How to be Someone You're Proud Of
When I was growing up, I had an F. Scott Fitzgerald quote printed out and taped on my wall, and it read “I hope you live a life you’re...
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The Importance of A Mental Health Day
I could sit here and lecture all my friends and everyone reading this to take a menta day once in a while, put your hair up, watch Netflix...
Ways To Stay Mentally Healthy
As I go through my second semester in college, I have started embracing new ways to stay mentally healthy. With everything going on in my...
How to Know If You’re Self-Sabotaging and How to Stop
According to Ps ychology Today , self-sabotage is “behavior…[that] creates problems in our life and interferes with long-standing goals.”...
Grieving in College
Loss comes in many stages throughout our lives. It can be anticipated and sometimes it’s unexpected, but it always hurts. Whether it’s...
What to Include in a Self-Care Toolbox
Throughout college, I've gained a broader understanding of how to balance my mental health and my demanding schedule. One of the most...
How to Take Breaks
When you’re off from work or school you get a chance to unwind and relax. This seems fairly easy but there are times when decompressing the...
Living With Depression in College
Depression is an invisible aggressor. It’s a common illness, especially among college students, but no one seems to want to talk about it...
Happiness as a Skill: Considering Your Actions and Decisions to Be Happy Where You Are Right Now
I will begin with a completely honest and true statement: I don’t love college. I don’t actually even like it. I find myself thinking, “I’m...
Your Guide to Self-Esteem and Self-Care Practices
When it comes to the mental health strides and the self-care movements across the country, we as a society are finally making some...
Anxiety and Me
Biting my nails, my left leg shakes uncontrollably under the table. I tap a beat out on my textbook, fidgeting to escape the thoughts in my...
Helpful Tips During Finals Week
Unfortunately, finals week is right around the corner. Some people will cry and others may feel like just giving up. Don't worry! With the...
What Society Doesn't Know About Mental Illness and Gun Violence
"Mental health is the problem, not guns!!" Sorry sweetie, you're wrong.
Beating the Winter Blues
Beat the rigid winter blues by finding some fun activities.
What’s the Deal with “Finstas”?
In an age of complete social media concentration, one can feel as though they always need to present the most ideal, happy, and glamorous...
The Best Body Positivity Accounts to Follow on Instagram
Many people seem to hate Instagram for the way that it glamorizes a particular kind of lifestyle. The airbrushed bikini photos, sponsored...
The Mid-Semester Blues
As October is rung in and the weather begins to change, we all start to feel this strange feeling inside of us. You know, that one that...
Keeping Your Head Above Water
In the midst of the hectic buzz of what is university, it is very easy to feel like you are drowning. Nothing is slow, and everything is...
The Appeal and Science of ASMR
Imagine you have a test tomorrow morning. You’ve been studying all night—it's now 12:30 AM. You’re laying in bed wrapped tightly in your...
Women Who Inspire: Jen Fletcher
My chosen inspirational woman for this fortnight is Jen Fletcher, an Exeter graduate who set up Exeter Beats Eating Disorders in her second...
