Center for the Advancement of Well-Being

Thriving Together Series: Self-Care for College Students to Alleviate Burnout

By: Azriele Harris, Well-Being Program Coordinator, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being and a Mason graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in Forensic Science “You […]

Thriving Together Series: Mindfulness and Exercise are Powerful Stress Relief Tools for College Students

  By: Cameron Baker, a Mason student studying Communication “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lou Holtz College is a very stress-inducing stage of life […]

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: 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: 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 […]

Thriving Together Series: Stress Management for Student Parents

By: Emilie Dubert, Director, Contemporary Student Services “This struggle is real. The juggle is real. That’s why everyone should hire working mothers. They are put in crazy […]

Thriving Together Series: Win the Day with a Morning Routine

by Erika MacMillan, MBA This edition of the Thriving Together Series was written by Erika MacMillan, Vice President of Sales in the medical device industry, […]

Thriving Together Series: Listening to Sound for Well-Being

by Katie Clare, Associate Director for Resilience Programs, University Life “The basic benefit of sound, and the reason it has healing qualities, is because, if […]

Thriving Together Series: Organization and Well-Being

by Ethan Carter, Associate Director of Programs, Well-Being, & Assessment, Mason Recreation “Seldom are the humble self-assertive, or the self-assertive humble. But life at its […]