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A Way to Test Your Positive or Negative Outlook
By
Linda Mintle
When I do resiliency training, we do a short exercise. I put two chairs in the front of the room. Each chair represents a different outlook. One is a positive outlook, the other is negative. Then I give a series of challenges and ask the person seated in a chair to respond to those challenges…
The Problem of Belonging on College Campuses
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Linda Mintle
Recently, I saw a headline in The Chronicle of Higher Education that said, “Everyone is talking about belonging: What does it really mean?” Good question, what does it mean and how do you achieve it? Curious, I read on. I learned a few things: 1) Belonging is such a key focus right now on college…
Are Trigger Warnings a Good Idea?
By
Linda Mintle
A professor at a medical school was giving a lecture on nutrition and food. A few medical students were very upset that the lecture mentioned the word “food” several times. They believed that the word, “food,” should have had a trigger warning before the lecture began. The reason given was that students with eating…
Check Your Mental Health Against These 10 Things
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Linda Mintle
Recently, I did a blog post on good mental health reminders for the New Year. Here are 10 more to add to that list. Check out the lists on both blogs and see if there are areas to improve. It could make a difference in your attitude and mental health this new year. 1. Learn…
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