize mental health as an essential part of one’s well-being.” Psychology.com defines mental illness as a state that occurs when our mental health is compromised or neglected for so long that it affects one’s ability to handle life’s peaks and valleys with grace and composure. Mental health is a key part of overall health that can impact your vitality. It’s important to take the time to learn more about mental health and take care of your own mental wellbeing. SMPS Atlanta’s DEI council shares some resources to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of protecting mental health. Check out the Mental Health Toolkit below filled with a list of links to learn about the benefits of self-care.

Podcasts

• The Happiness Lab - You might think more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations would make you happy. That’s not always true. In “The Happiness Lab” podcast, Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness.
• Oprah’s Super Soul - Awaken, discover and connect to the deeper meaning of the world around you with Oprah's Super Soul. Hear Oprah’s personal selection of her interviews with thought-leaders, best-selling authors, spiritual luminaries, as well as health and wellness experts. All designed to light you up, guide you through life’s big questions and help bring you one step closer to your best self.
• Yeah No, I’m Not OK - A podcast with Diane Guerrero in collaboration with LAist Studios, is here to open up the conversation about mental health. Every week they explore issues that youth face all over the world (addiction, depression, anxiety, suicide, radical self love, and much much more) through conversations with friends, colleagues, activists, artists and health care professionals, all people who have gone through something life-changing and are now healing from it.
  

Newsletters

• Wondermind - “Mental fitness tips and candid conversations” in the form of a website and free daily newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Wondermind is co-founded by Selena Gomez, her mother and producer, Mandy Teefy, and Newsette co-founder Daniella Pierson.
• Group Therapy - A weekly mental health newsletter by the Los Angeles Times that answers questions sent in by readers about what’s weighing on their hearts and minds.
  

Apps

• Headspace - Headspace is everyday mindfulness and meditation, so you can make mindfulness a daily habit and be kind to your mind. Learn how to relax, manage stress, find your focus, and release tension in both the mind and body.
• Sanvello - Whether you’re feeling anxious, lonely, overwhelmed, or just burned out, Sanvello will meet you where you’re at. Think of it as your feel-better toolkit, including therapy, coaching, coping techniques, meditations, and goal and mood tracking, designed by experts to help you feel better.
  

Miscellaneous

• Online Mental Health Screening - Online screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. Mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, are real, common, and treatable. And recovery is possible.
• Mental Health Resources for Employees - Find more information about how to care for your own mental health when facing difficult challenges at work.
• Never Alone - The goal for the Never Alone Initiative is a worldwide alliance of people and organizations dedicated to incubating a new vision for mental and emotional health and the resources available to people seeking support.