self care – Life @ U of T

No Phone Mornings: How I’m Trying to Fix my Morning Routine

I’ve recently noticed myself spending way too much time scrolling on my phone first thing. Before I know it, that whole first hour has gone by, and it can make me feel off all day. I’ve been trying to avoid going on my phone for the first hour after I wake up, and it’s really changed my whole morning!

Why self-care should be celebrated more

There’s a phrase that you’ll probably know and it’s helped me appreciate what’s around me. We seem to do touristy things everywhere but where we live. Then people come do things we hadn’t ever done or haven’t thought of. Now,…

Spending Time Alone Isn’t Sad!

There is a common misconception that spending time alone is sad, lonely or boring and that’s simply not the case. As a young adult trying to make it through U of T and the great big world, some time alone…

Girl is unplugging from her screen and enjoying life around her.

Ways to Unplug in a Time Where You Always Have To Stay Plugged

We are in the middle of uncertain times and we’re learning to adapt to a ‘new normal’. But, you know this already. You’ve probably heard it at least once this week. Amid the pandemic, we know that we are in…

Two people on a seesaw, one thinks positively with "I am more" the other person is negative thinking "Can't" the negative one weighs the seesaw down

Mental Health: How I Took Back Control

I waited for people to accept me just the way I was when I didn’t even accept myself. The blog post below is derived from my own personal lived experience with mental health and wellbeing. Mental health is highly individualistic…

How I Get Myself Out of Negative Spirals

This past week has been a challenging one, to say the least! I’m currently studying for the Law School Admission Test and I’ve been experiencing a lot of negative thoughts. Not only is the test very hard, but I’ve worked…

3 Lessons I’ve Learned from 3 Years of University

I can’t believe that in less than a month, I’ll be starting my fourth and final year of my undergraduate degree! Looking back on my degree, it’s been quite a wild ride to get here. I thought it would be…

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