A vital part of maintaining good mental health is spending time doing activities outdoors.  As our lives shift more and more online, it becomes even more important to strengthen our connection with the outdoors. Matthew Bernard, a senior engineering major, said that being outside helps him reset mentally, and helps him to get rid of […]

A factor that greatly impacts our well-being is the food we eat, and not only the food we eat, but the mental conversation we have with ourselves before, during, and after eating it.   It’s obvious how eating healthy foods affects our physical health but maybe less obvious how it impacts our mental health.

Let’s say you have two free hours between classes. What are you doing to de-stress during that time? Some may choose to work out, others may call friends or family, and you might decide to read a book. Unfortunately, most of us would spend that time on our phones, unable to stop scrolling. 

For many, the upcoming holidays are a needed respite from the stress of finals as well as a welcome chance to connect with loved ones, but for others the holidays are a time of loneliness and additional stress from either the obligation of being around family or from the absence of family. 

Jody Washburn and Pastor Andreas Beccai discussed the relationship between spirituality and mental health, and how understanding that the two are not opposites allows people to find balance without giving up on a deep spiritual life or mental wellbeing.