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If you’re a blogger, you’re always looking for new blog post ideas. Sometimes you need a little help, like from a list of ideas! I’ve posted several ideas over the years, and there are even more in my ebook for health bloggers. But today I thought I would share mental health blog post ideas for those of who blog about mental health and/or mental illness.
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Before we get into the blog post ideas, I want to remind you that mental health and mental illness are different. We all have mental health, regardless of if you have a mental illness. It’s like physical health in that everyone has it; healthy people have physical health even if they don’t have a physical illness or disability. I actually am going to share blog post ideas for both mental health and mental illness. Let’s start with mental health.
Mental Health Blog Post Ideas
Remember that, like with all blog posts that talk about health, if you’re not a medical professional, you want to state that. It covers you legally. And if you are a medical professional, if you’re not a mental health professional like a licensed therapist, you should state that. There are also some ideas here that you shouldn’t write about unless you are a mental health professional, both from a legal standpoint and an ethical standpoint.
Blog Post Ideas: Mental Health
Misconceptions about mental health
Tips for maintaining your mental health
Apps that help you manage your mental health
The tools you use to manage your mental health in general
What to expect when you start talking about mental health
Books to read to better understand mental health
Resources to learn about mental health
Habits that are good for mental health
Fictional characters who have bad mental health practices
Fictional characters who have good mental health practices
Mental health FAQ
Rating different self-care methods
Why you think taking care of mental health is important
Mental Illness Blog Post Ideas
Now that we’ve talked about mental health blog post ideas, let’s talk about mental illness blog post ideas! Some of these are similar to blog posts for physical health/chronic illness bloggers, but some of them are more specific to mental illness. The same rules as earlier apply here, but are even more important: make sure you state that you’re not a mental illness professional unless you are one, and if you’re talking about medications, make sure you state that you’re not a licensed psychiatrist unless you are one.
Blog Post Ideas: Mental Illness
How to describe your mental illness symptoms effectively
A guide to your mental illness
What people should know about your mental illness
Advice for people newly diagnosed with your mental illness
Advice for people who newly developed your mental illness
Your journey to diagnosis
Specific mental illness FAQ, such as a generalized anxiety disorder FAQ or a bipolar disorder FAQ
The difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder, panicking and a panic attack, etc.
Resources to learn about mental illness
Habits that are good for mental illness
Books to read to better understand mental illness
How to accept a mental illness
What to expect from getting a mental illness diagnosis
Tips for managing a mental illness
Apps that help you manage your mental illness
The tools you use to manage your specific mental illness
How to help people with mental illness
Misconceptions about mental illness in general and/or a specific mental illness
Writing about Health on Social Media Like a Pro
How to Write Good Blog Posts
Now that I’ve given you some great blog post ideas, let’s talk about writing good blog posts!
First things first, you really need an editorial calendar. An editorial calendar is a calendar where you keep track of your blog post dates, categories, and topics ahead of time. Basically, you decide what you will write about on what days in a calendar format.
I often start posts weeks ahead of time, which I can’t do unless I know what I want to write about. Especially because I only have a few hours a week to work on my blog. Planning ahead of time helps me make the most of my limited time.
Learn more about editorial calendars and how to make an editorial calendar in this post, which also includes a free downloadable editorial calendar.
Additionally, you need to make sure you choose a blog post topic that your readers actually want to read. I’m not saying that the post ideas in this post aren’t interesting (they wouldn’t be here if no one wanted to read about them) but your audience is different from other bloggers’ audiences.
As a whole, you don’t want to spend time writing a post that your readers don’t like. Maybe you think people want to read about this, maybe there’s a topic that you think “I’m sure someone wants to read this.”
How do you figure out what your audience wants? There are a couple of ways. One way is to ask your followers what they want to read. You can do this on social media or via your newsletter. Another way is to see what your most popular blog posts are about. Those will show you the topics your audience is interested in.
Learn more about planning your blog posts in this post about planning and researching posts.
Struggling with the actual writing process? This blog post explains how to write an incredible blog post, and it includes a free blog post template.
Learn more about how to be an incredible health blogger with my $10 ebook! It’s worth over $170 and includes even more blog post ideas, blog post title templates, Instagram Reel and in-feed post ideas, 160+ inspirational quotes to share on social media to improve your engagement, a Canva media kit template, and so much more. Get it here.
Like this post? Share it! Then check out:
How To Blog Consistently, How To Be a Health Blogger: Writing Blog Posts, 12 Tips for New Health Bloggers, 50+ Incredible Free Blog Resources
Kate Mitchell is a blogger, chronic illness patient, and advocate who helps people understand chronic illness and helps chronic illness patients live their best lives.
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