Resources for Medical

Videos:

Happy Brain: How to Overcome Our Neural Predispositions to Suffering | Amit Sood, MD
A TEDx talk by Dr. Amit Sood on how understanding and reshaping our brain’s neural patterns can help us transcend innate tendencies toward suffering and cultivate greater happiness.

One Simple Solution for Medication Safety
A concise, practical video outlining how keeping an up-to-date list of all your medications—prescription, over-the-counter, and supplements—can improve medication safety and reduce errors.

The Science Behind How Sickness Shapes Your Mood | Keely Muscatell | TED
A TED video exploring the science of how physiological responses to sickness—especially immune system activation and inflammation—can influence mood, social behavior, and emotional experience.

Articles & Other Resources:

How Food Nourishes Mental Well-being
A NAMI Hope Starts With Us podcast episode where NAMI’s CEO and chef/author Carla Hall discuss how what we eat and how we share meals can influence mood, memory, connection and overall mental well-being.

The Neurochemicals of Happiness
A Psychology Today The Neurochemicals of Happiness article explaining how seven key brain-produced neurochemicals like dopamine, oxytocin, endorphins and others contribute to pleasure, reward, bonding and well-being and how everyday behaviors can trigger their release.