Mental Health 101: Complete Course

This document serves as the master index for the Mental Health 101 course. Each section links to the corresponding detailed lesson file.

Course Overview

The Mental Health 101 course is a comprehensive 3-hour text-based program designed to teach practical mental health skills often overlooked in traditional education. Through 10 engaging lessons of approximately 20 minutes each, you’ll learn essential subskills for psychological wellbeing using evidence-based strategies presented in an accessible, slightly irreverent tone.

For the complete course overview, please see: Course Overview

Introduction

The course introduction provides context for why mental health skills matter and how this course will help you develop practical abilities to enhance your psychological wellbeing.

For the complete introduction, please see: Course Introduction

Lesson 1: Self-awareness and Emotional Literacy

This foundational lesson explores how to identify and articulate your emotions with greater precision—a critical skill that underlies all other aspects of mental health.

For the complete lesson, please see: Lesson 1

Lesson 2: Stress Management Techniques

This lesson provides practical approaches to managing stress effectively, including both immediate interventions and long-term strategies for stress reduction.

For the complete lesson, please see: Lesson 2

Lesson 3: Building Resilience

This lesson focuses on strengthening your capacity to bounce back from challenges through specific mental, emotional, and social practices that enhance psychological resilience.

For the complete lesson, please see: Lesson 3

Lesson 4: Healthy Thought Patterns

This lesson explores how to recognize and reshape unhelpful thinking habits that contribute to emotional distress, developing more balanced and flexible thought patterns.

For the complete lesson, please see: Lesson 4

Lesson 5: Setting Boundaries and Communication

This lesson teaches how to establish healthy limits in relationships, communicate your needs effectively, and navigate difficult conversations with greater confidence and clarity.

For the complete lesson, please see: Lesson 5

Lesson 6: Creating Supportive Routines

This lesson explores how to design daily practices and habits that provide structure, stability, and nourishment for your mental wellbeing.

For the complete lesson, please see: Lesson 6

Lesson 7: Managing Difficult Emotions

This lesson provides strategies for working with challenging feelings like anxiety, anger, and sadness in ways that honor their messages while preventing them from overwhelming your life.

For the complete lesson, please see: Lesson 7

Lesson 8: Building a Support System

This lesson focuses on creating and maintaining relationships that contribute to your mental wellbeing, including how to identify what you need from others and how to build mutually supportive connections.

For the complete lesson, please see: Lesson 8

Lesson 10: Capstone Project

The capstone project helps you integrate all the skills from this course to create a comprehensive 30-day mental health transformation plan tailored to your specific needs and circumstances.

For the complete capstone project, please see: Capstone Project

Supplementary Materials

This comprehensive guide compiles all the key checklists, cheat sheets, and templates from the Mental Health 101 course to support implementation of the skills you’ve learned.

For the complete supplementary materials guide, please see: Supplementary Materials

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