Skip to content
  • Music
    • Reviews
    • Essays
    • Playlists
    • Columns
    • Everything Else
  • Film
    • Reviews
    • Essays
    • Video Essays
    • Columns
    • Everything Else
  • Podcast
  • Contributors
  • About
  • Music
  • Film
  • Network
  • Podcast
  • Artists
  • About
"Perhaps I film to digest my own reality."—Elvira Lind
INTRODUCING
ROLE MODELS
PODCAST NETWORK
THREE GREAT THINGS
HEAR FIRST

Tag: mental health

How Special Education Led Me to a Career in Filmmaking

Film
By David Midell | October 24, 2019
By David Midell | October 24, 2019

How Special Education Led Me to a Career in Filmmaking

Writer-director David Midell outlines how his past work as a teacher and therapist drew him to make The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain.

On Dermatillomania

Music
By Laura Stevenson | February 19, 2019
By Laura Stevenson | February 19, 2019

On Dermatillomania

An essay by Laura Stevenson.

Revisited: The Jar Will Always Lift Again

Music
By Mackenzie Scott | January 2, 2019
By Mackenzie Scott | January 2, 2019

Revisited: The Jar Will Always Lift Again

Mackenzie Scott (Torres) on her lifelong battle with depression.

When You Get What You Want, But Not What You Need

Film
By Nadia Alexander | October 26, 2018
By Nadia Alexander | October 26, 2018

When You Get What You Want, But Not What You Need

Actress and writer Nadia Alexander on plumbing the depths in her new movie, The Dark, allowed her to finally access the happiness within her.

Staying Healthy is a Full-Time Job

Music
By Shamir Bailey | October 25, 2018
By Shamir Bailey | October 25, 2018

Staying Healthy is a Full-Time Job

Shamir dives deep into the psychology of Netflix's Maniac.

Sour Skittles

Music
By Sam Goblin | October 24, 2018
By Sam Goblin | October 24, 2018

Sour Skittles

Sam Goblin on working in music while living with OCD.

Better Days: on Depression, Mental Health Care, and The Boss

Music
By Jerry David DeCicca | October 15, 2018
By Jerry David DeCicca | October 15, 2018

Better Days: on Depression, Mental Health Care, and The Boss

“It fascinated me that this 42-year-old who had already imparted his joy and wisdom through his songs into my life was just figuring himself out now.”

The Jar Will Always Lift Again

Music
By Mackenzie Scott | September 19, 2018
By Mackenzie Scott | September 19, 2018

The Jar Will Always Lift Again

"Depression is like waking up beside someone in your bed who claims to know and love you, and having absolutely no recollection of who they are."

How Sunday Night TV Helped Me Connect With My Teenage Daughter

Film
By Angie Wang | September 11, 2018
By Angie Wang | September 11, 2018

How Sunday Night TV Helped Me Connect With My Teenage Daughter

For MDMA writer-director Angie Wang, The Affair and Sharp Objects have helped her see and discuss difficult topics in a new way.

The Time I Thought I Had Died and Was in Hell, and How I Came Back

Film
By Camille Thoman | October 20, 2017
By Camille Thoman | October 20, 2017

The Time I Thought I Had Died and Was in Hell, and How I Came Back

Writer-director Camille Thoman on a pivotal period of her life that informs her debut feature, Never Here.

Featured Podcast

LABS: Neko Case and Rebecca McMackin on Ecological Horticulture

Popular Talks

Today This Week All Time
  • An Actor, a Helmsman, and My Brian: Boldly Going Where No Widow Has Gone Before
  • Laura Jane Grace & Paris Campbell Grace Are Not Staying Sane
  • Emo: A Personal History in Three Parts — Part 1, 1987-1990
  • James Austin Johnson (SNL) Talks with Hamilton Leithauser on the Talkhouse Podcast
  • Lou Reed Talks Kanye West’s Yeezus
  • Buzz Osborne (the Melvins) Talks the HBO Documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
  • Rose McGowan’s Open Letter to Scott Baio and Those Like Him
  • An Actor, a Helmsman, and My Brian: Boldly Going Where No Widow Has Gone Before
  • Ezra Koenig (Vampire Weekend) Talks Drake’s Nothing Was the Same
  • An Actor, a Helmsman, and My Brian: Boldly Going Where No Widow Has Gone Before
  • Revisited: An Actor, a Helmsman, and My Brian: Boldly Going Where No Widow Has Gone Before
  • The Making of A RIVER AIN’T TOO MUCH TO LOVE by Smog – featuring Bill Callahan
  • Introducing: Tyler Pope’s “Why Must I”
TALKHOUSE WEEKLY
A Friday digest of the week's best Talks, picked for you by the editors.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
© 2025 Talkhouse, Inc. All Rights Reserved.