The Best Mental Health Podcasts for Parents 2024
We may be reaching the end of Mental Health Awareness Month, but there’s never a bad time to focus on your mental health. While some people might try using methods such as working out or incorporating reading into your routine, listening to a mental health podcast can be a good alternative to try as well!
Whether you are looking to get advice from a professional or are looking to get some comedic relief, these popular podcasts are a great starting point when it comes to bettering your mental health!
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The Hilarious World of Depression
Available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts
Veteran Radio host John Moe wants to take the stigma surrounding depression away and give people a way to listen to others stories while also having a good laugh.
Moe brings comedians on to his show to talk about their experiences while dealing with depression and hopes to give some comedic relief to those who listen.
The Happiness Lab
Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify
Have you ever told yourself that you would be happy once you get your dream job, make lots of money, etc.? Well, Dr. Laurie Santos proves that not to be true in her podcast The Happiness Lab.
During each episode, Santos will bring you through a different misconception of what it means to be happy and helps her viewers realize what makes them truly happy.
A Little Easier
Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify
It’s no secret that parenting can be difficult sometimes. Kendra Wilde, mother and parental well-being advocate, created A Little Easier to bring together parents and parenting experts to discuss the difficult parts of parenting.
The podcasts works on the belief that parental well-being matters, especially when it ripples down to children.
The Self Work Podcast
Available on Apple Podcasts
After having 25 years of psychology experience, Dr. Margaret Rutherford is using her podcast as a platform to give her listeners a form of therapy or experience they need to continue bettering their mental health.
Dr. Rutherford uses a compassionate direction when speaking about serious topics to give people both a soothing and educational experience while listening.
Therapy for Black Girls
Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a licensed psychologist and created her podcast to encourage the mental wellness of Black women and girls.
Bradford focuses on mental health and personal development and her episodes cover a variety of mental health topics that are all about becoming the best possible versions of ourselves.
Tara Brach
Available on Apple Podcasts
If you are someone that can’t just listen to podcasts, but have to physically take action, then this is the podcast for you! Known for her meditation techniques and as a published author, Tara Brach uses her podcast platform as a way to give listeners weekly guided meditations.
These mindful meditations focus on spiritual awakening and getting rid of emotional suffering that many of us continue to hold on to.
The Mental Illness Happy Hour
Available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts
Creator and comedian Paul Gilmartin describes his popular podcast as “more like a waiting room that doesn’t suck.”
Gilmartin (who is a recovering alcoholic and was diagnosed with clinical depression) talks to people who are living with mental health issues and uses humor to hopefully encourage others to seek professional help.
Although The Mental Illness Happy Hour is not meant to replace any kind of medical care, it does help normalize talking about mental health while also adding comedic relief to your day.
Terrible, Thanks for Asking
Available on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts
Are you a person who constantly says they are “fine” when someone asks how they are doing, even though you know deep down you are not?
Nora McInerny makes listeners think about how they really are with Terrible, Thanks for Asking. McInerny talks to real people who share their complicated and honest feelings to show others that it is ok to open up and show others that you might be struggling.
