Stress & Wellness

Everyone experiences stress at times and this is definitely true for university students.

It is also common for people and students to feel overwhelmed by stress and to struggle to cope and manage.

The Student Counselling Centre has developed a three session workshop series to help students manage stress and Wellness.

Each workshop is unique and students can attend any that they would like – you do not need to attend all three but we do recommend doing so to get the most out of the workshop series.

What You Will Learn: 

Across all three workshops you will learn to: notice and identify triggers and factors contributing to stress in your life; develop and identify strategies to help you; and expand your awareness about resources available to you both on and off campus. Information on what happens in each session follows:

Session 1: Foundations of Wellness (S1):

• Self-Compassion and Forgiveness
• Importance of Nutrition, ways to improve Sleep 
• Stress reduction strategies

Session 2: Calming the Body (S2):

• Strategies for reducing the Stress in body including breathing techniques
• Progressive muscle relaxation
• Visualization activities and TIPP skills

Session 3: Calming the Mind (S3):

• Mindful observation of thoughts 
• "ABC's" of paying attention to thoughts
• Unhelpful thinking traps and strategies for challenging negative thinking 
• Being more Self-Supportive