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Mental health matters! Break the stigma. We can empower ourselves and each other to invest in our mental health. We can give support and care to ourselves and each other while we struggle. Let's talk about making our mental health priority.

about #mentalhealth

Posts should be related to mental health. This is a pretty wide category but some things that are included are:

Managing mental health as a developer
Living with mental illness and how it affects your work
Ways to cope with mental health issues
Avoiding burn out
Tools, apps, and methods that help you with your mental health
...and more

“Your mental health is a priority. Your happiness is an essential. Your self-care is a necessity.”

Struggling? Help is out there. Click here to find a list of global mental health resources and hotlines.

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Or Yaacov

Sep 23 '25

Ted talks that everyone should hear - part 1

#discuss #learning #mentalhealth

3 min read

Oct 26 '25

How Endless Scrolling Broke My Focus — and Why I Built Block Scroll to Fix It

#productivity #mentalhealth #digitalwellbeing #startup

3 min read

Oct 23 '25

We Need to Talk About How Toxic Dev Culture Has Become (And How We Fix It)

#culture #community #mentalhealth #webdev

15 min read

NVelUp

Sep 22 '25

🖥️ Cut the Screen, Boost Your Mood: A Developer’s Guide to Digital Wellness

#digitalwellness #mentalhealth #productivity #selfcare

2 min read

Oct 23 '25

Unleashing Developer Potential: Balancing Cognitive Load for Peak Productivity

#mentalhealth #productivity #softwareengineering

2 min read

Davide de Paolis

Oct 22 '25

Know your tendencies - Questioning yourself (and others)- The 4 Tendencies Framework

#personalgrowth #mentalhealth #growthmindset #leadership

5 min read

NVelUp

Sep 19 '25

🌱 Acupuncture for Anxiety? Here’s What Developers Should Know 🧠

#mentalhealth #productivity #selfcare #wellness

2 min read

Oct 26 '25

Some rejections hit hard

#career #interview #mentalhealth

1 min read

NVelUp

Sep 18 '25

🧘‍♂️ Mindfulness Meditation: Science-Backed Path to a Calmer Mind

#mentalhealth #mindfulness #wellness #neuroscience

2 min read

Oct 8 '25

When Passion Becomes Commodity

#discuss #mentalhealth #inclusion #watercooler

9 min read

Miriam

Oct 19 '25

Balancing Focus and Fatigue as a Full-Time Developer

#help #productivity #mentalhealth #career

1 min read

NVelUp

Sep 16 '25

💬 Breaking the Stigma: Why Open Mental Health Conversations Matter (and How You Can Help)

#mentalhealth #selfimprovement #productivity #wellbeing

2 min read

Sep 16 '25

I Built a Mental Ritual That Doesn’t Explain Itself

#mentalhealth #mindfulness #webdev

4 min read

NVelUp

Sep 13 '25

Talk Therapy & Mental Wellbeing: A Developer’s Guide to Debugging the Mind 🧠

#mentalhealth #productivity #therapy #cbt

2 min read

Preetinder Kaur

Sep 12 '25

A Review of 'Misunderstood': Insights into Mental Health Literature

#misunderstood #sreekrishnaseelam #mentalhealth #awareness

2 min read

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