Music for Mental Health: A Playlist Post

Music is a proven mood-lifter, a boon to mental health. Thankfully, it’s always been a big part of my life. In fact, it’s one of the top three ways I practice self-care. 

I grab my over-ear headphones, turn on the Self-Care focus mode on my phone, and disappear into myself for a while. 

Because different days and situations can call for different music, there’s any number of genres, songs, and artists I’ll listen to. However, I have a playlist that contains a number of songs I especially love that are almost guaranteed to improve my mood and make me feel better. Those songs are below!

1. Celebration Song by Holding Absence
2. Island by The Starting Line
3. Too Much by All-Time Low
4. You Gotta Be by Des’ree
5. Phantom Limb by The Shins
6. Bright Horses by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
7. Shake by Walk Off The Earth
8. Move Along by All-American Rejects
9. Get Around This by SafetySuit 
10. Chocolate by The 1975
11. Hello by Sugarbomb
12. Any Other Way by We The Kings
13. Come & Get It by Selena Gomez
14. Peppers and Onions by Tierra Whack
15. Just Let Go by Mae 
16. Kick Some Ass by Stroke 9
17. Hello Seattle by Owl City