Making Mental Health a Part of Your Story | Ali Mattu | TEDxBerkeley

Dr. Ali Mattu talks about how making mental health a part of our stories can not only help us improve our wellbeing but can also help strengthen familial bonds. Dr. Ali Mattu creates mental mental health videos that are fun, easy to understand, and backed by real science and clinical experience. Through KZbin, Dr. Mattu teaches a global audience how to overcome anxiety, understand how the brain works, and navigate mental health care. He sparks conversations about mental health through storytelling performances, school assemblies, and pop culture conventions. He spent a decade treating anxiety disorders in New York City, co-hosted an Emmy nominated series for PBS, collaborated with Netflix, HBO, and Buzzfeed, and has the privilege of being made fun of on TV by John Oliver. He received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles where he majored in psychology and minored in Asian American studies. Dr. Mattu received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He completed a doctoral internship at the Bellevue Hospital Center and a post-doctoral fellowship at the NYU Langone Medical Center's Child Study Center. He was formerly an assistant professor at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City and the director of mental health at Loop, a startup dedicated to social anxiety. Dr. Mattu has served on the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association and The Story Collider. He has been called a “forward thinker” in psychology. His work has been described as “simple, thoughtful, and actionable.” Dr. Mattu lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@drali]

Thanks for having me on your stage, TEDx!

[@ArtyHusam]

I need to contact with you urgently ❤

[@komorebi_dayo]

Bless you and your beautiful daughter, Dr. Ali. It truly is never too late to deepen the connections with the people you hold dearest. My mom passed away a month ago today and dad and I have been getting to know each other better and sharing stories with one another in that time in much the same way you describe here. It's impossible to overstate the power of that. Bless you for all that you do

[@illumiNateX7]

Been following Ali for a long time, love his work!

[@danis1210]

LMHC in the making 👩‍🎓📚🎓graduating next spring!!

[@drali]

Congrats and an early welcome to the field!

[@wellbodisalone]

Great speech! Mental health is as important as physical health. Make sure you provide support to people who need it.

[@drali]

Thank you!

[@subakdori]

Thank you for great speech

[@drali]

Thanks for your kind words!

[@illumiNateX7]

Also, wonderful speech! You've come so far and its so great to see ❤

[@drali]

Aww thank you!

[@RuthAlDaimi-xn1fg]

Very enlightening and helpful

[@dicklee9314]

Obviously you have several merits. Knowing your psychologists is nice, and knowing theory is nice, but knowing how to be dynamic and adaptive with clients is the bread and butter. You spoke about not branching into differing psychological specialties but it's our job to not only know how to shift gears, but be proficient in it. If you rely on outsourcing therapy, then social work is your job, regardless of title. Behavioral therapy needs to be adaptive and dynamic. I'm mostly just saddened that you seem to discredit behavioral therapy as an "expert".