Andrea – Life @ U of T

“Love My Body But I Wanna Be Thin?” A Difficult Conversation

Content warning: discussion of eating disorders and disordered eating. This is one account of disordered eating, everyone’s experience is unique and individual. Recovery looks different for everyone and the content provided is intended to give another perspective to the ongoing…

The Uphill Joy of Learning a New Language #joyatuoft

Learning languages excited me more than most things. I jump right in but then give up just as quickly when I try to say a sentence in that new language and suddenly forget everything I learned. I come from a…

Top 10 Movies that get Mental Health Right

If it’s not our personal experiences that we learn from, it’s often what we see on a screen that provides us with new perspectives. Films pertaining to mental health often capture just the surface of what mental health encompasses: It’s…

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…

U of T is Listening: the Launch of a New Mental Health Website

It is 2017, I am in my final year of high school and the University of Toronto is my first choice on my university application. I had extended family rooting for the school and encouraging me to work hard, “It’s…

Person has a list of tasks from their to-do lists and is overwhelmed

All About Mindset: How Productivity Decreases Productivity

How funny – one moment you’re going to bed at dawn after a night of idly browsing the internet then in another you discover you have a term test, two papers, and the rest of exams following shortly. This has…

I Tried U of T’s Virtual Fitness Classes

It turns out that U of T is offering virtual fitness classes amid the state of the pandemic. It also turns out that they’ve been offering this for a while and I just didn’t know about it. When I talked…

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…

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Student Mental Health: Beyond Pills and Doctors

The content depicted in this post is only one experience of a student, mental health is unique to each person. *Content Warning: Discussion of suicide and depression In light of recent events at the University of Toronto, I would like…

Bath Bombs and Face Masks: A Self-care Deception

It was in my first year of university that I decided to put my foot down and really focus on myself. And that is when I found self-care. I was introduced to the world of facemasks, colouring books, pretty journals,…

Author: Andrea

Author: Andrea

“Love My Body But I Wanna Be Thin?” A Difficult Conversation

The Uphill Joy of Learning a New Language #joyatuoft

Top 10 Movies that get Mental Health Right

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

U of T is Listening: the Launch of a New Mental Health Website

All About Mindset: How Productivity Decreases Productivity

I Tried U of T’s Virtual Fitness Classes

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

Student Mental Health: Beyond Pills and Doctors

Bath Bombs and Face Masks: A Self-care Deception

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Author: Andrea