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Books

Reasons to Stay Alive

Matt Haig

Depression memoir

Feeling Good

David D. Burns

CBT-based self-help

Lost Connections

Johann Hari

Social causes of depression

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

Lori Gottlieb

Therapy, real stories

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk

Trauma and the body

Daring Greatly

Brené Brown

Vulnerability and shame

It's OK That You're Not OK

Megan Devine

Grief without fixing

Burnout

Emily Nagoski

Stress cycle completion

Movies

A Beautiful Mind

Living with mental illness

Silver Linings Playbook

Bipolar disorder, recovery

Inside Out

Understanding emotions

Good Will Hunting

Trauma, therapy, healing

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Depression, trauma, friendship

Soul

Purpose, burnout, joy

Documentaries & series

The Mind, Explained (Netflix)

Anxiety, memory, mindfulness

Headspace Guide to Meditation

Beginner meditation

My Depression

Animated personal story

The Weight of Gold

Athletes and mental health

Reading lists by topic

Grief & loss

• It's OK That You're Not OK — Megan Devine
• A Grief Observed — C.S. Lewis
• Bearing the Unbearable — Joanne Cacciatore

Work stress & burnout

• Burnout — Emily Nagoski
• Lost Connections — Johann Hari
• Can't Even — Anne Helen Petersen

Self-worth & shame

• Daring Greatly — Brené Brown
• The Gifts of Imperfection — Brené Brown
• Radical Acceptance — Tara Brach

Relationship loss

• Reasons to Stay Alive — Matt Haig
• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone — Lori Gottlieb
• Attached — Amir Levine