Smithies for Restorative Justice hosted a sit out to hold space for sexual assault survivors in the afternoon of Saturday April 22. The action happened…
Posts published in “Wellness”
Balancing her own busy schedule and experience with burnout, Gigi Jaidev ‘25 never really contemplated professors’ experience with the stressor. Smith students are still struggling…
The college years are supposed to be some of the best years of your life, at least that’s what I was told when I was…
Sometimes Smith feels like a bubble. During the height of the pandemic, I thought about this a lot. When I would go to pick up…
Can good routines really make an impact? WebMD explains one psychological benefit of having a good routine is that “if you have a plan, you’ll feel more in control.” It can be difficult to maintain routines when external factors (i.e., pandemics or school schedules) dictate your schedule. Conversely, however, having daily practices that ground you can set the tone to handle these outside stressors. Need some ideas? We have a few that you can test out…
Meditation has been a buzz word thrown around by celebrities and people in the self-help field, but does it really work? In the spring of…
Every day Carin Teresa swims in the frigid rivers of western Massachusetts to manage her chronic pain. Ice swimming is touted as an alternative wellness practice for its myriad of benefits: boosting the immune system, weight loss, improving circulation and increased parasympathetic activity, which can result in improvement with anxiety, depression, stress management and gut issues.
Brittany Wood Nickerson is a local herbalist who offers books, posters, journals and various online classes for the layperson to learn the skills of herbalism…
Red faces and sweaty bodies fill every elliptical, treadmill, and stationary bike. People are standing around waiting for equipment to be free. Yoga mats on…
In the crowded Davis Ballroom filled with red lasers and neon costumes, a plume of smoke from a Juul rises above the dancers, looking first like a cloud and then disappearing in the air as the white light on the Juul turns off. No one in the room seems to mind that the sale of this product has been banned for months in Massachusetts. While few Smith students choose to vape, it is still a part of the Smith College culture.