Empowering young people for mental health advocacy

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Our mission

Medicinal Media offers tools, collaborations, and support to foster mental well-being, and shares inspiring mental health content by and for young people to help them heal, grow, and thrive.

Our board

  • Adriene Mishler with hair pulled back in prayer pose

    “Medicinal Media is not just reacting to the mental health crisis—it’s responding with creativity, integrity, and action. Giving young people the tools and the platform to tell their stories—that feels like action. That’s what makes Medicinal Media different.”

    Adriene Mishler, actress, host and co-founder of Yoga with Adriene and Find What Feels Good

  • Melissa Wilson

    "We know what it’s like to experience mental health challenges and even the loss of a loved one to suicide. This world is in the midst of a global mental health crisis, and an epidemic of isolation. Everyone deserves access to information and tools to combat these issues and we want to help make that happen."

    Melissa Wilson, co-founder of Medicinal Media, MSW

  • Jada Pinkett Smith

    "Mental health is a daily practice for me. It’s a practice of deep self-love. Beneficial media is the only kind I want to put out into the world."

    Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, author, executive producer

  • Lightning Gross

    "Our hope is to build a foundation for lasting mental wellness and community resilience. This is why our mission is critical: we're not just filling a gap; we're creating a world where everyone has access to the healing power of art and media."

    Terry Gross, civil rights attorney

  • "Looking at the recent growth at Medicinal Media, we can see people really want content that's positive, that's supportive, that connects to what they're really dealing with on a day to day."

    Nanea Reeves, CEO and Founder at TRIPP, Inc

Our team

team@medicinalmedia.com

Medicinal Media has contracted over 200 creative collaborators from more than twenty countries

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COUNTRIES OF 2023-2025 CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND PRODUCERS ARE INDICATED IN GREEN Headshots represent 1/4 of contributors

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive creative environment, recognizing that a variety of perspectives enriches our mission. When contracting our contributing writers, artists, filmmakers, and other creators, we prioritize inclusivity, actively seeking individuals from underrepresented groups and diverse backgrounds. We believe that embracing diversity not only enhances our community projects but also drives innovation and creativity.

Therefore, we encourage applicants of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, and cultural backgrounds to join us in our mission to heal and connect through art and media. If you would like to work with us, please get in touch.

  • "An online publication not quite like any other…exploring the intersection of art and science as it relates to wellness, with a focus on mental health. Digital media offerings, of one type or another, are at the core of what they mean when they reference Medicinal Media.”

    (businesswire.com)

  • "In a world where we are simultaneously intertwined with technology while loudly stating our fears of it, Medicinal Media searches for ways we can have a nourishing relationship with technology that’s worth celebrating."

    Kelly Knoche, founding Medicinal Media executive director (businesswire.com)