Mental health podcasts

These helpful podcasts focus on the topics such as wellness, depression, anxiety and reducing the stigma. Podcasts are available on various platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music and Spotify.

"Two brown chicks," therapists Eboni Harris and Eliza Boquin, discuss all aspects of mental health with the aim to change the face of therapy on both sides of the couch. 

Neuroscientist, author and mental health expert Caroline Leaf discusses tools to help improve mental and physical health. Whether you are struggling in your personal life or simply want to learn how to understand and use your mind to live your best life, this podcast is for you. 

This weekly podcast addresses mental health topics related to Latinas, Latinos and Latinx individuals to help demystify diagnoses. Cultural and commonly stigmatized themes are discussed with Latinx mental health professionals, psychiatrists, doctors and other experts working with the Latinx population. 

This award-winning podcast aims to break down mental health stigma. Host Bobby Temps believes "Far more unites us than divides us" as he discusses different mental health concerns with inspiring guests. 

Through the "science of happiness," host Kristen Truempy explores topics such as passion, mindfulness and individual strengths with a focus on positive psychology you can apply to your life. 

Tara Brach, Ph.D., is an internationally known meditation teacher and author of several bestselling books. Her weekly podcast addresses the value of mindfulness, emotional healing and spiritual awakening. 

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Host Nora McInerny talks with guests and gets deep on how they're really doing while looking back at a particularly low time in their life. She asks people to share their complicated and honest feelings. Past guests include celebrities, authors and mental health professionals.

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The Anxiety Coaches Podcast is a relaxing and inspiring show that brings you lifestyle changes to calm your nervous system. Gina Ryan, a coach and nutrition educator, created this podcast to share insights on managing anxiety. In each 20-minute-ish episode, anxiety coach Gina Ryan shares–in a slow, calming voice–valuable exercises to help recenter you.

Host Tim JP Collins suffered from anxiety and panic attacks. In his recovery, he supports others with information that goes beyond just coping. He provides stories and strategies to help move past anxiety and fear to live the life you were destined for. 

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Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos’s The Happiness Lab podcast offers research-based tips on cultivating good happiness habits. It also features stories of people who are finding a path to their own joy. She’s changed the lives of thousands of people through her class “Psychology and the Good Life,” and she can change yours, too!

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Depression is an incredibly common and isolating disease experienced by millions, yet often stigmatized by society. The guests on John Moe's show often tell stories for a living as entertainers, and here, they recount their clinical depression experiences with the same shot of humor and searing honesty that's helped get them through the pain. Although the show ended in Mid-2020, there are 96 episodes available to binge!

Host Guy Macpherson, Ph.D., founder of The Trauma Therapist Project, has had more than 700 conversations with many incredible leaders in the field of trauma treatment. There is a vast 10-year library of highly rated 30-minute episodes on everything from signs of trauma to post-traumatic growth. 

This multi-award-winning podcast garners several million listeners each week. Hosts Glennon Doyle, her wife Abby Wambach and her sister Amanda Doyle have discussions with celebrity guests on topics such as loving and losing; caring for children and parents; battling addiction, illness and loneliness; setting boundaries and fighting for equality, purpose, freedom, joy and peace.