Mind Wide Open

In the second edition of this special episode, Lily interviews a panel of six of her closest friends and peers to discuss what mental health looks like in their generation. They dive into the unique …

Actress Brittany Snow and publicist Jaspre Guest share their mental health-focused letter-writing project, September Letters. Brittany opens up about her struggles with an eating disorder and Jaspre …

Mason Spector, Madhappy Clothing company founder and creator, joins Lily to discuss their shared passion for openness around mental health. Mason shares his struggles with addiction and how he infuse…

It's all smiles with music industry pioneers Matt Pinfield and Allison Hagendorf as they chat with Lily about all things music and mental health. Matt, legendary MTV VJ, and Allison, Spotify's Head o…

A year after launching Mind Wide Open in honor of her dad, the late Chris Cornell's, 56th birthday, Lily fittingly finishes the Mind Wide Open series with a poignant and heartfelt conversation with h…

Dr. Christine Yu Moutier, chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), joins Lily to shed the stigma around discussions of mental health and suicide. After losing c…

As any artist knows, mental health and creativity often have an intimate relationship. Harold Owens is a certified addiction and recovery specialist and the senior director at MusiCares; part of his …

Mitul Desai teaches us that you don't have to be a mental health professional to be a mental health advocate. A former Senior Advisor in the U.S. State Department under President Obama, Mitul and and…

I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship! Olympic athlete, filmmaker, and award-winning author Alexi Pappas and Lily forge a fast connection in their discussion of losing parents to su…

Musician, artist, and activist Nadya Tolokonnikova of the Russian punk rock band, Pussy Riot joins Mind Wide Open. An inspiration to Lily for many years, Nadya discusses her mental health experience …

In a culture that fears death, Alua Arthur calls for us to ask the question, “What must I do to be at peace with myself so that I may live presently and die gracefully?” Alua is a death doula and fou…

Musician Alicia Bognanno, also known as Bully, gets real about her bipolar II diagnosis. She speaks openly on a stigmatized disorder, discussing the relief of being able to "name it to tame it" and s…

Coach Carla Wilcox, a dear friend and boxing coach of Lily's, teaches us how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. One of the most difficult things about processing grief, trauma, or change of…

Musician and visionary Fantastic Negrito takes a deep dive into the themes of mental health that permeate his music. A self described "recovering narcissist," he and Lily discuss the years he spent o…

The youngest Jonas brother, Frankie Jonas, and Lily have an unfiltered conversation about learning when to ask for help, their main takeaways from years of therapy, and what life looks like when you …

In the second installment of this interview, David Kessler, the world's foremost expert on healing after loss, joins Mind Wide Open to discuss grief and what he has coined as the sixth stage of grief…

Sometimes life is so fucked up that all you can do is laugh about it. Comedian Gary Gulman shares his experiences with major depression and mental health with great candor and humor. He and Lily also…

David Kessler, the world's foremost expert on healing after loss, joins Mind Wide Open to discuss grief and what he has coined as the sixth stage of grief: finding meaning. Lily and her mom, Susan Si…

Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the topic of connection is at the forefront of most of our minds. Professor and developmental psychologist Dr. Niobe Way joins Lily to delve into the fundament…

20-year-old singer-songwriter and American Idol contestant Louis Knight discusses his struggles with mental health as well as his song "Change," which was written about the suicide of his close frien…