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Podcasts, Blog posts and Apps To explore

There are so many good podcasts and books and websites and apps out there. Here are a few I have run across, and hope to update as I find more. And of course apps and links may become outdated, so if you come across those, please let me know.

Mental Health and Mindfulness

APPS
  • Insight Timer – Large library of free meditations and community features.

  • Calm – Guided meditations, sleep stories, breathing exercises, and mindfulness tools.

  • Headspace – Beginner-friendly meditation courses, mindfulness exercises, and mental health coaching features. (variously priced subscription levels) focuses on guided

  • Aura – Short personalized meditations + gratitude journal (AI-based suggestions).

  • BetterSleep – Sleep-focused app offering soundscapes and bedtime meditations (formerly Relax Melodies).
  • *BreathetoRelax (free) teaches breathing techniques to manage stress
  • *MoodTools (free) helps users to track their thoughts so they can identify distorted thinking and improve their mood
  • Virtual hope box
  • *Happify (free) helps diminish negative thoughts and increase resilience
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Podcasts
  • The Happiness Lab (Dr. Laurie Santos) — Explores the science of happiness and how real-world habits impact mental well-being.
  • Therapy Chat — Deep conversations about therapy, healing, mindfulness, and emotional resilience.
  • On Being (Krista Tippett) — Thoughtful discussions on life, purpose, spirituality, and human wellness.
  • We Can Do Hard Things — Honest, vulnerable conversations about life’s challenges, mental health, and resilience.
  • FitMind Podcast — Insights from experts on mental performance, meditation science, and inner well-being.
  • The Mental Illness Happy Hour — Candid, often humorous conversations about mental health struggles and recovery.
  • All in the Mind (BBC) — Explores the psychology and neuroscience behind behavior, emotion, and the human mind.
  • Finding Mastery — Conversations on psychological insights, performance under pressure, and inner growth (great for mindset work).

Relationship

Relationship Focused Apps

  • Relish — Relationship & Couples — Psychology-based daily lessons, quizzes, guided activities, communication tips, intimacy exercises, and progress tracking for couples.

  • LoveNudge — Based on the 5 Love Languages to help partners understand and act on each other’s preferences (enhancing empathy and connection).

  • Between — A private communication space for couples with chat, shared calendar, and shared memories to help maintain connection.

  • Honeydue — While finance focused, this helps partners talk openly about budgeting and money — a key area that affects trust and communication in relationships.

  • Gottman Card Deck — Digital cards with meaningful questions and statements to spark conversations and deepen connection (based on Gottman relationship principles).

Communication & Social Apps

  • Replika (social/emotional support) — While not specifically a couples app, some use it to explore emotional patterns and practice open emotional communication.

Podcasts About Relationships & Communication
  • The Relationship School Podcast — Practical insights on communication, conflict resolution, and deep emotional connection.
  • Where Should We Begin? — Renowned therapist Esther Perel offers behind-the-scene insights into real couples’ therapy sessions — excellent for understanding communication dynamics and emotional needs.
  • The Gottman Institute Podcast — Evidence-based relationship advice from leading couples therapy researchers on communication, repair, and emotional connection.
  • Do Tell Relationship Podcast — Conversations with therapists and experts about boundaries, attachment, co-regulation, healing from relational patterns, and deeper connection.
  • Unqualified — Anna Faris’s light-hearted advice podcast with relationship and life questions (good for general social and dating perspective).
  • That Relationship Show — Hosted by counselors, this podcast addresses real issues like communication fears, attachment, and emotional habits in relationships.
  • Modern Love (Podcast) — Stories of real relationships and emotional insight, fostering empathy and understanding across many forms of connection.
  • You Need to Hear This – Nedra Glover Tawwab (boundaries expert)

Trauma

Blog Posts:
Podcasts
  • The Cure for Chronic Pain -Nichole Sachs
You-Tube Videos
Apps
  • There is an app called iChill that can lead you through some somatic wellness skills. Connected to the Trauma Resource Institute.

 

Parenting

Apps
Podcasts
Blogposts
 

Miscellaneous

Apps
Podcasts
  • The Simplifiers Podcasts
Blogposts

 

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