The Wellness Pod

In our final episode, we ask our batchmates: what will they miss about YNC, what are their favourite memories and places, and what are their hopes for themselves, the community and beyond. Thank you for journeying with The Wellness Pod across our four years!!

[Trigger Warning: Discussions about the closure of Yale-NUS College]

[Trigger Warning: Discussions about body weight, weight loss/gain, anxiety, mental health and distress & dysmorphia, body management]

In this episode, Mpiwa and Maleeka discuss how they balance goals about their body and wellness, instead of taking these goals to the extreme. Tune in to find out more about their experiences with 75 soft/hard, skin care regiments and wellness marketing campaigns. Let's start the conversation about the mind, body, and the economy.

In this episode, we talk to two Yale-NUS graduates, Sharon and Valeria, about their experiences with graduation and adulting. They give us advice on job seeking post graduation, maintaining relationships and balancing adult responsibilities and their own passions.

In this episode, we talk about mental health awareness! We invited Sundarimaa and Heli, who are a part of PS We Care, a peer counselling group at Yale-NUS, to share their perspectives. They share about their own personal journeys with mental health, important suggestions about managing stress and anxiety and dispel myths about counselling.

The Wellness Pod is back for our fourth season! As part of our mini series on relationships, we explore how we can navigate the complexities of building and sustaining relationships through transitory phases in our lives. In these transitory phases, we might be making big decisions for ourselves, for instance, applying to grad school, choosing to go on a semester abroad, deciding where to work and so on. These are all scary decisions we’re making with our futures/selves in mind, but it becomes especially daunting when you consider the relationships and ties we have. Join us as we speak to Acting Dean of Students, Cory Owen, to find out more about her thoughts and experiences of navigating these relationship ties in transitional periods of her life.

This episode is part of our study abroad series!

In this episode, Mpiwa shares about having to take a Leave of Absence during her semester abroad due to some visa issues. She reflects on how she processed her feelings, and what she has learnt from this journey.

This episode is part of our study abroad series!

In this episode, Lecarl shares his experience studying abroad at University of Cape Town with Mpiwa. They discuss why he chose UCT, the culture shocks he experienced, the new experiences he had and the things he learnt from these experiences.

This episode is part of our study abroad series!

In this episode, Maleeka shares about her exchange experience with Mishael, her suitemate from Yale-NUS. They discuss their experiences in University College Utretcht and Cambridge University respectively, touching on topics ranging from new experiences to making friends and finally giving some advice to people who are considering going on a semester abroad.

Tune into this week's episode to get to know the team behind the Wellness Pod! Cheryl, our Student Wellness Manager, Wei Lin, our podcast producer, Maleeka and Mpiwa share their reflections on 2022, and how they plan to go about 2023. It's not quite New Year's anymore, but it's still a good period to check in with yourself and think about how you want to live your life in 2023.