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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
The Naloxone Kit
In Healthy U, one of our focuses is to provide students with various harm-reduction techniques to help better themselves and guide...
Tee-Tee
Mar 4, 20213 min read
The Morning Brew
If you rely on caffeine to wake up or to keep yourself going throughout the day, you’re not alone. Many students consume caffeine to help...
Brandi
Mar 2, 20213 min read
A Guide to Understanding Cannabis
Only having been legal since October 2018, some may still be unfamiliar with cannabis and understanding what exactly they are purchasing...
Jayden
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Get the grade, reduce the stress!
There are many reasons as to why students in university, college, or high school can get stressed/anxious about their grades. There are...
brard2
Feb 12, 20213 min read
A Peek Into Sex Positivity: Can I Have Too Much Or Too Little?
“If sex positivity were as simple as enjoying sex, there’d be a lot more sex-positive people. Alas, it’s not that easy.” – Miri...
Megan
Feb 12, 20214 min read
The Pitfalls of the Patriarchy
It’s easy to assume that the patriarchy would only have beneficial impacts for men. How could a system that provides more power, more...
Carly
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Getting Tested for a Sexually Transmitted Infection - Where? Why? How?
It’s normal to feel a little anxious the first time you get tested for a sexually transmitted infection, but there is absolutely no need...
Brandi
Feb 9, 20213 min read
Boundaries: What are they?
Imagine your life contained in a house with a fence around it to mark where your property ends and where your neighbour’s begins. If you...
Jayden
Feb 8, 20212 min read
How To Build Momentum While Studying
Whether they’re working on academics or other projects, some people can become so engrossed in what they are doing that they don’t even...
Megan
Jan 29, 20213 min read
Study for Success
A new term has started once again at the University, along with the new year. Perhaps you have decided to come up with a few New Year’s...
Tee-Tee
Jan 28, 20213 min read
Better Than Counting Sheep: Tips to Fall Asleep
As university students, getting a goodnight’s sleep is often an after-thought, especially with so many other priorities on our plates....
Tee-Tee
Dec 3, 20203 min read
A Peek Into Sex Positivity: Should I Use A Label Or Not?
“Simply put, labels help us find the people we want to connect with.” – Evolve “Sexual freedom means being able to identify however you...
Megan
Nov 20, 20203 min read
Assertiveness: How to Maintain A Toxic-Free Ecosystem
What if your mental health was an island? Stop, for a moment, and breathe. Imagine you’re on your own private island. You, personally,...
Megan
Oct 30, 20203 min read
Improve Your Studying Efficiency by Reducing Your Technology Use
It feels like our entire lives are virtual nowadays. We are using technology more than ever for online classes and staying connected with...
Cobi
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Healthy Eating During the Pandemic
The current pandemic has been giving people an added amount of stress and isolation. Simple tasks like going to the grocery store have...
Tee-Tee
Oct 29, 20203 min read
You Grow Girl!
You can't plant flowers...
If you haven't botany!
Introducing the positive effects of plants on your mental health!
Tee-Tee
Oct 15, 20203 min read
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