APM Studios To Launch New Podcast "Mood Ring" About Mental Health

 

For those who do not remember or know, a mood ring was invented in the 1970s and was marketed as a way to reveal your emotional state based on the changing color of the ring.

Fifty years later, we now have a podcast that will actually help listeners measure their emotional thermostat and assist with mental health tips.

Mood Ring is a new series from APM Studios hosted by author and journalist Anna Borges, premieres April 28 with new episodes available every Thursday. 

According to its producers, Mood Ring will take an empathetic and realistic approach to self-care. The podcast will share practical and creative ways to improve our lives, with each episode focusing on one new way we can cope with our feelings, our baggage, or the world around us. 

 

American Public Media® (APM) is the national programming and distribution division of Minnesota Public Radio® and reaches over 17 million listeners with nearly 1,000 public radio stations and over 400 commercial stations nationwide each week. 

Remarked host Borges: “I have a love-hate relationship with self-care. People often prescribe it as this one-size-fits-all antidote, when in reality, taking care of our mental health is personal and complicated. Because of that, a lot of self-care advice can make us feel broken if it doesn’t work for us the way it’s ‘supposed’ to—and that’s if it’s even accessible to us in the first place. We wanted to make a self-care show grounded in reality, full not only of actionable takeaways, but also honest conversations about the struggles, shortcomings, and privileges of self-care.”

 Episodes will feature guests getting candid about their own mental health struggles and strategies, including: Ayelet Fishbach, Ph.D., author of Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation; Zachary Zane, sex columnist; Hannah and Charlie Lucas, creators of the notOK app; Jasmine Araujo, Southern Solidarity; Elisa Beagle, licensed professional counselor; Jor-El Caraballo, licensed mental health counselor and more.

 Mood Ring host Anna Borges is the author of The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care. Previously, she was a senior editor for SELF Magazine and BuzzFeed Health, where she specialized in relatable mental health content and developed a knack for making tough topics go mega-viral. An Oregon native, she lives in Brooklyn with her two cats. Most importantly, she’s also a Virgo sun, Aquarius moon, Libra rising, INFJ, and Enneagram Personality Type 4.

 You can subscribe to Mood Ring wherever you listen to podcasts or by visiting www.moodringshow.org

 You can follow Mood Ring on social media @moodringshow.