What if, in this intense moment in time, studying your brain and how it does what it does could be just as soothing as a glass of wine or a centering few minutes of meditation? Listening to these half-dozen psychology podcasts can give you a break from the distressing daily news and steer you toward optimal mental health.
The Happiness Lab
Human cognition expert Laurie Santos, Ph.D., the professor at the helm of Yale University’s most popular class, “The Science of Well-Being,” is the host of this science-based podcast that weaves the latest psychology studies and self-help interviews with historical contexts to create a manual for tapping into joy. Now in its second season, this podcast examines steps anyone can take to improve their outlook via episodes like "Beat Your Isolation Loneliness" and "Coach Yourself Through a Crisis." Listeners can also head to the show's web page, where Santos annotates every episode with links to the studies, articles, and stories informing it. Dense but culturally acute, this program is an armchair psychologist’s jam.
Therapy for Black Girls
Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D., better known as Dr. Joy, an Atlanta-based licensed psychologist, was inspired by BET’s Black Girls Rock! awards to create her brand. What started as a blog grew into an online space featuring a directory of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) mental health professionals and this weekly podcast, which shines light on mental health topics in a style that Black and brown women will find both accessible and relevant. Now in her fourth podcasting year, Bradford has tackled tough topics like consensual non-monogamy, intimate-partner violence, and fertility struggles, as well as sex-positivity, self-care, and self-compassion. Her relaxed voice and research-based, pop-culture-conscious approach make this intellectual series a truly fun and supportive place for women of any skin shade.
Psychologists Off the Clock
This four-Ph.D.s-and-a-microphone podcast featuring clinical psychologists Diana Hill, Debbie Sorensen, Yael Schonbrun, and Jill Stoddard promises insight on the science and practice of living well—and the hosts deliver in every expert-driven episode. Focusing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and other evidence-based methods for cultivating love and easing anxiety, stress, and loss, each session delivers ideas for embracing and unpacking inner baggage. Tuck into recent interviews with therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab, author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, or Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., author of Unwinding Anxiety. Each listen, you’ll gather essential strategies for breaking destructive cycles and going with good thoughts over bad.
No Stupid Questions
On this year-old podcast, research psychologist Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., author of the bestseller Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance joins Stephen Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics book series for a weekly geek-out. The two have one rule of discourse: Dumb questions deserve answers, not snorts of derision or dismissal. The results are deep, research-based, and fully annotated ramblings on such topics as "Why Is It So Hard to Be Alone with Our Thoughts?" or "Why Do We Buy Things We’ll Never Use?" Dubner and Duckworth’s elastic-brained banter makes this “exploration into the weird and wonderful ways in which humans behave” an engaging, thought-provoking listen. For those ever hesitant to raise their hands, this podcast is welcome affirmation that all thoughts and questions—even seemingly silly ones—have meaning and merit.
Small Things Often
Drs. John and Julie Gottman have been go-to relationship gurus and researchers since the 1970s, when their groundbreaking Gottman Institute began teaching couples how to grow their love. But the duo’s year-old podcast of “quick tips for relationships,” dropping twice weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays, is no throwback. Pleasingly minimal, with run times of five minutes or less, each episode offers research-based, usable advice and snack-size fixes for your interpersonal life. The small-but-essential listens like "Questions Happy Couples Ask Each Other" and "How to Practice Self-Soothing," will help you understand, respond, and even go to battle in a better way, while understanding why your brain and body react to situations (and your partner’s sexy half-smile) as they do.
Dear Therapists
This advice column–style series where real people get brutally honest about the siblings they resent or the unfaithful partners they still love is like a voyeuristic hour spent across the couch. In each episode the hosts, Lori Gottlieb, celebrated author and "Dear Therapist" columnist for The Atlantic and Guy Winch, Ph.D., author and "Dear Guy" columnist for TED, guide guests to self-analyze nagging situations, then deliver suggested steps toward resolution. At episode’s end, guests report back to reveal what worked and what didn’t. A test drive for shrink assignments and a terrific, relatable plug for therapy.
(Sources: Happify)
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