Empowering young people for mental health advocacy

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.

We shine our light in the following ways:

Mental health
resource hub

Digital curation

Community and outreach programs 

Our board

  • Adriene Mishler with hair pulled back in prayer pose

    "I would love to be able to support Medicinal Media as it emerges to hold more space for those seeking resources for living well, healing trauma, and finding their meaningful contribution to society through use of a mindful, supportive and ever-expanding digital landscape."

    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

  • Mike Wilson

    "We started this endeavor to help people find alternative, globally accessible, and often quite beautiful mental health interventions. Mind, body, spirit are all the same and of equal importance."

    Mike Wilson, Medicinal Media co-founder & video game 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

Our team

Mike Wilson, Founder and Executive Director

Rob VanAlkemade, Founding Executive Producer

Jennymarie Jemison, Founding Creative Director

Deaven Wilson, Director of Operations and Marketing

Airrion Copeland, Executive Producer

Jessi Cape, Managing Editor

Medicinal Media has contracted over 150 creative collaborators from more than twenty countries

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

Our roster of global contributors grows everyday

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Our roster of global contributors grows everyday ♥︎

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)

  • "Our stories cover media that’s been designed specifically for wellness — like video games that can offer therapeutic treatment, playlists created by music therapists, and apps meant to assist with meditation — but also everyday art and media offerings that can be enjoyed and embraced in evidence-based ways for better health."

    Elizabeth Seward, Medicinal Media founding editor (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, Medicinal Media executive director (businesswire.com)