Thrive Thursdays

Homesickness can be defined as the distress caused by the separation of an individual from his or her home environment, which can be anything from an actual location to friends, family, or culture. It’s common among first-year...

Welcome to FAU (or welcome back)! We hope you had a fantastic summer. As the semester starts, school comes rushing back into our lives. For me personally, my mental and physical health tends to take a backseat throughout...

Let’s talk about life for a second. Just when you think life is going great...BAM! Some stressful event comes right at you. This time, it was travel anxiety. I traveled internationally for the first time last month and...

We have all thought at one point or another: “I really need to stop doing this.” Bad habits are common and most people have at least one while many have multiple. A bad habit is any repeated behavior that results in a...

A keystone teaching of mindfulness is to avoid comparison. For example, to be mindful is to recognize when you’re comparing your progress to your classmate’s progress, and instead of dwelling on feelings of inadequacy,...

Sometimes after achieving a goal that you have been working hard towards, much of the pride and sense of accomplishment goes out the window because someone else did something better. Sometimes you are just minding your own...

I say “thank you” at least 50 times a day. Sometimes it's a casual polite “thanks” after someone opens a door or says “bless you” following my sneeze. Other times it’s a truly grateful and heartfelt “thank...

Mindfulness is a common concept in popular culture and found in varied references to religion, yoga, self-care, and psychology. When I was first introduced to mindfulness, I thought it was great for other people and understood...

Social support is key to feeling good on a daily basis and bouncing back after tough times. Some people already use social support in dealing with stress without even knowing it. Some call their social support family, friends,...