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Self-Care: 5 minute coronavirus stress resets

August 9, 2021

In this Olympic decathlon of a pandemic, quick and effective stress-reducing strategies are as welcome as a cold drink at the end of the event. Jenny Taitz offers “Five minute coronavirus stress resets” in the New York Times Mind section. “So rather than dealing with anxiety and uncertainty by getting lost worrying…it’s helpful to experiment with quick strategies that will empower you. These strategies are not necessarily a cure, but can help lower the intensity of overwhelming emotions, allowing you to recalibrate to better deal with challenges you face.” Read more

COVID Debrief and Stress Relief in the Courtyard

August 2, 2021

In July, we offered COVID debrief and stress relief, lead by our own Josh Einhorn in the College of Education Courtyard. Please stay tuned for details coming soon on future sessions! Read more

Self-Care and trauma recovery from the pandemic

August 2, 2021

It’s time to really look at the impact, and trauma, of the pandemic on students, faculty , staff, community, all of us. In her article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Sarah Brown of the University of Wisconsin , Milwaukee, looked at how one university is creating space for people to process the pandemic’s damage. ”When the university surveyed students on how they were faring last academic year, most of them said they were making it through their classes and obligations. But they didn’t feel connected — to the campus, to their professors, or to each other [...]" Read more

Self-Care and Living with Uncertainty

July 19, 2021

Even as we plan to transition back to in-person work, concern remains over the recent uptick of the corona virus due to the emerging Delta variant. How with this affect future plans? Ambiguity has become a daily experience for us, and it’s not an easy feeling to have. “Our brains perceive ambiguity as a threat, and they try to protect us by diminishing our ability to focus on anything other than creating certainty,” states Dr. Christine Carter in her article “Seven ways to cope with uncertainty” in the UC Berkeley sponsored Greater Good Magazine. But it may be our healthiest choice right now to accept uncertainty in our world. Read more

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