Courage is the choice to act even when we feel afraid. It forces us to confront fear, shame, and stigma—and to feel our own strength. This hour-long show is about how accessing our own courage also supports our mental health and well-being, exploring the experience of living with mental illness—such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and borderline personality disorder—as  a kind of “courage boot camp.” We also discuss how culturally-imposed silence can enforce shame and make accessing our courage much more difficult. Safe Space Radio combines compelling storytelling with practical expert guidance to give you the tools you need to start finding your own courage.

• The Inside Story
  
• Neil Mckenty
  
• Thinking in Pictures: My life with Autism
  
• Temple Grandin
  
• Black Bear Support Services
  
  Laura Catevenis
  
• A Tale of Mental Illness—From the Inside
  
  Elyn Saks—TED Talk
  
• The Center Cannot Hold
  
  Elyn Saks
  
• The Power of Vulnerability 
  
  Brene Brown—TED Talk
  
• Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance 
  
  Jeff Dill
  
• Black Mental Health Advocacy & Research Lab at The University of Massachusetts
  
  Dr. Tahirah Abdullah
  
• The Color of My Mind
  
  Dior Vargas
  

Books

• Trauma and Recovery
  
  Judith Herman
  
• The Unspeakable Mind: Stories of Trauma and Healing from the Frontlines of PTSD Science 
  
  Shaili Jain
  
• An Unquiet Mind
  
  Kay Redfield Jamison
  
• Outside the Wire: 10 Lessons I’ve Learned in Everyday Courage
  
  Jason Kander
  
• Building a Life Worth Living: a Memoir 
  
  Marsha Linehan
  
• A Shining Affliction
  
  Annie G. Rogers
  
• The Unsayable: the Hidden Language of Trauma 
  
  Annie G. Rogers
  
• Darkness Visible: a Memoir of Madness 
  
  William Styron
  

Stigma Reduction

• Addressing Stigma
  
  Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Canada (CAMH)
  
• Attitudes Toward Mental Illness
  
  2012 Report from Centers for Disease Control
  
• Suicide and Stigma
  
  Centre for Suicide Prevention
  
• The Impact of Mental Health Stigma on on Seeking and Participating in Mental Health Care
  
  Patrick Corrigan—Psychological Science in the Public Interest
  
• Understanding Stigma as a Mental Healthcare Barrier 
  
  Sarah Heath—xTelligent Healthcare Media
  
• 9 Ways to Fight Mental Health Stigma
  
  National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  
• Healing the Nation: Where to Begin?
  
  Well Being Trust
  
• Racism in Psychiatry and the impact on Stigma in the black community NAMI newsletter
  

• Active Minds
  
• Bring Change 2 Mind
  
• Carter Center Mental Health Program
  
• NAMI
  
• Time to Change (UK)
  

We’d love to hear from you! If you have a story about mental health or mental illness—or a comment for one of our guests—please leave us a voicemail at 617-600-8419.

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