Center for the Advancement of Well-Being

City of Fairfax Proclaims November 8-15 as “Kindness Week Worldwide,” Inspired by Mason Chooses Kindness

  By: Whitney Hopler, Communications Manager, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being The City of Fairfax, Virginia, has officially proclaimed November 8-15, 2025, as “Kindness […]

Thriving Together Series: How Self-Compassion Can Unlock Gratitude

  By: Malik Merritte, Well-Being Program Specialist, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being Self-compassion is the practice of treating ourselves with the same kindness, care, and […]

Ali Weinstein, Ph.D., to Lead Research and Scholarship at Our Center

  By: Whitney Hopler, Communications Manager, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being Ali Weinstein, Ph.D., has been appointed as our center’s new Director of Research […]

Thriving Together Series: Our Mental Health Journeys Matter

  By: Bella Moncure, MPH, CHES, Public Health Marketing and Communications Manager, University Life, including Patriots Thriving Together “There’s always gonna be another mountain/I’m always gonna […]

Thriving Together Series: Travel for Your Well-Being

  By: Ayce Bukulmeyen Ozerdem, Well-Being Program Specialist, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being “Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – […]

Thriving Together Series: How Spirituality and Religion Can Help Students Manage Academic Stress

  By: Manal Khalid, a Mason student majoring in Community Health “So surely, with hardship comes ease.” – the Quran Religion and spirituality are strong foundations that […]

Thriving Together Series: How Accountability Drives Success

  By: Heba Saleh, founder and CEO of Key of Life Ventures; writer, entrepreneur, and educator; Mason alumna with an M.A. in English with a concentration in Cultural […]

Thriving Together Series: How to Harness Self-Awareness for Well-Being

  By: Mark R. Leary, Ph.D., Duke University, and Jennifer L. Rogers, Ph.D., Wake Forest University “We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty […]

Thriving Together Series: Your Gut and Brain are Connected

  By: Malik Merritte, Graduate Professional Assistant, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being, a graduate student in Mason’s Counseling program “Trust your hunches. They’re usually based on facts […]

Thriving Together Series: How to Apply Yoga Principles to Leadership

  By: Amber Myers, RYT 200, SHRM-CP “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”  – John C. Maxwell […]