A common myth is that you need to be hard on yourself to stay motivated. The truth is just the opposite. Self-compassion is actually the secret ingredient to a successful school year.
The school year has started up again and that means new classes, new schedules, loads of coursework, and a big stress level increase.
What’s going to help you get through… Read more
Here we go new semester! New instructors, new classes, new classmates, new roommates, new schedules…new stress. Stress-be-gone with these 4 tips to manage it all before it even starts.
Tip 1: Outline your semesterKeep a planner of all your assignments and other important dates, such as doctors appointments, family events, work schedules, and other important events.
Keeping track of your assignments can seem a bit overwhelming, but… Read more
Forget “clean eating” I mean, what does that even mean anyways? If we’re going to get all hygienic and sanitary about our health how about “clean sleeping”? Wash yo’ sheets! Ha! No, but for realsies, sleep hygiene is a thing and attending to this area of your life can help you feel more rested and energetic so listen up! It might be time to “clean” up your sleep habits 😉
Sleep hygiene… Read more
You want to go out with your friends and have a good time, but you’ve noticed your health takes a beating. Between the staying-up-too-late and the drinking scene, your social life can so easily derail you from taking care of your body, mind and soul.
Drinking on college campuses affects everyone whether they participate in consuming alcohol or not. Research has found that around 80% of college students consume alcohol and around 50% are… Read more
Summer is just around the corner! You know what that means…beaches, sipping cool drinks by the pool, fun vacations and…diet culture. It seems like everywhere you look there is an advertisement to get you to change some part of your body in order to be “summer ready.”
What if I told you the key to achieving the perfect summer body was to…ditch the summer body mindset? Seems simple in theory, right? But this can be difficult when we are constantly… Read more
We’ve all been there, you’ve had a long day, you finally lay in bed and suddenly you are ravenous. Your stomach is growling and you’re maybe wondering, “Where did this come from?”
With everything we have going on in our lives-school, work, relationships, family, it can be easy to neglect our hunger cues. Not to mention, we have diet culture around every corner telling us to ignore our hunger in… Read more