Wellness Wednesdays

17: Coping with Stress & Anxiety 

Wellness Wednesdays is a weekly, virtual drop-in workshop series hosted by the Counseling and Wellness Center that's focused on mental health and well-being. All you have to do is show up! Sign up through Canvas or check out our winter 2021 schedule below for info and Zoom links:

JAN 13: Self-Care & COVID 

Join Chris Edwards, Psy.D., from the Counseling and Wellness Center to hear about ways of engaging in self-care, managing stress, and tending to well-being with a specific focus on the impact of COVID-19. 

JAN 20: Dare to Connect Creatively 

C.J. Swanlund, Psy.D., staff psychologist in the Counseling and Wellness Center, shares practical strategies to get out of our comfort zones, overcome loneliness, and fulfill our needs for meaningful social connections during a time of physical distancing. 

JAN 27: Reality Check 

Join Sam Haghighi, M.S., doctoral intern at the Counseling and Wellness Center, for a conversation about the reality of time and energy as limited resources and discuss strategies to use them to your advantage. 

FEB 3: Beat the Blues 

Chris Edwards returns to share specific strategies to help improve your mood, practice mental hygiene, and support well-being! We will specifically address tips and tricks for use during COVID. 

FEB 10: Pleasure in a Pandemic 

Join Tracy Dahlstedt-Rienstra, M.Ed., Health Educator with the Counseling and Wellness Center, and the fabulous Peer Sexual Health Educators to talk about pleasure during the pandemic! Explore ways to safely enjoy sex and keep things exciting. 

FEB 17: Coping with Stress & Anxiety 

Meet with Jon Barry, MSW, Counseling and Wellness Center therapist, to discuss ways of managing stress and anxiety. 

FEB 24: Mindfulness 101 

Tonya Pepper, LMHC, staff therapist in the Counseling and Wellness Center, shares the basics of mindfulness practice and gain tools for managing stress and anxiety—especially useful during this time! 

MAR 3: THRIVE at WWU 

Join the THRIVE Peer Health Educators and Amy Dunham, B.S., Suicide Prevention Coordinator with the Counseling and Wellness Center, to learn how to thrive at WWU! 

MAR 10: Be Kind to Your Mind 

Amy Dunham returns to share ways to re-frame negative self-talk. We’ll discuss why the tone of our thoughts about ourselves are important and learn concrete strategies for changing your self-talk from negative to positive and empowering! Just in time to conquer finals!