Cleanse Your TL and Follow These Mental Health Instagram Accounts For Self-Care

My Easy Therapy

My Easy Therapy is run by clinical psychologist Dr. Michaela who understands the importance of helping women “break free from anxiety and step confidently into a life they love.” Find cute reminders — like how to manage your hectic Mondays or a literal self-care menu — and mini discussions on topics like impostor syndrome, social anxiety, and more.

The Just Girl Project

No one understands the growing pains of what it’s like to be a girl than this IG account. Fill your timeline with soothing visuals coupled with inspirational reminders. The Just Girl Project empowers every girl to feel better about themselves and their struggles and to be more comfortable about their person as a whole. For all the astrology lovers out there, this IG account is also sprinkled with relatable occasional astrology posts.

Crazyheadcomics

Matilda is a Swedish artist and mental health advocate who will virtually hold your hand through life. Her beautiful artworks serve as a reminder that you are not alone in your depression, your anxiety, or any of your struggles. Matilda works hard to fight the stigma against mental health and part of her initiative is to create art that perfectly encapsulates various forms of mental health situations.

Fleur de Lis Speaks

Faith Broussard Cade started her Instagram account after she had a car accident that almost took her life. While recovering and with ample time alone, she realized that in her rush trying to run her life, she neglected the things that mattered the most such as taking care of her mental well-being. So she made it a point to set aside time every day to write self-care notes and affirmations and posted it on her Instagram account. We’re sure you’ll find some comfort scrolling through her almost 2,000 posts.

Quotes by Christie

If you want some aesthetic and mentally empowering quotes on your TL, you should definitely give Quotes by Christie a follow. The artist sources the quotes from books, films, famous personalities, and more. They serve as perfect little reminders as you go about your day. You can even make them your phone’s wallpaper!

Hannah Blum

Sometimes art and soothing words are all you need to pick yourself up and try again another day. Hannah Blum is a writer that knows what having a mental illness feels like. She herself is diagnosed with bipolar disorder and was brave enough to share it with everyone in her book The Truth About Broken. Consider her daily Instagram posts as bite-sized reminders of how beautiful it is to live life despite trials.

Rukmini Poddar

Rukmini Poddar’s art posts are like refreshing sunshine in a timeline full of darkness. It’s simple — watercolor text on a blank screen — but the words have never been truer. She has an on-going series where she opens each month by listing her “feelings” of gratitude and expectations and encouraging her followers to do the same. You just might find yourself scrolling through her Instagram account for a long time.

Doodled Wellness

Amy’s mental health reminders on Instagram are always straight to the point. She is a PhD Clinical Psychology Student⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣who posts hand-doodled infographics in calming pastel colors. Amy makes it a point to emphasize that we can choose to react differently to certain situations and this has the power to change our perspective. Give her a follow for some cleansing on your timeline.

Do you also follow mental health advocates on Instagram?