Animals with issues—Shining a playful light on mental illness to soften its stigma.

Gentle Mentals are anthropomorphic animals with real issues. You might even call them therapy animals. They allow us as humans to step back, relate, and see mental illness without judgment. They carry the burden of the label so we don’t have to. The best part is that they don’t mind because they’re not real. We’re a cruelty-free zone here.

Our mental gifts have the power to brighten a dark topic, a space, and especially someone’s day. They even have the potential to help save lives because we donate a portion of proceeds to mental health and suicide prevention organizations.

Our mission: To shine a playful light on mental illness to soften its stigma. To make someone smile and say, "Hey, that's me!" To make it less scary and easier to talk about. To help create a kinder and gentler view of mental health for ourselves and others.

Whether you or someone you love has been affected by mental illness, we hope these animals with issues can help. By playfully opening up the conversation about mental illness, we can nudge ourselves towards a path to heal.

You can also find us at: gentlementals.com