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-8 posts tagged "stress relief"
Isabelle Kause | Monday, February 20, 2023
So much of our lives is spent doing things that don’t allow us to always take proper time for ourselves. As college students, we worry so much about our futures— securing internships, studying for law school or medical school, lining up post-graduation jobs and so much more. Aside from thinking about the future, much of
Jack Griffiths | Friday, February 3, 2023
In 2009, I wrote a 10-step list on ways to calm down during times of stress. I wanted to revisit each of the steps, reflecting on each one’s value and relevance as a college student. Take 3 deep breaths. Obviously, deep breathing has positive effects on the body, lowering one’s heart rate and thus alleviating
Erin Fennessy | Monday, September 21, 2020
While I was living at home this summer, my mom convinced me to watch “Frozen 2” with her — which, for the record, is much better than the first “Frozen” movie. I could write an analysis of every song in the second one for the scene department, but I’ll spare you (for now) and limit
Julianna Conley | Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Dear organic chemistry students, Ah, yes. The fated science class. The cursed course. The ol’ CHEM 10172: organic chemistry. If you’ve had your ear even remotely close to the ground, at this point you’ve undoubtedly heard that organic chemistry is supposedly the end of your existence. Before you start burrowing away, stocking up on Grab
Jordan Cockrum | Thursday, February 22, 2018
This week has been one of the most overwhelming of my academic career. When sitting down to write my inside column, I had been toying with several ideas as to what topic to explore. While detailing the amount of stress and responsibilities I have to a friend, I decided to use my inside column to
Stephanie Snyder | Wednesday, November 29, 2017
As finals approach, Saint Mary’s students will have the opportunity to destress through yoga club and other yoga classes offered at the College. Senior Madison Marshall, president of the yoga club, said she has been practicing yoga since the summer before her first year at Saint Mary’s. “I was looking to get in shape before I
Arthur Zhao | Thursday, April 27, 2017
In addition to the warm weather, students were drawn to North Quad on Wednesday by eight therapy dogs from Therapy Dogs International as part of the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being’s (McWell) “Paws to Relax” event. Assistant director for student well-being at McWell Katrina Conrad said the dogs at these regular events help students to relax and discharge stress,
Manuel De Jesus | Monday, February 22, 2016
Life can get rough sometimes. It’s no one’s fault, but that’s the reality we live in especially as Notre Dame students. We’re constantly stressed over getting our assignments done, competing for summer internships and juggling extracurricular activities with having a healthy social life. I admire how much work some of the people I know put