Thoughtful people around the world have created video content to share information, inspire individuals, or just vent their frustrations about life’s difficulties. Here, you will find a series of curated videos that address death and dying, grief, mental health and wellness, behavior change, and the medical field. You may find that some videos are more informative than supportive. Feel free to view them in your own time.
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Grief & Loss
The Truth About the Five Stages of Grief - SciShow | What Is Complicated Grief? - Katie Morton | We Need a Heroic Narrative for Death - Amanda Bennett | We Don’t “Move On” From Grief. We Move Forward With It - Nora McInerny | When Someone You Love Dies, There Is No Such Thing as Moving On - Kelley Lynn | The Journey Through Loss and Grief - Jason Rosenthal | The Adventure of Grief - Geoff Warburton | Grief Is Not a Life Sentence - Jesse Brisendine | Life That Doesn’t End with Death - Kelli Swazey | Dealing with Sudden Loss - Marieke Poelmann | What Really Matters at the End of Life - BJ Miller | A Video Game to Cope with Grief - Amy Green | What Makes Life Worth Living in the Face of Death - Lucy Kalanithi | A Love Letter to Realism in a Time of Grief - Mark Pollock and Simone George
Narratives in Medicine
Dealing With Depression as a Medical Student - Medumentary | The Power of Medical Student Narratives in Destigmatizing Mental Illness - Barbara Lam, David Lee, Franco Pillsbury | Mental Health in Med School & What I’ve Learned - Prerak Juthani | My Mental Health Experience @ Warwick Medical School - PostGradMedic | Medical School | Depression - Jenny Le | Depression and Burnout Is Real - Tracey A | How to Avoid a Mental Breakdown in Med School - Erin Hays | Why Doctors Kill Themselves - Pamela Wible
Mental Health
You Aren’t at the Mercy of Your Emotions - Lisa Feldman Barrett | There’s No Shame in Taking Care of Your Mental Health - Sangu Delle | The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage - Susan David | The Power of Vulnerability - Brené Brown | Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid - Guy Winch | Why We Get Mad & Why It’s Healthy - Ryan Martin | The Real Risk of Forgiveness and Why It’s Worth It - Sarah Montana | Sleep Is Your Superpower - Matt Walker | Don’t Suffer from Your Depression in Silence - Nikki Webber Allen | Depression, the Secret We Share - Andrew Solomon | Confessions of a Depressed Comic - Kevin Breel | How to Cope with Anxiety - Olivia Remes | The Bridge Between Suicide and Life - Kevin Briggs | Please Don’t Kill Yourself - Anna Akana | A Tale of Mental Illness - From the Inside - Elyn Saks | Art Can Heal PTSD's Invisible Wounds - Melissa Walker
Resilience & Behavior Modification
All it Takes is 10 Mindful Minutes - Andy Puddicombe | A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit - Judson Brewer | Our Dangerous Obsession with Perfection is Getting Worse - Thomas Curran | Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are - Amy Cuddy | 3 Tips to Boost Your Confidence - Amy Adkins | Embrace the Near Win - Sarah Lewis | Why Some People Find Exercises Harder Than Others - Emily Balcetis | What Reality Are You Creating for Yourself? - Isaac Lidsky | My Year of Saying Yes to Everything - Shonda Rhimes | How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over - Mel Robbins | "Good" and "Bad" are Incomplete Stories We Tell Ourselves - Heather Lanier