If you make content for a living, you know the job never really clocks out. There’s always another post to plan and another comment you probably shouldn’t read.
Creators 4 Mental Health and The Jed Foundation want to carve out some room from all that with The Check-In, a monthly virtual gathering announced Sept. 30 where creators can step out of “creator mode” and talk honestly with each other.
C4MH has the numbers to show why. In the group’s 2025 study of more than 500 North American creators, 62% said they experienced burnout sometimes or often because of their content work.
The same research found a wide gap between the support creators want and what they actually have. Fifty-four percent said they’d like access to peer-support networks or creator communities. Only 27% said they currently belong to one that gives them regular emotional or career support.
Both organizations say they heard the same request at their past creator gatherings. People wanted trusted, off-camera spaces and more backup from peers who get it.
“Creators spend so much time showing up for their audiences, but too often they’re navigating the pressures of this work alone,” said Shira Lazar, founder of C4MH. “The Check-In gives them a safe place to show up for themselves and each other.”
The Check-In meets virtually on the first Wednesday of every month. Each session gets its own theme, with guests, experts and practical resources creators can take back to their own work.
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The first one is Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, timed just ahead of World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10. Lazar will host alongside Courtney Knowles, JED’s senior media advisor, with special guest Mychal Threets, the creator and librarian who hosts “Reading Rainbow.” The conversation will focus on showing up for your community while taking care of yourself, and on reaching out for help when you’re struggling.
Knowles pointed to the reach creators have with younger audiences in particular.
“Creators have tremendous influence on how young people understand and talk about mental health,” Knowles said. “Supporting their impact starts with supporting them as people.”
Lazar, a Time100 Creator, founded C4MH to bring mental health resources to creators and the communities they reach. The organization runs CreatorCare, a lower-cost therapy program built around creators’ needs, and describes its research as the most comprehensive study of creator mental health to date. JED is a nonprofit focused on protecting emotional health and preventing suicide among teens and young adults, working with high schools, colleges and community organizations.
Shira Lazar is also the founder of What’s Trending.
