Are you wanting to learn more about mental health? Well you’ve come to the right place. This is a curated list of the best mental health podcasts of 2021.
We have selected these podcasts for a variety of reasons, but they are all well worth a listen. We tried to select a variety of podcasts across the spectrum from hosts with a wide breadth of experience.
We are always keen to hear your feedback, if we have missed a podcast, Twitter us Pretty Progressive (Twitter) and we will check it out!
Best Mental Health Podcasts 2021
With thanks to ListenNotes, Crunchbase, SemRush and Ahrefs for providing the data to create and rank these podcasts.
Delicious Ways to Feel Better
- Publisher: Deliciously Ella
- Total Episodes: 94
Confused about health and wellness? Each week we interview an expert to bring a little inspiration to your life – from gut health to mental health and anxiety, how to make sustainable changes, finding happiness, what happens to our brains when we exercise, skincare 101, dealing with stress, veganism and the environment and so much more.Hosted by Ella Mills, the founder of Deliciously Ella, this podcast brings you open, honest conversation around mental and physical health.
Mental Health News Radio
- Publisher: MHNR Network, LLC
- Total Episodes: 689
Keeping it real about mental health, mental illness, addiction recovery and the business of behavioral health. Our guests and listeners are from all over the globe and all walks of life. The signature show on Mental Health News Radio Network – the world’s first podcast network dedicated to our favorite subject: Mental Health!
CLEANING UP THE MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf
- Publisher: Dr. Caroline Leaf
- Total Episodes: 283
Hi! I’m Dr. Caroline Leaf. I’m a cognitive neuroscientist, author, & mental health and mind expert. 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 will provide you with practical & scientific tips and tools to help you take back control over your mental, emotional, and physical health. Order my new book here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com
Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown
- Publisher: Mayim Bialik
- Total Episodes: 24
Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown is a quirky, informative, and interactive podcast breaking down the myths and misunderstandings about mental health and emotional well-being. Neuroscientist Mayim Bialik combines her academic background with vast personal experience to provide listeners with valuable practical advice focusing on removing the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraging an understanding of the mind-body connection. Nothing is off limits as Mayim breaks it down with an amazing collection of guests.
Ask Kati Anything
- Publisher: Kati Morton
- Total Episodes: 61
Licensed Therapist Kati Morton, LMFT is answering your mental health questions.
Conversations with Kenzie
- Publisher: Kenzie Brenna
- Total Episodes: 53
Join Kenzie Brenna with curiosity and laughter for these weekly discussions about culture, mental health and all things life.
Kou Sopheap’s Podcast
- Publisher: Kou Sopheap
- Total Episodes: 364
Mental health
Therapy for Black Girls
- Publisher: Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D. & iHeartRadio
- Total Episodes: 214
The Therapy for Black Girls podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible version of ourselves.
It’s Fine, I’m Fine
- Publisher: It’s Fine, I’m Fine
- Total Episodes: 59
A weekly podcast about mental health, hosted by two women learning about their own. Follow along with Liz & Sarah as they aim to remove the stigma behind mental health by talking about their real-life anxieties.
Bryony Gordon’s Mad World
- Publisher: The Telegraph
- Total Episodes: 37
Intimate conversations about getting unwell – and getting better – with Bryony Gordon. From household names to nurses on the frontline. Because mental health deserves to be talked about.
Mental Health Foundation podcast
- Publisher: Mental Health Foundation
- Total Episodes: 63
This is the Mental Health Foundation podcast. A series in which we bring to you a range of mental health topics, real life stories, expert comments and mental health tips.
Psychopharmacology and Psychiatry Updates
- Publisher: Psychopharmacology Institute
- Total Episodes: 83
Practical psychopharmacology updates for mental health clinicians. Useful for psychiatry / mental health professionals. Expert interviews and soundbites from CME presentations. Practical and free of commercial bias. Not sponsored by any pharmaceutical company.
DBT Weekly
- Publisher: Stephanie Alexis Edsall
- Total Episodes: 58
This is a mental health therapy and skills development podcast
CXMH: On Faith & Mental Health
- Publisher: Robert Vore & Dr. Holly Oxhandler
- Total Episodes: 160
Hosts Robert Vore & Dr. Holly Oxhandler discuss the intersection of Christianity and mental health. Guests include pastors, ministry workers, mental health professionals, and more.
Checking In with Michelle Williams
- Publisher: The Black Effect & iHeartRadio
- Total Episodes: 23
On CHECKING IN, Michelle Williams and her friends let it all out as they reveal their intimate experiences with depression, anxiety and their mental health journeys. Hosted by Michelle, these celebrity interviews will also offer skills on how to manage mental health hardships and even offer coping strategies for emotional well-being.
Latinx Therapy
- Publisher: Adriana Alejandre, LMFT | Conversations about Mental Health Myths and Welln
- Total Episodes: 51
Break the stigma of mental health as it relates to the Latinx community. Learn self-help techniques, how to support ourselves or those around us that struggle with mental illnesses and create cultural competency for other providers working with the Latinx population.
Madness Radio
- Publisher: Will Hall, Madness Radio
- Total Episodes: 178
Voices and Visions from Outside Mental Health
The Boundaries.me Podcast
- Publisher: Dr. Henry Cloud
- Total Episodes: 225
Dr. Henry Cloud’s Boundaries.me podcast features inspiring stories about the benefits to your relationships, mental health, productivity and wellbeing that come when you implement healthy boundaries.
High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS
- Publisher: Author Mike Mutzel interviews Jeff Bland, Datis Kharrazian, Ben Greenfield, Abel James, Dave Asprey, Ben Lynch, Jade Teta and Corey chuler
- Total Episodes: 159
High Intensity Health features breakthrough health tips and hacks from respected authorities in the Fitness, Nutrition and Functional Medicine fields. Our expert guests have shared insider information that has helped thousands of Moms, Dads, Executives, Health Care Professionals and High-Performing Athletes optimize their metabolism, belly fat, gut bacteria, immune system,both physical and mental performance and overall health. No matter where you sit on the health and nutrition spectrum, you’ll benefit from our cutting-edge discussions, 2-days per week.
The Lucas Rockwood Show
- Publisher: Lucas Rockwood
- Total Episodes: 330
This no-nonsense health and wellness show features best-selling authors and thought leaders in nutrition, mental health, relationships, and self-improvement. Each episode also includes listener Q&A. Hosted by yoga trainer, writer, and expert speaker, Lucas Rockwood, the founder of YOGABODY and The Yoga Teachers College.