Talk about it, be open about it. Both things that I have been trying to do more as I “grow”. Last semester I took a class on Health Psychology and one of our assignments was to “change a behaviour”. I chose exercise (seemed easy, and was relevant to my life issues happening). I needed to… Continue reading Student Blog: How a Class Assignment Improved my Mental Health
Blog #2 – Overcoming Obstacles During Exam Season EIM (December 2019) EB: One of the main challenges that I have had to overcome to stay committed to the program was the ability to give up some of my time in my busy life. The commitment to exercise and to eat better requires some time from… Continue reading Exercise is Medicine: Over coming obstacles
Blog #1 – Change in Attitude after starting EIM (November 2019) Participant 1: E.B. In my experience with the Exercise Is Medicine program so far, I have had one consultation about nutrition and one about exercise. The nutrition session has helped me think about what I eat on a day-to-day basis. The discussion has led… Continue reading Exercise is Medicine – Mindful Eating
Stress is a universal problem that many people deal with and stress affects people’s lives if people do not learn how to deal with stress. I was blessed to get the opportunity to attend a session which helped me eliminate my stress. In the session, there was a small group of about eight people and we sat down… Continue reading Student Event: A Walk With Nature
My name is Alejandra and I’m a volunteer in the Healthy Lifestyle group. Since the second session of the Intuitive Eating Workshop, I’ve been identifying the emotions that lead me to eat and I have continued my path of not being as harsh to myself as I used to be when it comes to eating… Continue reading Student Event: Intuitive Eating Workshop Session 3: Putting it Into Practice
The healthy relationship group in my opinion is a successful part of university setting, because, it is helpful to everyone. As it tries to inform students about intimate relationships keeping in mind that sometimes students have a hard time dealing with friendships and even roommates. In my opinion this group of peer health is very… Continue reading Healthy Relationships Group
My name is Alejandra and I’m a volunteer in the Healthy Lifestyle group. Since the last session of this workshop my relationship with food has been -slowly but surely- changing. I’ve been trying to stop following diets and I no longer feel as guilty as I did whenever I eat a piece of cake or… Continue reading Student Event: Intuitive Eating Workshop Session 2: Expanding on the Basics
While you go through life, especially as a university student, you will realize that things never go how you plan. You may think you’re one step ahead, but then you get a poor grade on an assignment, or you may run into issues with a friend or significant other. These twists and turns in your… Continue reading Me Time
My name is Alejandra and I’m a volunteer in the Healthy Lifestyle group. I’m also a Master of Public Health student whose behaviour and mentality has been heavily affected by the diet culture since she was a child. I’ve been trying different diets since I was aware of the importance of physical looks to society… Continue reading Intuitive Eating Workshop Session 1: Establishing the Basics
Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease are two autoimmune conditions that comprise the category of inflammatory bowel disease. If you are reading this, chances are that you have never heard of either of these conditions, and I was in the same boat when I was diagnosed with UC nine years ago. One of the main… Continue reading Living with Ulcerative Colitis
