Resources to Better Understand Mental Health
- diannabarton4
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 12, 2021
Resources to help better understand human behavior and thought processes

Professional Resources:
Therapy in a Nutshell
Short video presentations by Emma McAdam, LMFT - a trusted LDS therapist from Utah making mental health resources easier to access.

Therapy in a Nutshell:
30 Videos on How to Process Emotions (Free Access)
Emma McAdam, LMFT teaches skills for resolving issues like depression, anxiety, and improving mental health. Because most people have never been taught how to process their emotions, this resource acts as a catalyst to better understand how to develop essential skills for working through emotions and cope with life's challenges. (Note: How to Process Your Emotions: Episodes 27-30 have not yet been published.)
Intro - How to Process Your Emotions: Depression and Anxiety Skills
1/30 - Name It to Tame It: How to Process Emotions
2/30 - A Nonjudgmental Attitude: The Lie of Positive and Negative Emotions
3/30 - Why Coping Skills Can Make It Worse
4/30 - Clean vs. Dirty Pain: Are You Creating Your Own Suffering?
5/30 - How to Stop Struggling with Anxiety and Intense Emotions
6/30 - Willingness: How to Feel your Feelings
7/30 - Primary Emotions vs. Secondary Emotions - Skill
8/30 - The Mind-Body Connection: How Emotions Get Trapped in the Body
9/30 - How Anxiety Affects the Brain: How to Recognize and Turn off the Fight/Flight/Freeze Response
10/30 - How to Release Emotions Trapped in Your Body: How to Process Emotions Like Trauma and Anxiety
11/30 - Calming Anxiety with Your Body’s Built-in Anti-Anxiety Response
12/30 - How to Turn off the Fear Response: Create a Sense of Safety
13/30 - Coping Skills for Anxiety or Depression: How to Process Emotions
14/30 - How to Turn off the Fight/Flight/Freeze Response with Grounding Skills for Anxiety
15/30 - How to Move Past Mental Blocks: Remove Mental and Emotional Blocks
16/30 -Neuroplasticity: Change How You Feel by Changing How You Think
17/30 - Reframe Your Negative Thoughts: Change How You See the World
18/30 - Cognitive Distortions Part 1: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniqueshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3vhXQy48jo
19/30 - Cognitive Distortions Part 2: How to Change How You Think 💪
20/30 - Intrusive Thoughts and Overthinking: The Skill of Cognitive Defusion
21/30 - Mindfulness for Anxiety 💓 A Beginner's Guide
22/30 - Cognitive Dissonance: Emotion Processing
23/30 - Self-Deception: The Problem of Not Knowing You Have a Problem
24/30 - How to Create the Life You Want, One Small Change at a Time
25/30 - Why Trying to Feel Happy Backfires: Purpose vs. Happiness
26/30 - Fight Depression and Anxiety with Your Core Values

More from Emma McAdam, LMFT
Therapy in a Nutshell: Mental Health
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiUrrIiqidTWDEMxBpCxxr2_H1fFRkg2z
Therapy in a Nutshell: Grounding Techniques for Anxiety
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiUrrIiqidTVghUckAJjCZMYO84ahohMv
Therapy in a Nutshell: Depression Treatment Options
A Quick start Guide: What to do if you're diagnosed with Depression
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAdp3nT4BFA
Therapy in a Nutshell: How to Help Family & Friends with Mental Illness
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiUrrIiqidTVJb2Hyr4ZVeupaMH9QY7WP
Therapy in a Nutshell: Healthy Relationship Skills
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiUrrIiqidTUau5F7ckXIY4G1Z0a96Cb3
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