Review and Decide

A Time-Saving Resource: Your One-Stop Shop for Hundreds of Mental Health App Reviews

Why this matters for your mental health

I've shared before that I'm VERY careful about any new apps I add to my phone. They have to provide value and fit into my daily schedule. If I can't build a habit around it, forget about it. 

Cluttering my phone with apps I don't use causes me a lot of anxiety because I feel like I'm not getting the most out of what I have on my phone.

This is the best database of app reviews I've seen, and the site is laid out really well.

A Scientific Approach to Help You Find the Best Online Mental Health Platforms
Why this matters for your mental health

Mindtools.io uses a rigorous approach to reviewing mental health programs. The approach has 11 different quality constructs and checklists. I don't know what that means exactly, but it sounds impressive...

There are a few apps they've reviewed, but they seem to focus more on programs aimed to help with certain issues.

I thought it was a great way to learn about programs I never would have discovered otherwise.

Read and Consider

This Book Got Me Out of a Mental Rut and Erased Some Limiting Beliefs

Why this matters for your mental health

I remember where I was when I was reading this - Alki Beach in Seattle. When I remember the reading location, it's usually the sign a book is having a big impact. 

I read this at a time when I was just starting my own business for the first time, and I was scared. This book helped me think bigger. 

I realized it takes the same amount of time to work on big goals or little goals--so I chose big, and it's really paying off.

And This Book Helped Me Get Out of My Head and Into My Heart

Why this matters for your mental health

I read this book when I was emotionally and spiritually lost, and it helped me so much. I should probably reread it to see how it impacts me years and years later.

Jack Kornfield has a way of making Buddhist concepts accessible to the Western mindset. His perspective is earth-shattering, and you'll come away with a new understanding of Eastern wisdom and yourself.

Buddhist thought and writing have helped my anxiety and OCD.

Master-Slave Terms: Language Makes a Huge Difference, Even for Writing About Technical Terms in Music Education

Why this matters for your mental health

I've been doing some work with the phenomenally thoughtful startup Hurdle. They are a culture-first therapy startup led by an inspirational black founder that I believe is fundamentally different from the typical mental health startups that focus on more of the same, just with a huge amount of money.

For instance, an exec in Hurdle shared this article with me. I've been so impressed by how the team is so mindful of the language they use. I thought I was thoughtful, but they take it to another level.

It's fascinating to read about language in an industry I know nothing about and realize that it still connects and creates meaning for other areas of my life. It's all interconnected. 

Language matters because it shapes our perspectives.

Watch and Learn

This Feldenkrais Practitioner Has Helped Stretch and Strengthen My Body So Much (VIDEO)

Why this matters for your mental health

I want Taro Iwamoto to be my friend. His presence and perspective are so calming and reassuring. 

This particular video helps you strengthen your back and hip flexors.

I don't even know how I found this on YouTube because this is definitely not the kind of video I usually watch. 

But lower back issues run in my family, and one of his video titles caught my attention. Months later, I'm a subscriber to his videos and still watching tons of them. The universe is funny in that way.

Don't let the stretching and smooth body movements fool yous--Iwamoto's approach is pure power. Improve your body, and you improve your mental health.

Love all the education this man is putting out into the world FOR FREE.

You probably know the song Crazy by Gnarls Barkley. It was a massive hit, and you couldn't go two feet before hearing it blaring from some speaker somewhere.

But I bet you've never heard it sung this way. Lead vocalist Danielle DeAndrea absolutely rocks it. So funky. So unexpected.

Founder of Patreon, Jack Conte, does some of the most ridiculous renditions of songs I've ever seen and heard with his Scary Pockets channel on YouTube. He's always the one having the absolute time of his life on the keyboard. 

Believe me, you could get lost for hours with the covers performed by the Scary Pockets gang.