Kevin Breel is a 21-year-old writer, comedian, and activist for mental health. His work has been featured by NBC, CBS, The Huffington Post, MTV, CNN, The Today Show, Mashable and The Wall Street Journal. His passionate TEDx talk entitled "Confessions of a Depressed Comic" went instantly viral online- amassing millions of viewers and being featured on more t ... Show More
Feb 27
Unlocking the Power of Mindfulness: Transform Your Life One Story at a Time with Rohan Gunatillake
In this episode, Rohan Gunatillake discusses how to unlock the power of mindfulness and transform your life one story at a time. He explores how stories can shift perspectives, the challenges and opportunities in mindfulness apps, and shares ways to integrate meditation into dail ... Show More
54m 54s
Feb 24
How To Be Intentional and Finish What You Start with Chris Bailey
In this episode, Chris Bailey discusses how to be intentional and finish what you start. He explores how intentionality, values, and motivation shape our ability to set and achieve meaningful goals. Chris also introduces concepts like the “intention stack” and “sepia-toned goals, ... Show More
1h 5m
Feb 20
How Humor Can Transform Our Relationship with Life's Challenges with Chris Duffy
In this episode, Chris Duffy, author of Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy, discusses how humor can transform our relationship with life’s challenges, connect with others, and shift our perspective on difficult situations. He shares p ... Show More
1h 6m
Nov 2022
Bryony Gordon on OCD, Overcoming Addiction and Building Mental Resilience #314
CAUTION: Contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.
Today’s guest has a remarkable life story which includes addiction, mental health struggles, eating disorders, guilt, shame and so much more. Bryony Gordon is a prominent mental health campaigner, a journalist and a bests ... Show More
1h 55m
Nov 2019
Battling Depression from the C-Suite
For most of his life, Paul Greenberg suffered from severe depression -- depression so bad that he had near constant thoughts of suicide from the age of 13. But you'd never know it if you met him. And he has built a successful media career, including stints at MTV and Time, and ev ... Show More
32m 34s
Sep 2023
Vanessa Bayer & Jonah Bayer: Transcendental Meditation & Confronting Cancer with Humor
Vanessa Bayer (SNL, I Love That for You) joins us in the MBB studio to discuss using humor to cope with her cancer diagnosis as a teenager, her tenure as one of longest-running female cast members of Saturday Night Live, and her transcendental meditation practice. She opens up ab ... Show More
1h 6m
Nov 2020
Dena Amy - An Open Discussion on Mental Health
<p>Today we are joined by singer, dancer, actor, producer and DJ extraordinaire Dena Amy. Dena has been through some of her lowest moments this year, she was diagnosed with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) and has spent a lot of her time in hospital and recovering. In this ... Show More
56m 48s
Feb 2024
Why We Get Depressed with Heather Berlin
<p>What is depression? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the neuroscience behind major depression, its treatments, and the factors that contribute to this pervasive condition with neuroscientist Heather Berlin, PhD.</p><p>NOTE: StarTalk+ Pat ... Show More
46m 53s
May 2024
The Big Silence: Destigmatizing Mental Health Issues with Karena Dawn
In honor of Mental Health month, we close out May with a new episode of the HEAL with Kelly Podcast. In this deeply moving conversation, I sit down with Karena Dawn, New York Times best-selling author of The Big Silence: A Daughter's Memoir of Mental Illness and Healing and the v ... Show More
1 h
Feb 2024
Tiny Minds, Big Conversations: Navigating Mental Health Talks with Younger Kids
We discuss the importance of starting mental and emotional health conversations with children from a young age, highlighting the benefits for their emotional development and future stability and happiness. In today’s episode, Rebecca Rolland, a Harvard lecturer and author, emphas ... Show More
25m 40s
Jun 2021
Ethan Kross | Chatter: Harnessing Our Inner Dialogue
<p>If you’re like most people, there’s a certain amount of chatter that goes on in your head throughout the day. But, did you know that inner dialogue can have a profound effect on nearly every aspect of your life? Today’s guest, Ethan Kross, is one of the world’s leading experts ... Show More
1h 3m