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Confessions of a University Student: Stress, Sleep and my Recipe for Success
Upon getting my course schedule this July for this school year, I was greeted with the very familiar feelings of stress. I am in the...
Tee-Tee
Oct 12, 20212 min read
My Healthy U Experience!
Read about the things Daksh learnt from his time volunteering with Healthy U!
Daksh
Oct 8, 20212 min read
An Ode to my summer
Learn about the reflections Naila had over the summer
Naila
Oct 6, 20212 min read
First-Week Stress: Finding Ways to Cope
Learn some tips to manage the stress of school
Jayden
Oct 4, 20212 min read
Online Classes and Sedentary Behaviour
With classes being held online, I found that I was doing a lot more sitting throughout the day. I wasn`t walking in between classes, I...
Brandi
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Volunteering in a Pandemic
An online year has passed by so quickly. I cannot believe that I have spent a full school year in Zoom meetings and online classes, and...
Tee-Tee
Apr 9, 20212 min read
Reflection
Hi everyone, I wanted to briefly talk about my experience so far at Healthy U. First off, this has been my favourite program I have ever...
brard2
Apr 9, 20211 min read
Broken Hearts: Getting through a Break-Up
Going through a break up can be impactful and emotional. Suddenly all your future goals and dreams are pulled from underneath your feet...
Brandi
Apr 9, 20213 min read
What Do You Do To Be Present?
“Maybe sky-watching can be my spark. Or walking! I’m really good at walking!” – 22, from the movie Soul Students are ambitious. On top of...
Megan
Apr 9, 20211 min read
The Best AND Worst of Online School
Top Three BEST Things About Online School Admit it, there were some perks. No commute = Saving time and money Whether you usually pay for...
Carly
Apr 8, 20212 min read
Growing Through Challenges
This year has been filled with highs and lows; the pandemic has changed our lives and might continue to do so for quite a while. We have...
Jayden
Apr 5, 20212 min read
Therapy 101
Who actually goes to therapy? When you picture the waiting room for a counsellor or a therapist, who do you see sitting there? A jumpy,...
Carly
Apr 1, 20213 min read
How I Cope with the Stress of Online School
The stress of online school for me personally can be at times overwhelming. I, like other students, spend hours sitting in front of the...
Tee-Tee
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Stress Toolkit
Stress can pop up in our lives at any point; sometimes it’s when we expect it, like exam season, and sometimes we do not see it coming,...
Jayden
Mar 29, 20212 min read
The Quiet Erasure of Black Motherhood
Intersectionality is defined as “the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a...
Tee-Tee
Mar 25, 20213 min read
Intersectionality in Disability
In our society today, people with disabilities can experience oppression in a multitude of ways. Whether a person has mobility...
brard2
Mar 24, 20212 min read
Intersectionality: My Thoughts As A Female Student Recently Diagnosed With ADHD
Intersectionality is the unique experience that emerges when two or more identities coexist or “intersect”. These identities could...
Megan
Mar 19, 20213 min read
How to Help a Friend Struggling with Substance Use
It’s not always easy to know how to help when you think you see your friend struggling with substance use. Maybe you feel like they will...
Megan
Mar 5, 20215 min read
How to reduce the harms of alcohol use
Want to learn about alcohol use?
Check out these tips!
brard2
Mar 5, 20213 min read
Supervised Consumption Sites and You
Although Winnipeg has yet to open any Supervised Consumption Sites (SCS), they have been a hot topic recently. There is a lot of stigma...
Carly
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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