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Thriving Together Series: How to Overcome Health Misinformation

By: Stephanie Funkhouser, MPH, CHES®, BSN, RN, Health and Well-Being Coordinator, Student Health Services “Health misinformation is a serious threat to public health. It can […]

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Thriving Together Series: Rest is Power for Racial Justice and Healing

By: Shekila Melchior, Ph.D., LPC, ACS, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion “You were not just born to center […]

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Thriving Together Series: How Drinking Alcohol Can Affect Your Mental Health

  By: Patrice Levinson, MSN, FNP-C, Family Nurse Practitioner, Student Health Services, and Mental Health First Aid Instructor  “Sobriety was the greatest gift I ever […]

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Thriving Together Series: Mindfulness for Well-Being

  By: Katie Clare, Associate Director for Resilience Programs for the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being “In the modern world, we live in an anti-mindfulness […]

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Thriving Together Series: The Power of Forgiveness for Well-Being

  By Al Fuertes, Ph.D., Professor, School of Integrative Studies, and Senior Scholar, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being “Without forgiveness, there is no future.”- Archbishop Desmond […]

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Thriving Together Series: How to Manage Stress to Release Stored Trauma

  By Kara Simon, Certified Yoga Instructor, Certified Reiki II Practitioner “We have learned that trauma is not just an event that took place sometime […]

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Thriving Together Series: Well-Being Tips for Your To-Do List

  By: Elysia Koury, a Mason student majoring in Public Administration “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” – Lao Tzu For […]

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Thriving Together Series: How to Enjoy Good Friendships that Last

  By: Suvra Das, a Mason student majoring in Psychology “Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits […]

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Thriving Together Series: How Walking Meetings Can Boost Your Social Well-Being and Productivity

  By: Philip Wilkerson, Employer Engagement Consultant, University Career Services  “All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.” – Friedrich Nietzsche  In recent years, walking […]

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Thriving Together Series: Practicing Sophrology for Well-Being

  By: Ayce Bukulmeyen Ozerdem, Well-Being Program Specialist, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear […]