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Are you confused about different types of mental health services and unsure when to ask for an appointment with a counsellor, or a doctor, or a psychiatrist? Read Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychotherapy? De-Mystifying Mental Health Services.Do you struggle with text and exam anxiety? Read Sam's articles Managing Test Anxiety: How to Prepare Before the Test and Managing Test Anxiety: The Day of the Test
Planning on enjoying more plant-based foods in your diet? Check out our Top Ten Tips to Flourish on a Vegetarian Diet.
Find out how the Student Wellness Centre can help you: Staying Well While at Laurier - How the Student Wellness Centre Can Help!
Don't miss Morgane's article Are You Striving or Suffering in the Pursuit of Academic Validation?
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Staying Well While At Laurier - How the Student Wellness Centre Can Help You. (Aug. 22, 2023)
Put Your Wellness First from Your First Day at Laurier. (June 15, 2023)
Your Top Ten Wellness Questions Answered for Incoming first Year Students by Evan Wheeler and Sarina Wheeler (June 21, 2021)
The Benefits of Skills Groups and Workshops by Sherrie Steinberg, MSW, RSW (Sept. 18, 2020)
Ten Things the Student Wellness Centre Can Do For You (Sept. 18, 2020)
Are You Striving or Suffering in the Pursuit of Academic Validation? by Morgane Brading (March 31, 2023)
Gratutude: What It Is and How You Can Practice It by Jessica Linton (March 21, 2022)
Feeling SAD? Surviving Seasonal Affective Disorder by Myra Meier, MSW candidate and Sarah Syrett, MSW (Jan. 18, 2021)
Navigating Consent by Megan Svarich-Knights, MSW, RSW (January 24, 2021)
Got #FOMO? Strategies for Dealing with the Fear of Missing Out by Angel Evans, Claire Horwarth, Kristina Jagassar, and Sarah Syrett (March 24, 2021)
Suffering from Burnout? You’re not alone by Jessica Linton, Peer Wellness Educator (Nov. 19, 2020)
Talking About Race and Privilege with Family and Friends by Nathan Reeve, BA, BEd, Med candidate (June 29, 2020)
Managing Test Anxiety Part 2: The Day of the Test by Sam Katerji, MA, RP (April 1, 2021)
Managing Test Anxiety Part 1: How to Prepare Before the Test by Sam Katerji, MA, RP (April 1, 2021)
Break Your Silence: Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety by Chris Kardol, MSW, RSW (February 21, 2021)
Five Tips to Ease Re-Entry Anxiety by Jessica Linton (February 7, 2022)
How to Flourish This Year by Carrie Pollard, MSW, RSW (February 4, 2022)
This Sucks! (Coping with A Year of COVID Grief) by Megan Svarich-Knights, MSW, RSW (April 8, 2021)
Cautiously Optimistic: the Return to School by Heather Landells MSW, RSW and Carrie Pollard MSW, RSW (September 7, 2021)
This Sucks! (Coping with A Year of COVID Grief) by Megan Svarich-Knights, MSW, RSW (April 8, 2021)
Zoom Fatigue: Why Do We Feel So Exhausted When We're Just Sitting in Front of Our Computer Screens? by Sherrie Steinberg, MSW, RSW (March 19, 2021)
Feeling SAD? Surviving Seasonal Affective Disorder by Myra Meier, MSW candidate and Sarah Syrett, MSW (Jan. 18, 2021)
Suffering from Burnout? You’re not alone by Jessica Linton, Peer Wellness Educator (Nov. 19, 2020)
Be Kind to Yourself in First Year (Especially During COVID)! by Heather Landells, MSW, RSW and Carrie Pollard MSW, RSW (Oct. 22, 2020)
Fend Off Digital Fatigue by Sarah Syrett, MSW (Aug. 7, 2020)
Ideas for Surviving at Home with Your Family by Heather Landells, MSW, RSW (June 17, 2020)
COVID-19 and Grief by Debbie Sedlmeir, MSW, RSW (June 2, 2020)
Social Media and the News During Difficult Times by Lauren MacGregor, MSW, RSW (May 20, 2020)
Exercise Ideas During Isolation by Chris Kardol, MSW, RSW (May 6, 2020)
RTW of COVID-19 and Beyond: Self-Care and Connection by Sam Katerji, MA, RP and Carrie Pollard, MSW, RSW (May 1, 2020)
#RTW of COVID-19 and Beyond: Manage Anxiety by Sam Katerji, MA, RP and Carrie Pollard, MSW, RSW (April 30, 2020)
RTW of COVID-19 and Beyond: Coping Through Acceptance and Compassion by Sam Katerji, MA, RP and Carrie Pollard, MSW, RSW (April 28, 2020)
#RTW of COVID-19 and Beyond: Understanding Your Reactions by Sam Katerji, MA, RP and Carrie Pollard, MSW, RSW (April 27, 2020)