The Bama Balance

With the changed focus for our podcast (“Real Stories About College Students’ Mental Health), we invite you to join us again as we start the spring semester by exploring the issue of belonging for students and the impact of belonging on students’ mental health.

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On our last episode for the fall semester, Carter Scott (former SGA Director of Strategic Initiatives, Culverhouse Ambassador, and Past-president of Tau Kappa Epsilon Omicron-Xi Chapter) joins us for an encore visit to provide an update and retrospective look at his mental health journey before his graduation from the Capstone this December. In this episode, […]

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Join us on this episode as our guest, John Michael Chandash (Shelby Scholar, former SGA Senator), shares his experiences in dealing with body image, weight loss, and his success in finding self-confidence and self-acceptance.

The post The Bama Balance S02.E15: Exploring the Journey Through Weight Loss and Self Confidence first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.

The not so “dead week” or study week, can be an anxious and stressful moment for many of us. In this episode, we talk about how the stresses of study week can impact mental health and ways to cope and find support for managing anxiety to get ready for finals.

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Gratitude can play a big part in improving emotional and psychological wellbeing. Join us as we talk about the importance of giving thanks, expressing gratitude, and our first-ever Thanksgiving food draft!

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QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) is the most widely taught suicide prevention training in the country, designed to help anyone learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope, and to help save lives. The Bama Balance welcomes Michelle Moss, MSW (Assistant Director of Suicide Prevention, Counseling Center) as our guest on this episode […]

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“Questions from the Hat” is our latest episode is where we each draw a random question from Brooks’ hat to ask each other about our own wellbeing. This is our first try at this experiment, but we think it went pretty well… and it was a lot of fun! If you have questions or topics […]

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“On Being a Man” explores the ways in which college men learn about masculinity, being a man, and the implications for college men’s mental health. We are excited to host Cameron Morgan (Shelby Scholar, 2024 NPHC President, 2023 Co-Director Black Leadership Council), as he joins us on the podcast as our guest for this engaging […]

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How do we begin to talk about and understand a death by suicide of someone close to us? In this episode, we begin to explore and understand our own experiences of the loss of friends and those close to us by suicide.

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In continuing to explore the nature of anxiety for college men, Henry Glover (VP of Membership and Involvement- Sigma Phi Epsilon, VP of Education – Greek Ambassadors, Lobby Board Director – Student Government Association) joins us for this episode as he shares his mental health journey, providing some key insights and takeaways for college men […]

The post The Bama Balance S02.E08: Journeying Through Anxiety first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network.