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Ways to Flourish is the podcast of W&M Health and Wellness that addresses how to be mentally healthy and flourish through our challenges. Each podcast focuses on a wellness strategy that contributes to our mental health. Featuring wellness experts and the voices of our campus, we focus on strategies that are relevant to our community. Listen to our podcast on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts! Automatic captions are available through our W&M Health & Wellness YouTube channel.

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    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 10 Ratings

Ways to Flourish is the podcast of W&M Health and Wellness that addresses how to be mentally healthy and flourish through our challenges. Each podcast focuses on a wellness strategy that contributes to our mental health. Featuring wellness experts and the voices of our campus, we focus on strategies that are relevant to our community. Listen to our podcast on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts! Automatic captions are available through our W&M Health & Wellness YouTube channel.

    S8, Ep 7 - Graduation Anxiety

    S8, Ep 7 - Graduation Anxiety

    On Ways to Flourish, we're often talking about transitions. One of our biggest questions as students is what we're doing and where we're going after college, and it can turn into a big source of anxiety. Luckily, we're not alone! W&M seniors Lily Dines and Richie Carr and UVA graduate Kaitlyn Baker join us to chat about what feelings arise with graduation, what school traditions we're still trying to fit in, and what some coping strategies are for managing our anxieties.

    Resources:
    W&M Counseling Center
    W&M Career Center

    • 16 min
    S8, Ep 6 - Music & Wellness: The Case Against Wellness?

    S8, Ep 6 - Music & Wellness: The Case Against Wellness?

    So far in our Music & Wellness series, we've been talking to people who consider music to be a huge part of what they perceive as their well-being. Today, Dr. Max Katz, Associate Professor of Music at W&M, helps us turn a critical lens to music as a form of wellness, as well as what music and wellness are in general. We chat about what role music has in his life, how music can be used in ways that may not qualify as "wellness," and what questions we should be asking to remain curious in our perspectives.

    • 18 min
    S8, Ep 5 - What Even Is Acupuncture?

    S8, Ep 5 - What Even Is Acupuncture?

    Acupuncture services are now available at W&M! But, chances are, you haven't experienced it before and you don't know much about it. Luckily, Dr. Haunani Chong Drake, our Licensed Acupuncturist and Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, is here to explain to us how she got into the field, how Acupuncture works, and what positive benefits the practice can have on our physical and mental well being.

    Interested learning more? Want to book a session now? Check out the resources below!

    Resources:

    Learn more about Acupuncture at W&M

    Book an Acupuncture session (30min Acupuncture Lounge or 45-60min individual session)

    Conditions treated by Acupuncture:
    The Acupuncture Evidence Project
    Evidence Map of Acupuncture for Pain

    Acupuncture research:
    National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
    Evidence Based Acupuncture
    World Health Organization
    U.S. Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development

    • 14 min
    S8, Ep 4 - Social Media & (Un)healthy Relationships (Part 2)

    S8, Ep 4 - Social Media & (Un)healthy Relationships (Part 2)

    Welcome back to Part 2 of our conversation with Candice Fox, Assistant Director of Health Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention! We are finishing up our conversation about how social media affect relationships, this time with the lens of creating healthy boundaries and knowing what we want in our romantic or sexual relationships. We cover what it takes to start thinking about your boundaries, what some examples are of seemingly healthy or unhealthy famous couples, and how different forms of media can alter our views on what's right for us.

    If you missed the first part of this conversation, don't forget to check out Part 1!

    Resources:
    loveisrespect.org
    The Haven at W&M
    Sexual & Relationship Violence Prevention webpage
    W&M Counseling Center
    W&M Student Health Center

    • 20 min
    S8, Ep 3 - Social Media & (Un)healthy Relationships (Part 1)

    S8, Ep 3 - Social Media & (Un)healthy Relationships (Part 1)

    Ways to Flourish is back with another Valentine's Day special! We sit back down with the Assistant Director of Health Promotion & Sexual Violence Prevention, Candice Fox, to do a little gossiping--what role does social media play in our relationships and the ways we perceive others'? We chat about some examples of couples using their platforms to show off their relationships, signs of an unhealthy relationship based on what they show on social media, and some red flags that could occur in our own relationships.

    Stay tuned next week for Part 2 of the conversation!

    Resources:
    loveisrespect.org
    The Haven at W&M
    Sexual & Relationship Violence Prevention webpage
    W&M Counseling Center
    W&M Student Health Center

    • 21 min
    S8, Ep 2 - Recognizing Mental Health in College Athletics

    S8, Ep 2 - Recognizing Mental Health in College Athletics

    Balancing mental health with life is a difficult task for anyone, but this topic sometimes gets pushed aside in the world of sports and being a student-athlete. Amy Schwem, a Psychology and Kinesiology major and member of the Tribe Women's Volleyball team, comes in to continue the conversation about how important taking care of mental health is, not only as an athlete, but also simply as a college student. We talk about what barriers exist to talking about mental health, how student-athletes' lives be glamorized, and what strategies we can use in our busy lives to focus on our mental well being.

    Note: This episode was recorded by the Ways to Flourish team in October 2023.  

    Resources:
    W&M Counseling Center
    The Hidden Opponent
    Tribe Volleyball Instagram page
    Tribe Athletics website

    • 17 min

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Great show!

Best local show around. Love her voice.

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