Our Trail to Wellness Newsletter: Emotional Wellness - June 2024
Hello Lakehead Colleagues, Students, Alumni, and Friends,
We are delighted to share with you the 5th Edition of the Our Trail to Wellness newsletter.
This edition focuses on Emotional Wellness and offers valuable insights and resources to help our Lakehead community enhance their emotional health and build resilience.
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Highlights from this issue include:
Emotional Wellness: Understanding and managing emotions with kindness and compassion, including the importance of impulse control, self-esteem, and expressing feelings.
Five Ways to Enhance Emotional Wellness: Practical tips such as practicing mindfulness, expressing emotions healthily, engaging in joyful activities, setting boundaries, and prioritizing self-compassion.
Peer Support: Information about TalkCampus and TalkLife Workplace, anonymous online platforms providing mental health peer support for students and employees.
Research Insights: Perspectives from Dr. Mirella Stroink, Dean of the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, highlighting the interplay between emotion and cognition, and the impact of social and cultural factors on emotional health.
Personal Stories: Reflections from Madeline Fabiano, an MSc candidate in Kinesiology, on balancing emotional wellness with academic responsibilities in graduate school.
Upcoming Events and Resources: Details about events and resources available to support emotional wellness in our community.
We hope you find the newsletter informative and helpful as we continue our journey toward a healthier and more supportive environment for everyone at Lakehead University.
Take care, be well, and thank you,
Jonathon Racine (he/him)
Wellness Strategy Coordinator, Lakehead University
807-343-8010 ext 7246 or wellnesscoordinator@lakeheadu.ca
Are you passionate about wellness and have insights to share? If so, we invite you to contribute to our future newsletters! Upcoming topics include: Financial Wellness, Occupational Wellness, and Social Wellness.
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