1998
The true story of a heroic man, Hunter "Patch" Adams, determined to become a medical doctor because he enjoys helping people. He ventured where no doctor had ventured before, using humor and pathos.
115 min
CLEAR ALL
Shame is at the intersection of individual psychology healing and social change. Clinically, when we follow the path of our shame, we experience the greatest healing, and culturally, when we move past the power of shame we can act together to improve civil rights for all.
7
Spoken word meet social critique in this power piece exploring the cyclical nature of mental health challenges within the black community.
1
Did you know that in the United States, over 10.3 million adults have serious thoughts of suicide and/or battle with mental health struggles privately while continuing to produce and perform publicly? Imagine living with a constant, lingering private struggle, while performing in front of the world.
It’s a spiritual truism that trading places with the less fortunate, psychologically if not literally, can be a powerful motive for doing unto others as you’d have them do unto you.
In the documentary “The Weight of Gold,” Phelps presents a stark picture of the mental wear and tear Olympians endure.
Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love sits down with Jackie MacMullan to discuss suffering with anxiety and depression, having his first panic attack on November 5th, 2017 and how he can help others suffering from mental illness open up and get the help they need.
2
Avoidance will make you feel less vulnerable in the short run, but it will never make you less afraid.
4
Being “othered” and the body shame it spurs is not “just” a feeling.
In our busy, technologically-driven world, we need empathy more than ever. It’s, as social entrepreneur Gwen Yi Wong puts it, “the capacity to see parts of yourself in everybody else.” And it all starts with showing up for the people in our lives and really listening to them.
It is the rise from falling that Brown takes as her subject in Rising Strong.