Leveling Up Student Mental Health

Season #3 Episode #1

This episode highlights 5 critical “To-dos” this fall to maximize mental health self-care. The trend, especially among students, is when stress increases, self-care actions decrease in frequency leading to risk of increases in stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Too often students lean on coping strategies - more booze, more weed, more meds - to cope with the emotional demands. We introduce 5 easy action steps to get started and maintain throughout the semester/school year. Send your questions to [email protected] 2:05: Student mental health overview 5:30: Exercise 8:00: Adjusting your definition of exercise 12:50: Nutrition 24:00: Sleep 29:30: Mindfulness 34:20: Designing a realistic approach