Ways to Flourish

Chances are, you've already interacted with a Graduate Assistant (GA) somewhere on campus! GAs play an integral role in the functioning of William & Mary, as they often act as liaisons between the undergraduate body and faculty. Today, Mary Ndukwe joins us to discuss GAs as resources for others, as well as her own experiences as an Integrative Wellness GA.

Wellness Ambassadors (WAs) are student-staff whom you've probably interacted with around campus, whether it be a friendly face at the Wellness Center's front desk or behind the scenes coordinating wellness events. Kevin Aviles, Raven Pierce, and Kelsey McAlister join us today and go into more depth about what it is WAs do, what it's like, and how they lead our community!

Today, T Davis, Assistant Director of Health Promotion from the Wellness Center, sits down with us to discuss health coaching. Integrative health coaching is a service provided at W&M that helps people get their health on track and reach their goals. We talk about what health coaching is, what it isn't, why it's helpful, and how to seek it out.

Hello, and welcome back to the third season of the Ways to Flourish podcast! We are so excited to get started again and show you what W&M Health & Wellness has to offer this new year. Today, we talk about all the ways students and faculty can take care of their health at the Bee McLeod Recreation Center and McLeod Tyler Wellness Center. For any and all information about campus Health & Wellness, including signing up for programs and services, download the W&M Wellness app or go to wm.edu/wellness. Episodes of Ways to Flourish  will be published every week on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, the W&M Wellness website, or wherever else podcasts are found!

The 2020-2021 school year has been one like no other.  Last fall, there was a vision to create a podcast around mental health & wellness and we hit the ground running with a two-person team.  We were able to grow our team to now have seven people and some new equipment to continue on with the Ways to Flourish podcast during this spring semester.  While there may have been some growing pains throughout this process, we made sure that providing ways to help this community continue to flourish as our core value.  We hope you have enjoyed listening this semester and we will catch you guys next fall!

Have suggestions for topics or guest speakers next fall?  Please email [email protected].

Class of 2021 Class President Aria Austin sits down with us to take a look back not only at the 2020-2021 school year but also her four-years at W&M.  She shares some ways the campus continued to flourish over during this pandemic and some of the ways the campus community has attributed to her personal development.  She then leaves us with some ways she feels the Class of 2021 has left for the future of W&M and a welcome message to the Class of 2025.

Today is a day of celebration and the collective community that has brought us to this point!  For the second semester, we have successfully been able to hold in-person classes all the way to the end of the semester.  While it is a time of excitement at the end of the semester, we do want to make sure that students continue to be smart in celebrations and remember to abide by the Healthy Together Commitment.  We hope that everyone can then take some time this summer and really use it to restore and rejuvenate the mind, body and spirit!

Finals Week is here!  As we push through the final weeks of the semester, it is important to keep up healthy study habits that will help our wellbeing.  Our team shares some ways to create some healthy study habits as you enter these challenging weeks here at the end of the semester.  

With the warmer months right around the corner, Associate Director of Facilities & Aquatics, Bob Gough talks with us about water safety.  He discusses why it's important to know about water safety shares some ways we can make sure everyone STAYS SAFE and has a fun time out on the water.

Resources: 

https://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/water-safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html 

https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/water-safety/drowning-prevention-and-facts.html 

Lindsay Heck and Eric Garrison share with us four key components to include in to our everyday lives to help us continue to flourish.  They had the opportunity to join in on the Prolog app that touches on these four key points:  sleep, hydration, appropriate servings of fruits and vegetables & movement.

Resource:  https://moreofthe4.com/wm/