5 Ways to Handle Stress this Semester

Royall Bryan Student Contributor, Christopher Newport University

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at CNU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Stress is one of those things that everyone experiences — even the calmest and most put together of people. But, when stress happens, what do you do to help relax and get rid of it? Well, here’s 5 ways:

1. Drink some tea.

2. Listen to classical music.

3. Watch something funny on Netflix

4. Go for a walk.

5. And, above all, get some sleep.

Royall Bryan

CNU '18

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You can categorize Royall as either Leslie Knope when she has her color-coded binders:

or Hyde whenever Jackie comes into a room before they start dating:

There is no in-between.

Royall recently graduated with her B.A. in Sociology & Anthropology from CNU and now studies Government & International Relations at Regent University. She also serves as the Victim Advocate and Community Outreach Coordinator for Isle of Wight Co., VA in Victim Witness Services. Within Her Campus, she served as a Chapter Writer for CNU for one year, a Campus Expansion Assistant for a semester, Campus Correspondent for two years, and is in the middle of her second semester as a Chapter Advisor.

You can find her in the corner of a subway-tiled coffee shop somewhere, investigating identity experiences of members of Black Greek Letter Organizations at Primarily White Institutions as well as public perceptions of migrants and refugees. Or fantasizing about ziplining arcoss the French Alps.