Last month we shared with you several articles related to Movember and the topic of men’s health, with all this considered, this time we want to emphasize men’s mental health and share some really great resources with the men in our community.
Because personal growth is something so many of us naturally strive for, the following books are not just fantastic sources of information (and practical tools) for those going through emotional turmoil, but are highly recommended to anyone looking to better themselves and master their life.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Self-help Manual – Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think, Dennis Greenberger
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Self-help Manual – Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, Steven C. Hayes, also available in Teen version
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Self-help Manual – DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents, Jill H. Rathus and Alec L. Miller
- Feeling Great, Dr. David Burns
Additionally, there are several men’s support resources to take advantage of:
- https://mantherapy.org/
- http://Tethr.men
- Headsupguys.org
- Work performance resources – App BetterUp (Boost personal wellbeing and professional performance)
- Feeling Good https://feelinggood.com/
- Free Defeat Depression Course https://feelinggood.com/depression-home/
- Free Anxiety Course https://feelinggood.com/anxiety-home/
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center http://www.sprc.org/covid19
- Worldwide Suicide Prevention https://www.befrienders.org/
Burn out screening and resources:
- https://www.burnout-info.ch/, https://www.noburnout.ch/
- https://ExtinguishBurnout.com. The short version is enter the code COVID-19 during checkout and the course is free
- International OCD Foundation, https://iocdf.org/
Mental Health self-help guides and searchable topic brochures
- https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Overview
- https://www.therapistaid.com/
- https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/
- https://itherapy.com/core-thoughts-worksheet/
- Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) https://www.radicallyopen.net/
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Mini Course https://stevenchayes.com
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center http://www.sprc.org/covid19
- Worldwide Suicide Prevention https://www.befrienders.org/
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Course Online – For managing intense emotional responses https://emotionallysensitive.com/, https://www.onlinedbtcourses.com/, https://dbtclasses.com/, https://www.dbtselfhelp.com/index.html
- https://bridgingthegaps.com/connection-between-addiction-and-suicide/
Bonus: check out some of the great podcasts listed below:
- Be a man
- Feel Good Podcast
- Dear Anxiety
- Ouranxietystories
- Psychcentral (App also available)
- Speaking of Psychology
- Psychrunch
- Polyvagal Podcast
- Being Well
- Science of Happiness
- Hidden Brain
- Your Mind Matters
- Step Away From Anxiety
- How to Find Your Silver Linings
- Do you know how to eat a raisin?
- How to connect with your body
