We encourage you to browse, share with friends or family, and continue to check in with yourself and how you are feeling.

As a reminder, the Wellness Counselors provide consultations, individual, and group counseling. Reach out by phone (610.409.3100) or email (wellness@ursinus.edu) for more information.

Weekly Wellness Newsletters

Belongingness Connecting with Nature, Eco-Anxiety, Diversity and Inclusion in Environmentalism Lucky in Love: Loving Yourself and Others Spring Cleaning: Decluttering Your Mind Experiential Therapy Explained How Perfectionism Fails Us, Part 2 How Perfectionism Fails Us, Part 1 What is Group Therapy? New Year’s Resolutions, Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals COVID-19 Reminders The Winter Break Blues, Celebrating Holidays During a Pandemic, Hygge and Embracing Winter The Two Sides of Stress Time Management, Stress, and Final Exams Mindfulness Procrastination and Focus The Mid-semester “Grind”: Caffeine and Your Health Getting the Flu Shot, Flu Season Information Understanding Substance Abuse Coping with Racial Trauma, How to Become an Ally Experiencing an Unexpected Loss Toxic Positivity Navigating Difficult Emotions Creating Normalcy When Things Aren’t Normal, Staying Connected to Friends and Family Acknowledging Feelings, Being in Quarantine, and Transitioning to Remote Learning Challenging Negative Thoughts Farewell Spring 2020, Summer in Quarantine Finding a Mental Health Professional Self-Care Self-Compassion Setting Boundaries and Managing Conflict Sleep Hygiene and Intuitive Eating

Resources for Students in Quarantine

Download the COVID Coach mobile app, developed by Veteran’s Administration National Center for PTSD, that includes education about coping during the pandemic, tools for self-care and to improve emotional well-being, trackers to check your mood and measure your growth toward personal goals, and graphs to visualize progress over time: https://www.ptsd.va.gov/appvid/mobile/COVID_coach_app.asp

Find a Quarantine Buddy! A group of Cornell students built the platform Quarantine Buddy to match up users with similar interests for virtual conversations and has so far attracted 8,000 people in 64 countries. https://www.qtinebuddy.com/

Know the risks, and take care of your mental health.

• Center for Disease Control website for Coping with Stress during COVID-19 and Self-Isolation
• Managing Stress 
• Self-Care (Why You Struggle with Self-Care)
• Self Care Article (Active Minds)
• Managing Mental Health in a College Setting
• Managing Mental Health- Starting the Conversation 
• Struggles with Disordered Eating and Mood Irregularities

Mental Health Support as an Athlete

• http://www.ncaa.org/sport-science-institute/mental-health

Resources for support and connectedness for LGBTQIA-affirming communities

• https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/ 
• https://www.ursinus.edu/offices/institute-for-inclusion-and-equity/radiance/

Additional mental health support for black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC)

• Mental Health America 
  Mental Health America understands that racism undermines mental health. Therefore, we are committed to anti-racism in all that we do. This means that we pledge to work against individual racism, interpersonal racism, and institutional racism in all their forms.
• Compartiendo Esperanza: No hay salud sin salud emocional / Sharing Hope: There is no health without mental health 
• BEAM: Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective – Toolkits and Resources 
• Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders and Mental Health 

Resources for Friends and Family of those in Quarantine

5 Thing to Do when a Loved One or Family Member is in Quarantined or Isolation

• 1. Text them good morning every day and ask how they are doing
  2. Do a shared activity, like watching Netflix together
  3. Help them keep a healthy routine by exercising, or practicing yoga at the same time
  4. Schedule group video calls to play trivia or virtual games
  5. Prepare yourself by learning how to support someone who may be experiencing psychological distress.
     • Validate, Appreciate, Refer
     • Psychological First Aid Abbreviated PDF
     • Psychological First Aid Training Course