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REcommendations
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Here we have compiled a list of movies, books, songs, and activities that tackle mental health or are great for our own mental health.

Movies and TV shows

  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower
  • Silver Linings Playbook
  • Inside Out
  • To the Bone
  • This is Us
  • Bodyguard
  • Jessica Jones
  • Zooey's Extraordinary Playlist
  • A Beautiful Mind
  • Black Swan
  • Brain on Fire
  • The Virgin Suicides
  • The Hours
  • Finding Nemo
  • A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Still Alice
  • Melancholia
  • Girl, Interrupted
  • Good Will Hunting
  • Joker
  • Welcome to Me

Books

  • Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
  • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
  • Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
  • Untamed bu Lennon Doyle
  • Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
  • Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
  • Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
  • All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
  • Franey and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
  • 72 Hour Hold by Bebe Moore Campbell
  • All the Things We Never Knew by Sheila Hamilton
  • Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • The Virgin Suicides by Jefferey Eugenides
  • The Hours by Michael Cunningham
  • We are OK by Nina LaCour
  • Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
  • It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
  • The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
  • The Color Purple by Alice Walker
  • Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira Lee
  • The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb
  • Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Songs

  • Shake It Out by Florence and the Machine
  • Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
  • 1-800-273-8255 by Logic
  • Breathing by Ariana Grande
  • Breathe Me by Sia
  • Summertime Sadness by Lana Del Rey
  • Disturbia by Rihanna
  • Gasoline by Halsey
  • Anxiety by Julia Michaels
  • Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles
  • Only Time by Enya
  • Rehab by Amy Winehouse
  • Sober by Demi Lovato
  • Perfect by Anne-Marie
  • Fake Happy by Paramore
  • Fake Happy by Paramore
  • Human by Christina Perri
  • Demons by Imagine Dragons
  • Praying by Kesha
  • How to Save a Life by The Fray
  • Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.
  • In My Blood by Shawn Mendes
  • When the Party's Over by Billie Eilish
  • Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston
  • Carry On by F.U.N.
  • Fight Song by Rachel Platten
  • Under Pressure by Queen feat. David Bowie
  • Fu**in Perfect by P!nk
  • I Love Me by Demi Lovato
  • Scars to Your Beautiful by Alessia Cara
  • Heavy by Linkin Park
  • OK to Not Be OK by Demi Lovato
  • Overwhelmed by Royal & the Serpent

​Activities

  • 30 Days of Gratitude
  • The Worry Tree
  • Painting
  • Self-Love Letters
  • Goal Bingo
  • Meditation
  • Self Care Kit
  • Blackout Poetry
  • Schedule Routine Breaks for Outdoor Walks
  • Make Your Own Mental Health Playlist
  • Make a Candle
  • Break the Plates
  • Gratitude Journal
  • Daily Affirmations
  • Collaging
  • Origami

About Us

Active Minds UCLA is a mental health advocacy group on UCLA's campus that aims to change the conversation around mental health! Our goal is to educate and inspire the Bruin community to speak out about mental health. We are one of the twelve committees under the Student Wellness Commission on campus. 

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    • General
    • Recommendations
    • Presentations
    • Infographics
    • Active Minds National Website
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