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The Over Consumption of Negative Media & the Impact it Has on Our Mental Health
Media plays such a vital role in our lives as it connects us to others in our communities and around the world which is especially true now because of the pandemic. However, there seems to be more negative news stories than positive ones on every platform which has...
The Importance of Fostering Online Communities
This year has brought a lot of changes to not only to myself but everyone around me. One of the biggest changes has been the transition from face-to-face to online work and school which has presented a new set of challenges, one of which is the stress that comes along...
Liminality: Becoming comfortable with life transitions
I spend a lot of my time reading the news. I’ve learned to pick and choose the types of articles I read in order to avoid a constant inundation of updates on a certain global pandemic. One of my favourite news sources is The Atlantic because it presents...
Establishing Emotional and Physical Boundaries during COVID-19
Hello readers, As the fall term has commenced, many students have flocked back to Victoria to pursue their studies. And, still, many others have decided to stay in their hometowns as for our online semester. Besides the challenges of...
Finding the Beauty in the Struggle
Being tasked to write a blog post about mental health when my own mental health is less-than-stellar feels semi-ironic. It seems disingenuous to post about simple tips and tricks for decreasing stress levels during midterm season if I don’t believe in what...
Running Away (From) My Worries
Finding the motivation to lace up my runners and drag myself out of the house to go run in the middle of winter with the Triathlon Club at UVic can be difficult. Especially in January, when the sun sets long before we even begin the warm-up. And yet, I keep...
Skin and Self-Care: A Reflection
Dear Readers, I use skincare as a tool to improve my day to day mental health. But how, you may ask, do I do it? Why would I align my mental well-being with an industry that is feeding us the promise of everlasting youth? The beauty industry, as we all...
Four Ways to Recharge During the Winter Break
Hello readers, Many of you are still in the midst of writing exams, and some of you are already enjoying your winter break. Regardless of your schedule, we are very soon approaching a new semester and a new year. As I have been finishing my own exams and final papers,...
A Scrambler’s Guide to Mount LSAT
Which one of the following titles best states the main point of the passage?(A) How To Nail the LSAT on the First Try(B) The Top 10 Best Mountains in Canada(C) How the LSAT Causes Premature Aging in Students(D) Miley Was Right—It’s All About the Climb(E) Scrambling in...
Confessions from the Stages of ‘Burnout’
The hiss of falling leaves seemed to mock her as she sat on a shaded bench next to the Quad. She watched their slow descent onto an increasing decaying mount. Her breath catches the air; a gelid space filled with desperation. The evidence of a fast struggle. As she...