The best Quebec mental health podcasts

What a mental health podcast can offer

A mental health podcast can help you put words to what you are going through, better understand certain difficulties and break isolation. Personal accounts, interviews with practitioners and guided exercises are among the most common formats of the genre.

• Personal accounts that make often unspoken experiences visible.
• Interviews with psychologists or other practitioners.
• Breathing, meditation or mindfulness exercises.
• Concrete ideas for taking care of yourself day to day.

Support alongside professional care

A podcast informs and supports, but it replaces neither an assessment nor professional follow-up. If you are going through a difficult time, the Info-Social 811 service offers a free and confidential phone consultation with a psychosocial intervention professional, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to anyone living in Quebec.

If you are having suicidal thoughts, the 9-8-8 helpline offers support at any time, by phone or by text. If your life or someone else’s is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1.

Choosing reliable voices

In such a sensitive field, credibility matters. Checking the training of the hosts or their guests, spotting the shows that cite their sources and being wary of promises of a quick cure are good habits. A personal account remains valuable, but it usually describes one person’s experience rather than a solution that suits everyone.

The mental health category brings together the shows of the genre. For a calm moment, the meditation podcasts often offer guided sessions, and the self-care section broadens the reflection to well-being. Finally, the overall ranking presents other themes to explore.