Center for the Advancement of Well-Being

Thriving Together Series: How to Find Resilience through Mindfulness

By: Anna Kompanek, Director of Global Programs, Center for International Private Enterprise (Mason MBA 2017, Mindful Leadership Certification 2021) “Breathing in, I calm my body. […]

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: 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 to Bounce Back from Challenges with Resilience

By: Marcela Bolognesi, Mason student, School of Kinesiology major “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by […]

Thriving Together Series: How to Build Resilience to Manage Change Well

by Katie Clare, Associate Director for Resilience Programs, University Life “We all need resilience to live a fulfilling life. With resilience, you’ll be more prepared […]

Thriving Together Series: Make this a Year of Resilience

by Philip Wilkerson, Manager, Industry Advising and Employer Development, University Career Services As I reflect on 2020, the challenges we’ve recently gone through remind me of the biblical story […]

Thriving Together Series: Resilience

By: Melissa Schreibstein, Director of Well-Being Programs, CWB “Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and […]