Online Courses and Podcasts

Online Courses:

    Harvard University Online Learning Courses - https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/introduction-tai-chi?delta=0

• Self paced Tai Chi lessons, 2 weeks long, 2-5 hours per week, Course Language: English.  Cost is $30.00. 
• Provides informational details on physical and mental health benefits of Tai Chi practice and breathing techniques that promote relaxation. 

    Coursesera’s “Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During Covid-19” - https://www.coursera.org/learn/manage-health-covid-19#about

• Free, online, and offers a deeper understanding of the anxiety surrounding the pandemic. 
• Offered by the University of Toronto, takes approximately 3 hours to complete

    Coursesera’s “The Science of Wellbeing” - https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being

• Offered by Yale University. Takes approximately 19 years to complete and offers the course in English with Spanish subtitles.  
• Free access to enroll. 

    Australia’s “This Way Up” - https://thiswayup.org.au/how-we-can-help/courses/

• Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing under the Telephone Counselling, Self Help and Web-Based Support Programmes. 
• Offers courses for mental health (Depression, panic disorder, social anxiety, health anxiety, etc.), physical health (chronic pain) as well as a number of short, free, wellbeing courses (Intro to Mindfulness, Coping with Stress, Managing Insomnia, and Student Wellbeing).  

Podcasts:

    Weird Times - https://hardfeelings.podbean.com

• Also available on Spotify, will need to check other platforms. 
• WEIRD TIMES is a podcast about mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, brought to you by Hard Feelings (an innovative community of professional counsellors)Topics include eating disorders, single session therapy, and poetry as a coping mechanism. 

Therapy for Black Girls Podcast - https://therapyforblackgirls.com/podcast/

• Hosted by Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed psychologist. Its mission is to sustain and grow a community focused on the mental health needs of Black women and girls. 
• Offers a variety of sessions surrounding mental health and personal development.