by Alexa Amster | Oct 12, 2017 | All About Therapy, Managing Stress & Life Challenges, Mental Health & Wellness Resources, Self Care Is Sexy
As a college senior preparing to enter the “real world” (although college is definitely no fantasy land either), I am starting to realize that the free on-campus mental health resources that currently are just a walk down the street away, will not be so conveniently...
by Alexa Amster | Dec 11, 2015 | Managing Stress & Life Challenges, Mental Health & Wellness Resources, Parenting & Family Life, Teenagers
The final stretch of the semester is fast approaching, and with winter break so close we can taste it, it can be hard to find motivation to get through finals week. Different articles have compared finals week to Scandal, Adele, and Harry Potter, but what can you...
by Alexa Amster | Nov 12, 2015 | Managing Stress & Life Challenges, Self Care Is Sexy
Failure has all the makings to be a four-letter word, if we disregard the number of letters. The act of failure is defined as “the condition or fact of not achieving the desired end or ends.” It is the one thing we all do everything in our power to avoid. I’m here to...
by Alexa Amster | Sep 22, 2015 | Managing Stress & Life Challenges, Self Care Is Sexy
Being an RA is a 24-hour responsibility that I have come to realize is very similar to the role of a parent. I have become the loving, advice-giving den mother to 28 girls on my floor in a residence hall. I can’t even begin to describe the emotions I have felt in...
by Alexa Amster | Sep 15, 2015 | Managing Stress & Life Challenges, Mental Health & Wellness Resources, Self Care Is Sexy
A good role model is also not perfect; he or she is “genuinely human.” Those last two words I read in Students Helping Students, a required book reading for my Principles of Peer Leadership course, which is mandated for all new Resident Advisors at Virginia Tech. I...
