Welcome back URI! Happy New year and new semester. Tune in as our well-being coaches discuss how their holidays were, what they are doing over break to relax and how they feel about the upcoming semester. Continuing with the FLOURISH acronym the coaches dive into the URI portion of the acronym and discuss ways you can promote belonging, connectedness, inclusivity, and advocacy at URI

As finals season quickly approaches, it is important to keep a positive mindset admit all the stress. This week, Ilayna and Allison give some tips on focusing on the good, rather than letting yourself get overwhelmed!

Feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Or are you totally in control this semester? Either way, it is good to check in with yourself and take time to unwind. In this episode, Ilayna and Allison discuss how to relax and put your mental health first, despite all that you may be doing in your busy schedule.

For the next few episodes, we want to help increase your wellbeing by taking a different approach! Future episodes are now going to cover the acronym floURIsh and what it really means to flourish at URI. This episode is going to discuss the F component of Finding purpose within yourself and finding love within yourself.

Welcome Back URI! We can't wait to get into this year with all the new things that are happening and being back in person! Speaking of new... we have a brand new co-host this semester and couldn't be more excited! Listen to the full episode to find out what is going on at URI and what to expect from the Podcast this Fall!

Say goodbye to our wellbeing coach Sydney as she reflects on her time working with Campus Rec. In this episode, we touch on plans for the podcast and well-being coaching for summer, what we have both gained from Campus Rec and what makes our jobs so special.

Today we met with chef manager Aaron Fitzsenry from URI dining services. He tells us what dining services have planned for next school year, what are the crash culinary videos, and where dining services obtain their ingredients.  Come by Butterfield or Mainfare and tune into what dining services do to support their students!

Are you feeling the burn? Burnout is very common to feel mid-semester with everything going on, plus the added stress of having no spring break! We vent about how it has been for many of us, and remind everyone to take time for themselves. Get outside, vent to a friend, and make time for YOU.

Resources for Students:

JED’s Mental Health Resources Provides essential information about common emotional health issues and shows teens and young adults how they can support one another, overcome challenges and make a successful transition to adulthood.

Today we met Erica Cassidy from the URI CCEE (Center for Career and Experiential Education). She tells us how the CCE supports students and what students can do if they are having trouble figuring out what they want to major in and/ or what career opportunities they would like to pursue.

Sign-up today for a session with the CCEE if you are interested!

TW (trigger warning): ED and weight loss discussion.

Ilayna and Sydney open up about their struggles with food and their bodies and how they got to where they are today. We hope sharing our stories will give hope to others and make connections for those who have struggled with the same thing.

"I think hope for a lot of people about getting thin is you’ll be liked, you’ll be loved, you’ll be accepted, you’ll be confident, so many things. There are so many good things you think are gonna happen and you realize that if you’re chasing that through weight loss, you’re never gonna get there.”