Health and Wellness – Life @ U of T

What I Learned Attending a Health & Wellness Workshop

The workshop focused on how to make behavioural changes in order to positively influence your feelings and emotions. Workshop facilitators emphasized how behaviour can influence mood, which can create a cycle of negative moods and behaviours. Behavioural change is needed to break that cycle.

Plate of chicken wings, mashed potato and red cherry tomatos

Can you practice mindfulness while eating? Takeaways from a mindfulness workshop

This blog post is written by guest blogger Mary Cortinas (she/her), a Healthy UCrew Ambassador and first-year nursing student. Mary completed her HBSc in Nutrition and Human Biology at U of T. Mindfulness is a word that has been more…

Don’t Press Snooze on This!⏰😴

I hope everyone had a relaxing reading week and finally got to catch up on some much-needed relaxation! Getting to sleep-in past noon was definitely a highlight for me! During reading week, I attended a Health and Wellness Sleep Well…

Change the Behaviour, Not the Feeling: Coping With Difficult Thoughts

If there’s one thing that’s plagued me in my social life it is accepting difficult thoughts. Whether it’s worrying about saying something wrong in a first impression to someone, ruminating about a friend not texting me back, or overthinking a…

Why Everyone Needs to Attend the Student Consultation: National Standard for Mental Health

I’m in my fourth year and throughout the years, I’ve heard a lot of divided opinions about mental health resources on campus. From people saying they’ve had great experiences with accessing them to people struggling to access a counsellor or…

You Might Need a Break from your Smartwatch. Here’s Why.

With many of us attending school from home, working from home, and/or transitioning into a sedentary lifestyle, I’ve heard that having a smartwatch can help you keep track of your movement and fitness goals. Given my history of struggling with…

Dealing with Health Challenges As A University Student

Here's what it's like dealing with health challenges as a student.

Expectation: You are going for a jog at sunset - Reality: You nap in bed all day

I Didn’t Exercise for a Whole Semester – Here’s What I Learned

I was always an active person. From competitive gymnastics to recreational sports in school to dancing as a hobby, I always found myself doing some sort of physical activity. Quarantine gave me the chance to branch out in fitness; for…

My Experience Attending A Health and Wellness Peer Support Session

Here's what it was like joining a drop-in session at the Health and Wellness Peer Support program.

How I Focus on My Wellbeing During the Exam Period

We're slowly getting closer and closer to finals! At this point I'm not sure whether to be excited or sad. Excited to go on winter break and have a great Christmas but sad that I have to grind for finals…

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