Mental Health Awareness Month
Free Meditation Resources
In the last few years, we’ve faced isolation, turmoil and unrest. Caring for our mental health is more important than ever. Meditation is a useful complement to most therapeutic experiences. It’s a simple, secular, scientifically validated exercise that promotes emotional health and well-being. For Mental Health Awareness Month, we want to offer some resources on this page to help you feel a little better.
FREE MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS RESOURCES
Ten Percent Happier members reported that completing the Taming Anxiety course helped decrease experiences of anxiety (worries, anticipation of the worst, fearful anticipation, irritability) by 16% and helped them feel 38% more equipped to respond to the onset of anxious or panicky feelings. We curated a few similar resources below to help you get started.
Mental Health Reboot on the Ten Percent Happier Podcast
This month, we’re doing a series caled the "Mental Health Reboot." This is the longest and most ambitious series we've ever done on the Ten Percent Happier Podcast. Each week on Monday, we'll bring you a series of brand-new interviews with mental health memoirists, who have personal stories on everything from shame to grief to trauma to sleep. Then, on Wednesdays, Dan interviews top-notch scientist to help contextualize the story from Monday and provide evidence-based advice.
TUNE IN EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR OUR LATEST EPISODE
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Episode 1
5/2/2022
Sleeping Can Be Easier with Diane Macedo
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Episode 2
5/4/2022
The Science of Sleep with Dr. Sara Mednick
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Episode 3
5/9/2022
Jonathan Van Ness on How To Survive Anything
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Episode 4
5/11/2022
The Science of Hope with Dr. Jacqueline Mattis
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Episode 5
5/16/2022
What is Life For? with Kathryn Shulz
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Episode 6
5/18/2022
Sleeping Can Be Easier with Diane Macedo
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Episode 7
5/23/2022
How To Make Your Past Stop Haunting You with Stephanie Foo
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Episode 8
5/2/2022
The Science of Healing with Dr. Jacob Ham
The resources offered by Ten Percent Happier are not a replacement for therapy or medical care. As a rule of thumb, if your mental illness is severely inhibiting your daily life you should seek professional help.
To seek additional support we suggest these:
- ADAA Therapist Directory: an online resource that individuals can use to find a therapist.
- NAMI Resource Directory: an online resource that can offers a summary of supports, services and treatment options that may help.