Center for the Advancement of Well-Being

Thriving Together Series: Mindfulness in College Life

Original illustration by Aditi Goel By: Aditi Goel, a George Mason alumna who majored in Public Administration “Recharge your inner battery with meditation.” – Sister […]

Thriving Together Series: How to Help a Friend with a Mental Health Concern

  By: Patrice Levinson, MSN, FNP-C, Family Nurse Practitioner, Student Health Services “Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more […]

Thriving Together Series: Living on Purpose to Live Your Purpose

By: Laura Dallman, a doctoral student in Mason’s School of Education “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is […]

Thriving Together Series: What You Can Do with Mason’s Resilience Badge

By: Philip Wilkerson, Industry Advisor, University Career Services “Mason’s Resilience Badge was an inspiring experience that pushed me to become more aware of growing and […]

Thriving Together Series: Stress Management for Natural Disasters

This is the third in a three-part series by Mason students on the importance of emergency preparedness. By: Attiyah Abdul-Alim, a Mason student majoring in Communication […]

Thriving Together Series: College Student Activists, Resilience, and Well-Being

Creative Services/George Mason UniversityBy: Cher Weixia Chen, Ph.D. and Graziella Pagliarulo McCarron, Ph.D., School of Integrative Studies, CWB Senior Scholars “As for the future, your […]

Thriving Together Series: How Equanimity Can Relieve Stress

  By: Wilson Hurley, LCSW, Adjunct Professor in Mason’s Social Work Department, Clinical Social Worker in private practice, and author of the book Compassion’s COMPASS: […]

Thriving Together Series: Self-Care Strategies to Prepare for Emergencies

This is the second in a three-part series by Mason students on the importance of emergency preparedness. By: Charles Vanek, a Mason alumnus who majored […]

Thriving Together Series: Mastering Leadership in a Virtual or Hybrid Setting

By: Shayna Bergman, Senior Manager at Deloitte Services LP, and Executive Leadership Coach “Taking on a challenge is a lot like riding a horse, isn’t […]

Thriving Together Series: Take Care of Your Well-Being by Preparing for an Emergency

This is the first in a three-part series by Mason students on the importance of emergency preparedness. By: Cecilia Aguilar, a Mason student majoring in Communication […]