The Best Articles in Mental Health
The most useful articles and videos in Mental Health from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Mental Health Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Mental Health by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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Why Psychedelics are the Future of Mental Health Treatment
Psychedelics have shown promise in offering a new path of treatment for a host of mental health conditions including depression, post traumatic stress disord...
What Stoicism Can Teach Us About Mental Health
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You can’t suppress psychedelics forever
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Practical Tips for Dealing with Anxiety
This video contains nine practical tips to help you manage and deal wit your anxiety, produced by Shy Guys Studios www.ShyGuys.co.uk
How To Stop Feeling So Burned Out
Chris Bailey is a productivity consultant, researcher and best selling author.Being productive is great. Everyone wants to get more done in less time and ach...
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New to Mental Health? These articles make an excellent introduction.
What Is the Cycle of Avoidance And How to Break It
Avoidance may be causing you anxiety and depression. Learn how to cope with cycle of avoidance and start living the life you deserve.
«it can lead to destructive coping mechanisms such as isolation and substance abuse. This creates a vicious cycle of avoidance that increases stress and creates and reinforces anxiety and depression.»
What Is Self-Parenting And How It's A Part of Healing
Forget mantras and self-help that do not work. Use these simple self-parenting strategies to make lasting changes in your life.
What Is the Dissociative Mind?
When we face overwhelming stress, disconnecting can be a coping skill.
How to ...?
How To Stop Feeling Anxious And Live A Happy Life
The modern world feels custom designed to make you feel anxious. Here's what it takes to get to calm and feel better...
How to Deal With Low Moods: A 4-Step Plan to Help You Feel Better
I discovered that my moods were primarily linked to two things. Here's what I do now when a low mood starts bringing me down.
«The first one was needs, or more accurately, unmet needs. The second one was feelings, unexpressed feelings.»
How To Cure Anxiety: 9 Stoic Techniques That Work
“We suffer more from imagination than from reality.” — Seneca The 21st century has been described as “The Age of Anxiety,” “The United States of Stress,” “The World of Worry.” The implication is that…
How to measure meaning in life
Meaningfulness is associated with greater well-being, and scientists have even devised ways to measure meaning in life.
«However, one of the strongest predictors of how meaningful people perceive their lives to be is… Being reminded of valued sources of meaning.»
How to maintain a healthy brain
Adopt these lifestyle changes and you will not only sharpen your mind today but also reduce your risk of dementia later on
«Train your body Just as mental health and brain health are deeply entwined, so too are your overall physical health and your brain health»
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The Cause of Depression Is Probably Not What You Think
Depression has often been blamed on low levels of serotonin in the brain. That answer is insufficient, but alternatives are coming into view and changing our understanding of the disease.
Persistent Stress: What Every Productive Worker Needs to Know
Most people love a challenge—and the jolt of stress that comes with it. But persistent stress at work? Here's how to eliminate it.
How the Modern World Makes Us Mentally Ill
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Nothing Drains You Like Mixed Emotions
Feeling conflicted can be even more distressing than feeling bad. Here’s how to manage it.
«Researchers in 2017 showed that people can find a deeper sense of purpose when contemplating both their happy and sad emotions about a particular occurrence»
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Mental Health—all under 10 minutes.
The Best Way to Deal With Your Most Miserable Feelings Might Be…Doing Nothing
Sitting with uncomfortable emotions can make them more bearable.
«Acceptance is an active choice that you’re making in the moment to cope with a feeling that you don’t want, but that you can’t do anything else about right now,»
What Does It Mean to Be Resilient?
Being resilient means that you are able to deal with challenges and overcome setbacks. Learn more about resilience and characteristics of resilient people.
«Some of the main characteristics of a person who has resilience are awareness, self-control, problem-solving skills, and social support. Resilient peopl»
It’s Astounding How Much Running Can Improve Your Mental Health
Regular running can help prevent and treat mental health conditions like depression
«For people who are already running there are continued benefits going up in a linear fashion from 30 minutes to about 300 minutes a week, where we believe the mental health benefits start to plateau.»
7 Daily Habits That Will Improve Your Mental Health in 2023
2023 is the year of keeping your mental health at the forefront.
What people fail to understand about the dangers of loneliness
In his 2022 book "Life is Hard", philosopher Kieran Setiya explores the nature of loneliness, and what people often misunderstand about it.
«To be friendless is to feel oneself shrinking, disappearing from the human world. We are made for love; and we are lost without it.»
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Mental Health.
The Ultimate Burnout Guide
What do we actually know about burnout? What does the research say? Is burnout prevention possible? All the research, in one free, constantly updated book.
The power of short breaks, movement and other practices on improving mental health
Researchers suggest it is important to build daily habits that support mental well-being and seek care when necessary.
«Though it may not always feel plausible or even comfortable, slowing down and allowing yourself a dedicated moment of rest can do wonders for mental well-being, especially when speed and efficiency seem to have become integral to our lives.»
Poor countries are developing a new paradigm of mental health care. America is taking note.
This is what the future of mental health could look like.
How I Got My Brain Back
Using observation, investigation, and productivity methods to understand my depression
«My Proactive Tracking System took the form of a system of randomized prompts to log my mood throughout the day. I used Yapp Reminders to send the prompt and Mood Meter (screenshots below) to log my moods.»
Perfectionism: Why and How to Beat It
A Guide to Doing Great Work without Fixating on Flawlessness
«rigidity is the problem, not the desire to do great work»
Thought Leaders
We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Mental Health, including:
ADDitude
Resources for families touched by attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD). Tweets courtesy of the editors & bloggers you love!

Tanmoy
Lived experience. Suicide prevention. Global mental health. Building @SanityByTanmoy.
The School of Life
Ideas to help you learn, heal and grow. Subscribe here: http://theschooloflife.com/app/

Jordan Brown
Social worker + entrepreneur | Writing since 2016 to make #mentalhealth accessible | I used to tweet

p.e. moskowitz
my name is p.e. moskowitz, aka paris. i run http://mentalhellth.xyz, a newsletter about ur broken brain. i am also writing a memoir and some other stuff :)
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Mental Health, including:
Aeon+Psyche
Aeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. Psyche is our sister magazine focused on the human condition. Visit http://aeon.co and http://psyche.co for more.
Tiny Buddha
Get Tiny Buddha’s Inner Strength Journal: Creative Prompts & Challenges to Help You Get Through Anything: http://bit.ly/3amsm5Q
Ness Labs
The learning community for ambitious knowledge workers. Join us to think better, learn faster, and work happier: http://nesslabs.com/membership 🧠✨
The School of Life
Ideas to help you learn, heal and grow. Subscribe here: http://theschooloflife.com/app/
SELF
Wellness you can trust. #TeamSELF
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