Internet's Guide to Mental Health
Viva La Dirt League presents: The Internet’s Guide to Mental Health. An 8-part sketch series exploring the highs and lows of having a human brain. From the lighthearted to the genuinely grim, nothing is off-limits. It’s an honest, comedic look at the mental health struggles we all face but rarely talk about.
Episodes
Sir Alan stars in 'The Menu' — a realistic depiction of the morning choice that we all get at the start of each and every day. Because this is how life works isn't it?
In a seemingly normal suburb, Brynley goes about her day work day, but when her phone dies she’s forced to confront something truly frightening — her own thoughts! Foneface imagines a world in which our phone use has gotten very silly, and very extreme.
When young Charlie gets sad his imaginary friend Gruffles teaches him a neat new trick — Just Smile! This sketch explores toxic positivity and how hanging onto outdated coping mechanisms can hurt not help.
Ellie receives an unexpected Birthday Surprise on her 30th birthday. In this suspenseful sketch, we explore the pressure of a late ADHD diagnosis and the horror of being expected to wear a positive mask.
In Be Present, Ben Van Lier takes us through a guided mediation for the modern age. In a world where 12 second videos rule the roost, this meditation is sure to test your attention span.
Rhi can’t shut off her Busy Brain. In this spooky sketch Rhi is visited by the past, present, and future version of herself. Battling against her brain, Rhi tries her best to fall asleep.
Giving others what you cannot give yourself
Rowan battles through his morning routine in The Struggle. This sketch explores the often full-body struggle of depression and how sometimes the quiet act of just being there for a friend can make all the difference.
