by Sydney Becker | Oct 4, 2018 | Feature Post, Intellectual, Social, Wellness Blog
Everyone knows how stressful change can be; and I’m sure many of you are going through a lot of odd transitions at the moment. Living in a new place, new classes, making new friends or maybe even new jobs, can all contribute to stress. These changes occur so fast and...
by Cheney Mason | Sep 26, 2018 | Emotional, Feature Post, Wellness Blog
Syllabus week is long over and now that we are fully immersed in this semesters worth of homework, assignments, and exams to study for, things can get a little hectic for us college students. Finding motivation to sit down and read that 65 page chapter due tomorrow,...
by Gretchen Leif | Sep 19, 2018 | Feature Post, Intellectual, Social, Wellness Blog
To all incoming freshmen (or even those who are living life slightly unbalanced!), this whole concept of school-but-free-time might seem familiar, but it’s quite the opposite. Classes aren’t always one after the other and lunch isn’t an assigned time to catch up with...
by Erin Kloepping | Sep 7, 2018 | Emotional, Social, Wellness Blog
“Suicide is the second leading cause of death on college campuses.” – The Real Truth About Suicide “This is something I cannot sit still with.” – Bridgette Bixler, WSU ’18 Last year, Active Minds covered the courtyard on campus with...
by Cheney Mason | May 8, 2018 | Emotional, Environmental, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical, Social, Spiritual, Wellness Blog
We are at the end of another year of classes as the snow finally has melted and the signs of summer are now upon us. To me, summer means having that big weight of class stress lifted off my shoulders, but we can’t forget about our health over the summer along with it....
by Samantha Johnson | Apr 27, 2018 | Physical, Wellness Blog, Winona
Recently I’ve been on a bit of a health kick. My refrigerator is filled with kale (that I hate) and quinoa (that I surprisingly like). I’ve been going to the gym and working hard in my classes but I was missing a way to reflect upon my life changes. Then,...