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Social Support: The Importance of Asking for and Offering Help

I won’t lie – September was a rough month for me. It seems that in my efforts to support others in preparation for a busy fall, I neglected to take my own advice. I pushed myself. I ignored the signs my body was sending me. I crashed.

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Healthy Recipes & Tips: Stress-free Meal Planning

It’s back-to-school time and I hope you’re feeling re-energized after the summer. This month, we offer ideas, recipes and tips for nourishing stress-free eating, and ensuring your body and brain feel fueled.

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New UBC Perks for Faculty and Staff

UBC HR has launched a new UBC Perks page for Faculty and Staff at UBC Vancouver. From recreational options to arts and culture activities to learning opportunities, there’s a lot to choose from.

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Coping Skills for Effective Stress Management

Resilience is adapting, learning and growing through challenge or adversity. Conversations around resilience often treat it as an outcome – a desired state that we are personally responsible for achieving – and when we don’t, it can cause us to feel frustrated and inadequate.

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Explore Your Path to Mental Health: Thrive and Not Myself Today 2019

UBC believes that by working together to promote mental health literacy, everyone can thrive and feel motivated, enjoy life and be ready to take on challenges. That’s why the university organizes Thrive, a series of events focused on helping the community to explore their path to mental health.

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Focus on You This Fall

For those out there who are parents, work in student-facing positions or are part of a post-secondary community, the start of a new academic year can be demanding and draining (in addition to being exciting). How can we persevere through hectic times in our lives without sacrificing our physical and mental wellbeing?

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Thrive 2018: Explore Your Path to Mental Health

Building and maintaining our mental health is a year-round pursuit, and Thrive is one of many mental health initiatives at UBC. This year, Thrive takes place from Oct. 29 – Nov. 2.

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Mind Your Wellbeing: 30-Day Online Mindfulness Challenge

A tremendous amount of research over the past 20 years has demonstrated the benefits of mindfulness for physical and mental wellbeing. Whether you are new to mindfulness, practicing already, or part of a department or unit looking for a team-building activity, everyone can benefit from this simple practice.

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