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Mental Health Resources – Campus & Community
UW Counseling Center: https://www.washington.edu/counseling/
Jewish Family Service: https://www.jfsseattle.org/
King County 24 Hour Crisis Line: https://www.crisisconnections.org/24-hour-crisis-line/
NAMI: https://www.nami.org/Get-Involved/Awareness-Events/Mental-Health-Awareness-Month
The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Crisis Textline: https://www.crisistextline.org
Mental Health Action Day – in May

Take the First Action: Do What Feels Right for You
- Find a therapist
- Reach out to a friend
- Start a meditation practice
- Join a peer support group
- Check in with yourself
- Research resources
- Schedule your first yoga class
- Take action to expand access
- Join a support program
Resources to cultivate resilience and well-being
Jewish Practices for Wellness
- Mental Health & Jewish Values: https://thebluedovefoundation.org/jewish-mental-health-values/
- Shabbat & Meditation: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/shabbat-and-meditation-just-be-it/?utm_source=mjl_maropost&utm_campaign=MJL&utm_medium=email&mpweb=1161-22155-197073
- Unplugging & Mindfulness: https://onetable.org/unplugging-mindfulness/
- A Prayer for Wellness: https://149358051.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/landscape-photo-prayer-journal-book-cover.png
- Jewish Meditation, Rabbi Jill Zimmerman: https://insighttimer.com/jillzimmerman/guided-meditations/jewish-meditation-light-from-darkness
Mindfulness & Meditation
- Tara Brach, PhD – psychologist and mindfulness meditation teacher:
- 10 Minute Basic Guided Meditation: https://www.tarabrach.com/ten-minute-basic-guided-meditation-practice/
- Feeling Overwhelmed? Remember RAIN: https://www.mindful.org/tara-brach-rain-mindfulness-practice/
- UCLA Mindfulness Research Center Guided Meditations: https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/mindful-meditations
- Meditation Apps: https://www.verywellmind.com/best-meditation-apps-4767322
- Mindful breathing & Mindful Listening: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/mindful-breathing-and-mindful-listening/
- UW Mindfulness Resources:
- Breathing: https://www.verywellmind.com/abdominal-breathing-2584115
Yoga, Exercise and Getting Outside for Our Wellbeing
- Yoga With Adriene:
- Breathe, a 30 Day Yoga Journey: https://yogawithadriene.com/breath-a-30-day-yoga-journey/
- Yoga for Anxiety: https://yogawithadriene.com/yoga-for-anxiety-20-minute-practice/
- Benefits of Yoga & Exercise: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/silencing-your-inner-bully/201901/5-ways-yoga-can-benefit-your-mental-health
- Walking for your Mind and Spirit: https://www.verywellfit.com/walking-for-your-mind-and-spirit-3432871
- Get out in Nature: https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/sour-mood-getting-you-down-get-back-to-nature
Sleep
- Sleep Tips: https://www.sleepwell.org/sleep-tips/
- Mental Health and Sleep: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/mental-health
- Yoga for Bedtime: https://yogawithadriene.com/yoga-for-bedtime/
- Insight Timer Meditation App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/insight-timer-meditation-app/id337472899
Nutrition
- The Critical Role Nutrition Plays in Mental Health: https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-critical-role-nutrition-plays-in-mental-health#2
- 10 Recipes for Better Mental Health: https://www.psycom.net/10-recipes-for-better-mental-health/
- Mindful Eating: https://thebluedovefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mindful-eating-gratitude.pdf
General Well Being During the Pandemic
- 7 Ways the Pandemic is Affecting our Mental Health: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/seven_ways_the_pandemic_is_affecting_our_mental_health
- There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html?smid=em-share
- 4 Things to do Every Day for your Mental Health: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/four_things_to_do_every_day_for_your_mental_health
Podcasts
- Unlocking Us:
- On Loneliness and Connection: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/dr-vivek-murthy-and-brene-on-loneliness-and-connection/
- On Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-emily-and-amelia-nagoski-on-burnout-and-how-to-complete-the-stress-cycle/
- On Being: Notice the Rage, Notice the Silence: https://onbeing.org/programs/resmaa-menakem-notice-the-rage-notice-the-silence/
- Mayim Bialik: https://www.bialikbreakdown.com/
- A list of good mental health podcasts: https://www.self.com/gallery/mental-health-podcasts
TED Talks
- Kelly McGonigal, PhD – How to Make Stress Your Friend: https://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend?language=en
- Brene Brown, PhD – The Power of Vulnerability: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability
- Baya Voce – The Simple Cure for Loneliness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSXh1YfNyVA
- List of TED talks if you’re worried about your mental health during COVID-19: https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/10-ted-talks-to-watch-if-youre-worried-about-your-mental-health.html
Favorite Practices for Mental Health
- Take In the Good: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/taking_in_the_good
- Self-Compassion: https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/#guided-meditations
- Practicing Radical Acceptance: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/well/mind/radical-acceptance-suffering.html
- Gratitude Practice: https://thebluedovefoundation.org/gratitudecard/