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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:
  • https://www.washington.edu/ima/classes/mindfulness/
  • https://www.washington.edu/counseling/culture-of-care/mindfulness/
• 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
  • https://www.verywellmind.com/physical-exercise-for-panic-disorder-and-anxiety-2584094
• 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/
  • https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_gratitude_changes_you_and_your_brain