<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b>Workshop on Mental Health TODAY!</b></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Interested in mental health? Come join psychologist Dr. Lauren Cook for a free workshop on resilience at the Angell College Center, Cardinal Lounge, November 16th at 6pm!<div><br><div><span id="m_-8985526696287721791m_-8405734771027565605gmail-docs-internal-guid-b1143c43-7fff-d5c8-7d33-c2d7228bf0dc"><h5 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 7.5pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="2">Riding the Waves of Mental Health: Learning How to Mentally Surf with Resilience</font></span></h5><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 11pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ever feel like the waves of life are beating you down? One minute you are riding high and the next you are crashing? Another exam, another complicated relationship, another panic attack—do you ever feel like you can’t come up for air? We can all feel like we’re drowning sometimes. Thankfully, Dr. Lauren Cook, @dr.laurencook, teaches you how to pick up your mental surfboard so we can learn how to emotionally surf through even the roughest waters. We can’t always control what kind of waters we’re in but we can learn how to swim so that we don’t feel like we’re crashing and sinking. Lauren will show how rolling with the tides, rather than resisting them, allows you to tap into your resilience and come back stronger. Your life is waiting for you so surf’s up!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As a result of attending this program, students will learn:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">how to incorporate mindful compassion, both for ourselves and others as we wade through the ebbs and flows of life</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">how to incorporate wellness principles so that you’re building the metaphorical best surfboard to ride on,</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">how to get back up on the board after a tough, emotional wave has knocked us out, and</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">how to develop a self-care plan that is easy to implement and is sustainable.</span></p></li></ul></span></div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#0b5394" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><b>Jema Abbate</b></font><div><font color="#0b5394" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">She/Her/Hers</font><div><font color="#0b5394" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Campus Housing and Community Living</font></div><div><font color="#0b5394" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Wellness  Assistant</font></div></div></div></div></div>