Nov. 15, 2023
How to Prepare for a Stress-Free Break
There is nothing worse than coming back from fall break with a messy room, full inbox, and finals creeping around the corner. That is why it is important to set aside time to prepare yourself for fall break. These tips take about 30 minutes each and can help you come back feeling refreshed and ready to finish the semester off strong!
March 15, 2023
How to Have a Good Work-Life Balance
Reposted from BetterUp Feeling like all you do is work? You’re not alone. Several statistics show that more than 60 percent of U.S. employees feel like their work-life balance is out of whack. But how do you balance your work-life with so much work happening at home? And isn’t it good to work harder? With so many struggling to adjust to a changing, post-pandemic workday, figuring out work-home balance has gotten even trickier. What does work-life balance mean? We often think about work-life balance as the trade-off between time spent at work and time…
March 15, 2023
How to Practice Self-Care in Every Decade of Your Career
Pick up any women’s magazine, and you’ll read the words self-care. If you’re like me, you’ve always had a nagging uncertainty about what that even means. Do other people get more out of scented candles and bubble baths? Self-care is anything that helps to soothe your soul and gives you mental and emotional distance from stress. Self-care for you might look very different than for someone else, and it changes as you move through life. You might think of self-care as routines or habits, but anthropologists would call it a ritual—a series of actions with intentional symbolic…
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Jan. 18, 2023
Semester Reflection: 7 Questions to Ask Ourselves
Every new year, many people review the highs and lows of the past year and make resolutions for the year ahead. Now’s a great time for students to take time to reflect and take stock of the fall semester. Before moving forward, it’s helpful to know where we’ve been! Maybe we joined a new club or made a new friend. Maybe we explored a new major or even a new city. Or maybe it wasn’t our favorite semester, and we are just happy it’s over. However your semester may have looked, we could all use a little reflection time. These…
Dec. 14, 2022
How to Manage Your Stress and Prioritize Wellbeing
Here at Mizzou, we want our students to feel supported. We know that life can get overwhelming, no matter where you are in your college career. Let’s go through a few options that we have on campus that can help you manage your stress. Sleeping Sections on Campus We all wish we had more hours in the day. Often times, we stay up late and skip out on sleep so that we can have more hours. In fact, researchers find that more than 70% of college students get less than eight hours of sleep…
Sep. 14, 2022
How to Find A Work Life Balance
Between jobs, schoolwork, and clubs on top of having a social life, we are all busy people! Making the most out of each task may feel like our top priority, but when’s the last time you stopped or slowed down? When’s the last time you focused on your mental well-being and not just personal achievement? We live in a hustle culture and sometimes that check in can be hard. Life moves so fast and sometimes we lose a sense of balance before we even realize. Work life balance is a constant cycle that you have to actively prioritize.