How to help others with mental health (even when you’re not a therapist)
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When someone’s having a mental health crisis, what can you do to help them?
Academic failures: How to handle them in a healthy way
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“If you are like me, you need to reject perfectionism because it is the enemy of progress,” shared Mary Pimental, a full-time MBA student at UVU. By rejecting perfectionism and reframing thinking, students can minimize the negative health impacts of failure and enhance their college careers.
What can sexual wellness look like for college students?
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Sexual wellness is often a glossed-over topic, even as students mature during their college years. The lack of discussion about safe sex and healthy sex can leave students to participate in risky behaviors or make decisions that they would have otherwise avoided with more education. According to University of Georgia, over 65% of college students […]
Fighting fall fatigue with hygge
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As cold weather makes its unceremonious entrance, cold rain rushes away warm fall weather, and early evenings scare away the sun. It seems as if nothing could be better than a night in featuring fuzzy socks, a warm cup of tea and a good book. “Hygge” (HEW-guh), a noun and adjective of Danish origin, […]
Project Semicolon
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There are semicolons everywhere, and they are not just meant to display people’s love of punctuation. The presence of these is showing support for something called Project Semicolon. This project is a worldwide mental health awareness and suicide prevention campaign. It was originally founded in 2013 by Amy Bleuel. As the project’s website relates, Bleuel […]
The power of being optimistic
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According to the Cambridge dictionary the definition of optimism is the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the good parts of a situation, or a belief that something good will happen. If you want to improve in many aspects of your life try being more optimistic. The Harvard Medical School explains that being […]
Ways to take care of your mental health this autumn
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Just as you would take care of your body, be sure to take care of your mind as well. Here are some tips for busy students. Take time to breathe. That may sound like the oldest, most cliche advice in the book, but it works. As an article from the National Library of Medicine says, […]
How can the body acceptance program at UVU help you?
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The body acceptance program is a program meant for women and girls attending UVU to learn about the “appearance ideal” and how to resist allowing it to alter how they see themselves and others. It is a four-week program, offered at least once a semester. Most often the interns of the Wellness Programs at UVU […]
Yoga Class
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Did you know that UVU SLWC offers fitness classes like Jiu Jitsu, Zumba, and Yoga? This week Jonah Simon dives deep into the world of yoga with Natasha Ernst to find out why YOU should attend. For more information visit: – https://www.uvu.edu/campusrec/slwc/fi… – https://www.uvu.edu/campusrec/slwc/im…
Chanya Crane creates Kind House as part of her suicide prevention Kindess Kampaign
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From her Kindness Kampaign, Chanya Crane creates the Kind House, turning into reality the workings of a mind suffering from mental illness. Progressing through the house allows anyone to help progress through their mental health. The Review sits down with the creator of the Kind House to get the real meaning behind the event.