Happiness feels good.  When we feel discouraged, we are constantly told to maintain hope for the future and are assured that everything will work out in the end.  Realistically, however, it isn’t...

I can’t be the only one who was very confused about what was going on with this year’s daylight saving time. I remember hearing months ago about how in 2023, we would be getting rid of the practice...

TW: gun violence, mental health With the prevalence of gun violence in America, it often feels like our generation has been desensitized to the tragedy of mass shootings.  Although we all feel devastated...

For so long, my entire identity was centered around being a runner, and now I love to run even more than I did before. It started with a few laps around the community track and soon I was hooked. From...

In recent years, the term “burnout” has crept its way into our lingo and I myself have used it multiple times to express how I am feeling. It can be helpful to put a word or term to your experience—it...

Content warning: mentions of eating disorder, suicide Vermont Psychological Services has stopped admitting people to its waitlist, the wait for which is now over a year long, VPS Director Kathleen Kennedy...

Content warning: discussion of self-harm  Although I had started struggling with my mental health long before seeking professional help, I was 15 when I made my first step towards the journey of treatment.  Of...

I have always been known as someone who is friendly and constantly smiling.  Every morning, on my long walk from Redstone campus to my classes on Central campus, I see people I know or recognize.  Whether...

Content warning: discussion of mental illness, disordered eating Overcoming my fear of therapy before reaching a mental health crisis was the best thing I ever did for my mental wellbeing. Therapy...

Getting good sleep in college is hard, and it’s even more so on campus.  My first year at UVM, I slept horrendously. I’d shut my blinds but nothing could stop the glaring Wilks/Davis/Wing parking...

It’s no secret I love to dance. As a dance minor, I spend Monday through Friday breaking it down in Cohen Hall and in the Mann Hall Gym during my dance classes.  On the weekends, you can find...

Hippies in the ‘60s and ‘70s were not just messing around with “magic mushrooms,” they were actually pioneering a new treatment option for physical ailments and mental health disorders.  Psilocybin,...