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How Therapy Supports Sustainable Self-Care

Self-care doesn't have to be complicated. Sometimes, it’s as simple as taking a walk, enjoying a facial or massage, visiting a spa (like Avenue 215 Self Care Studio in Philadelphia), or getting a new haircut to refresh your look. These moments matter—they help you...
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Grow Without the Grind: The Real Secret to Sustainable Personal Development

Personal development can feel like a sprint — a rush of books, workshops, and stacked habits chasing quick progress. Yet real growth resembles a slow, steady tree: grounded, patient, and cyclical. The secret isn’t in doing more, but in creating meaningful habits you...
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Staying Grounded in the Grind: Stress Management Strategies for Medical Students

Medical school is as rewarding as it is demanding. Between long study hours, clinical rotations, and constant pressure to perform, stress can build rapidly. Without healthy coping strategies, burnout and unhealthy habits can set in—affecting both academic and personal...
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Understanding and Managing Grief: Pathways to Healing

Grief isn’t always about death. It can arise from losing a loved one, a job, a home, or a sense of identity. Whether you're mourning someone, adjusting to a significant life change, or holding space for another’s pain, grief touches us all at some point. However, in a...
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The Role of Nutrition in Mental Health: Eating Well for Emotional Well-Being

What you eat doesn’t just fuel your body—it also affects your mood, sleep, focus, and stress levels. The connection between your gut and brain is strong, and they communicate constantly. Nourishing your body can enhance your mental well-being. If you’ve ever felt...
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Find a Support Group

Find a Support Group Find other students, classmates, roommates, or friends you can all split things with, even textbooks cost. You can even take turns cooking or splitting different transportation costs. Coping Strategies: FIND TIME TO RELAX I get it....

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Budgeting as a Student:

Budgeting as a Student:

Budgeting as a Student: Credit Cards May want to avoid it, BUT if you can't, select a credit card that will offer you benefits when you spend. Apps! Duh, of course, there are apps to help you budget. The consensus on the street these days are two apps called Mint for...

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Set up a routine and stick with it!

Set up a routine and stick with it! Try coming up with a routine for each day of the week and block off times during the day to be able to set aside for essential tasks. Set Deadlines It might be an important idea to give yourself deadlines for tasks. As students, we...

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Three Tips for Time Management

Three Tips for Time Management

Here are some helpful tips to help you get back into that busy fall schedule! Set up a routine and stick with it! Try coming up with a routine for each day of the week and block off times during the day to be able to set aside for essential tasks. Set Deadlines It...

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Quelling The Anxiety Monster

That little voice in your head that wont stop! “Anxiety is kind of like a monster; the more negative feelings and thoughts you give it, the bigger it grows.†This is a sentence I often say in sessions to my anxious clients. I like to...

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