Health and Wellness
Health and wellness at West Chester University means taking care of yourself while you take on college, and it’s the stuff every student runs into at some point. You’ll find out why you can’t actually catch up on sleep, how to handle stress, why learning to say no matters more than you’d think, and what college looks like when you’re managing a chronic condition. We also point you toward the support that’s already on campus, so you know where to turn before everything piles up.
Read the latest wellness stories and find what works for you.
-
The Importance of Spending Time in Nature
·
In today’s world, there is a disconnection between people on a scale both large and small. I hold the belief…
-
5 Ways to Manage Your Stress Before Finals
·
Get plenty of Sleep Sometimes studying can take over and you are trying to take in as much information as…
-
Turning Your Losses Into Wins
·
Everything happens for you, not to you. – Byron Katie Byron Katie shares in her book, A Thousand Names for…
-
My COVID College Experience: a Latinx Perspective
·
Coming back to campus after a year and a half online was the strangest feeling. It was almost as if…
-
Mental Health of College Students During the Pandemic
·
By: Brooke Jasper What comes to mind when someone says the word pandemic? Some might think of the year that…
-
How to Use the Break to Really Feel the Break
·
By: Molly Majors Not only should you use the upcoming break to rekindle with family and friends, but also take…
-
5 Ways to Reduce Stress in College
·
If you were to ask 5 of your friends whether or not they were stressed, how many of them would…
-
Read If You Are Feeling Lost in Life
·
Feeling lost in the journey of life is part of the process. When I was 19, I loved reading open…
-
How to Balance Stress and Anxiety During a Pandemic
·
In early March you were probably finalizing your fall housing plans. Whether that was a dorm, a South Campus apartment,…
-
Practice Equals Success
·
Visualize Tap. Tap. Tap. You can feel the divots of the ball rub against your stick as you dribble down…
-
What Does the Word “Healthy” Even Mean Nowadays!?”
·
Freshly showered after a long day at the beach, you plop down on your bed with your sun kissed…
-
How to Balance Stress and Anxiety During the Semester
·
College is known as the best four years of your life. No one really prepares you for how much stress…
-
How to Balance Stress and Anxiety During the Semester
·
taking a walk around campus when i have anxiety
-
5 Tips to Reduce Waste on Campus
·
As busy college students, we often partake in food on the go amongst other wasteful habits just to make our…
-
The Benefits of Practicing Yoga: How Yoga Affects Your Health
·
Have you ever felt stressed, anxious, tired, or depressed? Or maybe you are feeling some of those things right now.…