When you think about news sources, the news you see is nearly never positive. Every day, we get closer to blowing up the planet with climate change; people are being hurt in countless ways; stocks are going down and the price of fresh food is stratospheric; natural disasters have occurred and been devastating to everyone around; there’s been another political decision that will affect us all for who knows how long; and many, many more negative news events blow up our TVs and our social media feeds.
While it’s imperative to be aware of the current events happening in the world, it’s also so incredibly important to take care of your own mental wellbeing. We can often feel quite despondent after constantly bombarding ourselves with only negative news. It’s just as important to recognize that good events happen too, and that they happen quite often. That having been said, here’s a compilation of some wholesome news sources that can elevate your mood after reading disheartening news.
1. Good Good Good
A much needed source of happy news. Their topics include environmentalism, activism, mental health, animals, celebrations, ethical shopping, health, education, and so much more. They’ve also got many other platforms, including social media (TikTok and Instagram) and a daily newsletter.
If you’re only going to follow one link, this should be the one. It’s got a positive thing that happened for nearly every category of news.
2. Good News Network
Feel good news? Sign me up. Good News Network talks about a lot of funny and uplifting stories from around the world. It’s great if you need some quick wholesome reads.
3. Solutions Journalism Network
Sometimes, you don’t want a feel-good story; you’d rather feel good about a problem that is being solved. Solutions Journalism Network does exactly that – it brings awareness and journalism to solutions that are being developed for the world’s problems. News often only draws attention to the problem, but Solutions highlights how these problems are actually being solved. It seems intuitive, but it’s not done enough. I highly recommend taking a look – you can stay informed about the problems in the world while also staying aware of solutions being developed to solve them.
4. Reasons to Be Cheerful
It does talk a lot about American events, but regardless of your political stance Reasons to Be Cheerful still gives greatly uplifting news stories. The user interface is nice: they have a newsletter, and it’s just another great feel-good network to take a look at.
5. Sunny Skyz
Sunny Skyz has a daily wholesome story about a positive event that has happened. It’s great for a bite-sized amount of positivity to start your day with. Check it out!
TL;DR
Please take care of your mental health. You are important, you matter, and there are so many good things that happen in the world. Take the time and make the effort to intentionally consume something uplifting; remember that the happy events are just as important as the sad ones.
Important:
If you or someone you know is in need of help with their mental health, here are some free resources that are available for your perusal. It’s so important to take care of yourself, so please seek help from a trusted person or from these resources if you need it.
- AHS Access Mental Health
- The Distress Centre – with a 24 hour crisis line
- Eastside Community Mental Health Services – Woods Homes – with multilingual services, call, text, and live chat therapies.