The BUBeWell Podcast

Listen to todays episode to win a Happy Light, as Shannon and Ashton talk with Alyssa Fernandez, a clinician from Counseling and Consultation Services, and students across campus about Seasonal Affective Disorder and the winter blues. Tag someone in the comments of our Instagram post to be enter to win a Happy Light!

Alyssa Fernandez, M.A. has a bachelor's degree in Psychology and in Philosophy from New Mexico State University. She obtained her master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Argosy University-Phoenix in 2018. She is currently a doctoral intern at Butler's Consultation and Counseling Services and will obtain her PsyD from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in 2021. Her clinical interests include depression, anxiety, substance use, struggles with perfectionism, and working with first generation students. She is happy to answer further questions about mental health and Butler's CCS. You can reach her at [email protected]. You can also contact Butler's CCS at 317-940-9385. Services are free and confidential.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255

Thank you to the following students for participating in our episode: Maddie Davies, Emily Schaller, Rachel Crabtree, Rachael Apter, Hannah Bryan, and Courtney Morgan.

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Shannon and Ashton try to figure out how money works (1:05) and then get advice from Kara Fischer from Elements Financials (4:18). ALSO, listen for the chance to win AirPods! Shannon and Ashton share their top 3 essentials (27:44) and want to hear your's! Share this week's podcast Instagram post (@bubewell) to your story and share your top 3 essentials that help you get through the day. When you share the post and your essentials to your story, you will be entered in to win the AirPods! A random winner will be chosen on Friday (11/20).

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This week Shannon and Ashton talk with dance students about their unique virtual experience and how the department is promoting well-being for its students!

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The BUBeWell Podcast is BACK! In this Season 2 introductory episode, Shannon is joined by new co-host, Ashton Franklin. They get to know each other by discussing challenges, goals, their "favorites", and more!

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On today's episode, Kathryn and Shannon talk to Butler professor Dr. Josh Coonrod. Dr. Coonrod teaches the class “Rhetoric in the Horror Film” at Butler, and he has been working with horror films for the past 15 years, working on local films and academically. The three talk about the horror films The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Psycho, Split, Hereditary, Midsommar, and Halloween and the specific links between these films and their portrayal of mental health and illnesses. There are spoilers for these films, in addition to other films like Shutter Island and The Visit.

Listeners can follow Dr. Coonrod on Twitter, @joshcoonrod. To connect with BUBeWell, email us at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @bubewell.

On this episode, Kathryn and Shannon talk to Courtney Rousseau and Sierra Matthews, two career advisors at CaPS (Career and Professional Success).

Courtney is an advisor for LAS and Sierra is an advisor for JCA and CCOM. The two share some tips about changing career plans and what next steps for you could look like, recognizing the positivity in these stressful times, tips on finding a good space to work, and advice for the graduating class of 2020.

Also featured in this episode are Sarah Braunstein and Nick Bentz, two graduating seniors of the class of 2020 to share some of their thoughts about graduating during this time.

For questions, email [email protected] or use Handshake to make appointments with Courtney or Sierra or any other career advisor. You can also find them @butlercareer on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

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On this episode, Kathryn and Shannon talk to Jen Mann, an academic success coach with the CASE office. CASE stands for the Center for Academic Success and Exploration, and used to be called the Learning Resource Center, or LRC. Jen talks about ways students can study for online finals, how to deal with communicating your needs to those you’re quarantining with, and advice on anxieties that come with finals.

Listeners can learn more about CASE at Butler.edu/learning. There you can schedule an academic coaching appointment if you need one, learn about study table opportunities, other labs that are open to help, or even a motivational pep talk before you start a final.

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On this episode, Kathryn and Shannon talk to Juliet King, an associate professor of art therapy at George Washington University in DC. Juliet discusses how art therapy works, how the arts are becoming more appreciative during social distancing, and how listeners can get more involved with art.
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For more information on art therapy, head to www.arttherapy.org or email Juliet at [email protected] OR [email protected]. If you are interested, you can also participate in a study of the effects of sheltering in place on mental health at https://arts.ufl.edu/academics/center-for-arts-in-medicine/researchandpublications/enforced-social-isolation-and-mental-health-covid-19.

On this episode, Kathryn and Shannon talk to Lee Farquhar, Butler Associate Journalism and Sports Media professor in the College of Communication, about his research in social media. His research focuses on applying social psychological theory to online interactions and online communities. Lee also discusses the phenomenon of comparing yourself on social media to others, shares how his research on Facebook and Instagram could translate to other popular social media networks, and shares different perspectives about social media addiction.

Learn more about Lee's research here: https://stories.butler.edu/content/butler-researcher-shows-link-between-social-media-and-happiness. He can be reached via email at [email protected].
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On another remotely recorded episode, Kathryn and Shannon talk to Natalie Szocs, the Assistant Director for Fitness and Marketing for the Office of Recreation and Wellness at Butler University. Natalie shares some advice on working out and how to stay fit during this time without regular resources including shifting your fitness goals, different accounts to go to for virtual workouts, and how snacking is not all bad. There is also a clip from Natalie's yoga class that Kathryn and Shannon took! Email us with feedback at [email protected] and check out our instagram @bubewell.

The places listeners can check out for virtual workouts: PopSugar on YouTube; Yoga with Adriene on YouTube; and @bu.fitness on Instagram to take classes taught by Butler workout instructors, like the class Kathryn and Shannon took.