It’s easy to have your mind full of responsibilities in college, instead of being mindful. Stressful events are bound to happen no matter what. These events are often out of your control, but you can change the ways you respond to, and manage, your stress. College is a big transition, but there is a plethora of resources found online and at Ohio State to help you navigate these stressful times!
Online Resources
Mindfulness, stress management strategies, and mental health resources can put you in control of your stress. The Greater Good in Action website provides practices of varying lengths and intensities that cover a bunch of different strategies to manage stress, including meditation, gratitude journaling, and thinking strategies. Each practice provides an easy to follow how-to guide as well!
Curious about the science and research behind Mindfulness and stress management practices? The Global Wellness Institute has you covered. It provides a convenient place where you can access multiple research databases that provide empirical data and evidence for the various wellness approaches. You can learn about new therapies and techniques, as well as the science behind the why and how each wellness approach works! Each approach has a spotlight to introduce you to a few studies that can serve as the starting point for your research, a research portal to allow you to explore other research databases, and a studies-in-progress link that will appear if there are any studies that are currently underway for that specific wellness approach.
Ohio State Resources
The Dennis Learning Center is a great resource at Ohio State that helps you with your academic endeavors through academic coaching, workshops, articles, and other resources to help you succeed and thrive academically. Counseling and Consultation Service (CCS) is also available to you. CCS allows you to seek help from a mental health professional and is located on campus both in the Younkin Success Center and Lincoln Tower but offering virtual help this academic year!
Another recommended resource is Wellness Coaching through the Student Wellness Center. Wellness Coaches use the Nine Dimensions of Wellness model and positive psychology practice to help your personal development, focus on your strengths, and generate goals that are meaningful for you. Wellness coaches are not licensed therapists, but they can direct you to additional resources if needed. This service, as well as many other Student Wellness Center services, is FREE to you as an Ohio State student!
Resources:
- Greater Good in Action https://ggia.berkeley.edu/
- Global Wellness Institute https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/wellnessevidence/
- Dennis Learning Center https://dennislearningcenter.osu.edu/
- Counseling and Consultation Service https://ccs.osu.edu/
- Wellness Coaching https://swc.osu.edu/services/wellness-coaching/resources/
- Mental Health Resources https://ccs.osu.edu/services/mental-health-support
-Simon Ren, Stress Wellness Ambassador
