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In honor of International Women's Day, I wanted to take this week to talk about mental disorders that disproportionally affect women. Some of these are I will bring forth in further blogs include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Body Dysmorphia. Due to societal norms and gender norms, different disorders tend to be more prevalent in certain groups....[ read more ]

As I stated previously I wanted to focus on the stress and anxiety of the holiday and how to possibly combat it. Mayo Clinic has an amazing article titled “Stress, Depression, and the Holiday Season. In this article, the author (Mayo Clinic Staff) covers different coping mechanisms. I wanted to highlight some of the ideas from this article in a...[ read more ]

‘Happy Holidays’ is a common phrase we hear around this time of year. For many no matter what you celebrate this time is usually associated with joy and being around family and loved ones. However, this is sadly not the truth for everyone, especially during this time. Many of us are faced with isolating ourselves from loved ones because of...[ read more ]

This is the final part of a three-part series on burnout. I wanted to close off with a simple Ted Talk from a man named Allan Ting. In this video, he talks about different ways we all can “bounce back from burnout”. This video is perfect for everyone! I personally feel that Mr.Ting did an amazing job of explaining burnout...[ read more ]

This is the second part of a three-part series about Burnout. In this action, you will read about my own tips on how I'm able to prevent burnout in my own life whilst also juggling being a full-time student, a part-time intern, and a part time assistant researcher. With multiple stressors that come with the closing of the year, it...[ read more ]

In my previous blog post, I talked about the recent election that has exasperated this country’s self-concept and group concept, and how these two theories work together to cause distress and division within the United States. In this post, I want to focus on political partisanship on how this relates back to the two theories I mentioned in the other...[ read more ]

For all of my academic career, I have been going to classes, interacting with my faculty and peers, and have always been able to actively participate in any clubs and activities put on by my school or University. However, due to COVID-19, this is sadly no longer the reality for many students. Now students as young as five years old...[ read more ]

Sometimes yoga really gets to me; it forces me to self-reflect. I have probably been subconsciously avoiding one particular class since the last time I attended because it tends to require a little more introspection that I can sometimes manage. I have never felt more aligned with the face palm emoji than when I drew the ACCEPTANCE angel card in...[ read more ]

December of 2006 was my first Christmas married. Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. I love the lights and smells and traditions, and I was so excited to be able to decorate my own home and welcome people into our space. However, that Christmas was also my only Christmas married. My ex-husband left a couple of months later, ending...[ read more ]