REACH Talks REACH@NYUAD

In this special episode, REACH and the Student Success and Wellbeing Student Assistants team up to present a conversation we had about men's mental health during the apt annual time of Movember. We are joined by SLICE Program Specialist, Alumnus and ex-REACH member, Waseem, to discuss a range of topics including the contribution of: masculinity, cultural barriers and gender differences toward men's mental health. 

This episode is dedicated to the first-years on campus. While we, perfect upperclass students, clearly have it all together and are effortlessly making our way through the remainder of college life it unfortunately wasn't always this way. The REACH team will share some of the failures we overcame in our first year and what we learned from them, not necessarily so that you can avoid them but so that you can see that failure is an inevitable condition of starting the college journey. Join us as we recount our first-year missteps, mishaps and mistakes, maybe you'll relate to a few.

Join NYUAD Health Promotion Office interns Cece and Siya in this takeover episode of the REACH podcast about body image, diet culture, and developing a holistic approach to exercise and wellness. They unpack everything from the stigma around 'Freshman 15', to the pervasiveness of fatphobia in our media landscape. Tune in to hear their experiences and tips on how to reframe narratives around body image and develop a healthy relationship with food!

It’s Redefining Success Week at NYUAD! In this episode, our members take turns in the spotlight sharing personal stories and anecdotes related to different conceptions of success specifically at NYUAD. Tune in to hear how some of us experience, manage, and/or try to push against these traditional notions of success, from expectations about what to major in to keeping up with the ‘timeline of life’.

The term self-care is loaded with connotation – whether that be Instagram cliches or as an excuse to do anything you want. In this episode, our members share their experiences in trying out some unconventional tips (as suggested by you on ROR!). Hear about how these activities might or might not fit into their everyday lives and, maybe, learn a little bit about ways to conceptualise what it means to take care of yourself.

In our very first episode, we remind you of who we are and what we do, and our Fall 2020 members introduce themselves in height order, share some spicy opinions, and tell us one thing each in relation to World Mental Health Day.

A transcript is available here!