Tag: active minds
Opinion: Maintaining friendships during COVID-19 is harder than ever. Here’s why...
When it comes to friendships, I’ve always preferred quality over quantity: the kind of friends with whom you can talk about anything and who...
Opinion: Can I be happy while working overtime?
I am currently taking a leave of absence from Oxy and working as a counseling intern at a high school; my main job is...
Returning home and returning habits
The months after being sent home from Oxy haven't been just a return to a place, but also a return to a mentality. Not...
Social well-being pre-, during and post-pandemic
After being sent home to Guangzhou, China, from my study abroad program in Germany, I was put in a mandatory two-week hotel quarantine. It...
Home for the pandemic
No matter your reality, the recent forced move-out presents challenges for everyone. For some, leaving Oxy means going home. For others, the house in...
The news is distressing but it doesn’t have to be
Let us get the obvious out of the way — it is not fun to read the news right now. Between political pundits arguing about who will...
#Fitspiration: The dangers of the quest for health
It began with exercise — when I was a kid, I would push myself and my body during workouts. I began to devote more...
Dating with depression
It’s that time of year again. Aisles of pink and red candy hearts in the local CVS, the constant playing of "The Notebook" on...
Self-harm: When coping doesn’t look like coping
Trigger warning: discussions of self-harm and a brief discussion of suicide. There are resources listed at the bottom of this article should you need...
Mental Health Matters: Myths and Autism Spectrum Disorder
As the popularity of mental health has increased, skeptics — especially in this age of anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theories — have claimed that diagnoses...