Student Life

Understanding the Link Between Procrastination and Anxiety

Procrastination is complicated. It’s both a coping mechanism and part of the problem. To prevent procrastination from becoming a bigger issue, it helps to have a deeper understanding of how procrastination works. Throughout your education journey, you will be facing final exams and deadlines—and most likely, increased anxiety. To avoid these uncomfortable feelings, it’s common…
April 1, 2024
Student Life

Understanding the Difference Between Stress and Burnout

The college experience is often an ongoing juggling act where you’re managing academics, a social life, extracurriculars, and maybe a part-time job. While all this can be fun and challenging, it can also get tiring and stressful, especially when big assignments come due or you’re prepping for finals. While it’s important to persevere, it’s also…
March 1, 2024
Student Life

Navigating New Relationships and Boundaries

The student years are a time for growth and development and navigating new relationships. When developing new relationships, it’s helpful to know the importance of boundaries. Boundaries can help you establish limits with others to protect yourself from being hurt, manipulated, or taken advantage of. They can also help you preserve your mental health and…
February 1, 2024
Student Life

3 Strategies to Ace the Semester Ahead

What does it take to succeed academically? While it’s helpful to attend classes and hit the books, sometimes that’s not enough to overcome everyday slumps and setbacks. To help you manage both academic and personal challenges, it’s helpful to harness the power of the mind-body connection.   Your mind and body influence each other. When…
January 1, 2024
Student Life

Putting the Focus on Healthy Friendships

The student years provide an excellent opportunity for social growth and developing new friendships. It’s a time when you’re exposed to new situations, behaviors, and values, and these experiences can help you figure out who you are and find a sense of purpose, meaning, and belonging. Mental health experts explain that the student years are…
December 1, 2023
Student Life

The Benefits of Creating an Attitude of Gratitude

The student years are often a time of striving, of wanting more. While motivation can be a good thing, it also has a way of contributing to stress. To keep everything in balance, it can be helpful to remind yourself of what you already have and what you’ve already accomplished. Learning how to develop a…
November 1, 2023
Student Life

Tips for Managing Stress Before It Manages You

The new semester presents all kinds of new opportunities and challenges. But what’s new and exciting now can quickly become too much—especially as the weeks turn into months, and then it’s the end of the semester.
September 1, 2023
Student Life

5 Tips to Help Students Find Their Focus

Most students greet the new semester with great enthusiasm and excitement—as they look forward to new classes, new routines, and maybe even new living arrangements and roommates. However, adapting to so many changes at once can be mentally and physically exhausting. Keep in mind that it’s likely to take a few weeks before you feel…
August 1, 2023
Student Life

5 Tips for Prioritizing Your Mental Health

Mental health has been a growing concern among young people for the past several years, even before the pandemic. Studies show that about 75% of all lifetime cases of mental health concerns begin by age 24. However, young people from various racial and ethnic groups are more likely to face mental health challenges due to…
July 1, 2023
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