From the Effective Altruism Movement

Because MentNav was first sponsored by the Effective Altruism movement, this page is dedicated to talks, podcasts, and posts on mental health created by and curated especially for people involved in its community :)

Apps

Mind Ease - Mind Ease is an anxiety relief app proven to reduce negative feelings in 91% of uses. It provides a range of evidence-based techniques for managing stress and anxiety in under 10 minutes. It's available in both the Apple App and Google Play stores. Check out this EA Forum post for more information.
UpLift - UpLift is a comprehensive app for depression based on cognitive behavioral therapy. It's available in the Apple App Store, and here's information on how to get it for Android. Mind Ease acquired UpLift in 2021; you can read more about it in this EA Forum post.
VIVID - The VIVID app is now available for both Android and iOS! It’s designed to help individuals find the most effective ways to remove internal obstacles by addressing the mindsets that underly the internal obstacles one faces. You can read more about VIVID as an organization and as an app in this EA Forum post.

Books and written resources

Ewelina Tur's list of workbooks and self-help books

Context on Effective Altruism for Mental Health Providers

Julia Wise (a community liaison at the Centre for Effective Altruism) and Damon Sasi (a therapist involved in the Effective Altruism community) have put together a guide for mental health providers whose clients are involved in the Effective Altruism movement. The guide (accessible here) is kept short (only 4 pages) and provides a brief description of what Effective Altruism is, and what is and is not considered as a normal approach to life through the lens of the philosophy behind Effective Altruism.

Coaching Matchmaking Service run by Tee Barnett

If you're looking for a coach, check out Tee Barnett's coach matchmaking service!

EA Forum posts

Mental Health Resources tailored for EAs (WIP) by Miranda Zhang provides a personal account and description of resources such as:
- Sustainable Motivation by Helen Toner
- Holly Elmore's Scrupulosity lightning talk
- the 80,000 Hours podcast Having a successful career with depression, anxiety and imposter syndrome
- Desperation Hamster Wheels by Nicole Ross
- The Parable of the Talents by Scott Alexander
Burnout: what it is and how to treat it by Elizabeth is not only a very helpful post about what burnout is and what to do about it, but is also a helpful read for the comment threads, which contain other EA community members' personal realizations about and methods for preventing or treating burnout.
Mental Health and the Alignment Problem: A Compilation of Resources by Chris Scammell is a compilation of a lot of great resources for anyone concerned with maintaining well-being when confronted with existential risk.
Other EA Forum posts tagged self-care might be helpful and are available here.

The EA Mental Health Program

The EA Mental Health Program is designed as an 8-week workshop that aims to give EAs the tools to maintain good mental health. The workshop follows an 8-chapter workbook covering:

Mindfulness & Emotions
Self-Compassion
Widening Circles of Compassion
Relating to Others
Imposter Syndrome
Sustainable Motivation and Preventing Burnout
Creating a Healthy Community
Wellbeing and behavioral change

The link above will take you to more information that could serve as a guide for interested facilitators, or anyone wishing to go through the chapters at their own pace. Rethink Wellbeing will be running versions of the workshop, which you can sign up for through Effective Peer Support.

Effective Peer Support (Rethink Wellbeing)

Effective Peer Support is a peer support program designed to help you improve your productivity and well-being through application of psychological techniques proven to be the most effective in increasing resilience, productivity, and quality of life while reducing and protecting against anxiety, depression, and stress. The program pairs applicants with 5-8 like-minded EAs who all meet for 1:1s for 4-8 weeks. You can read more about Effective Peer Support (and sign up) on their website, https://www.rethinkwellbeing.org/.

Effective Self-Help (ESH)

Ben Williamson is currently piloting Effective Self-Help (ESH), which is currently a series of articles he will be releasing over the course of the next few months. The first articles in the series are on effective ways to improve sleep and reduce stress. ESH is something Ben intends to develop into a resource for the best guidance for individuals on improving wellbeing and productivity.

High-Impact Psychology (HIPsy)

Check out the High-Impact Psychology (HIPsy) website for all kinds of resources on the intersection of Psychology and Mental Health as a cause area in Effective Altruism.

Meditation Training for Effective Altruism

Oliver Bramford, a an EA Mindfulness & Meditation Teacher, set up Meditation Training for Effective Altruism to help EAs cultivate compassionate wisdom and use it as a core guiding principle of emerging power structures, global governance and transformative AI. An Introduction to Mindfulness course is available, and newsletters containing EA-informed meditation offerings and news are sent out on a monthly basis.