OXFORD, Ohio — It's "Stress Less Week" at Miami University. The week-long event is all about identifying ways for students to manage stress and anxiety.
"It can be stressful," Miami University senior, Abigail Templin. "I know a lot of people struggle with that."
Templin said as the semester gets more difficult, self-care can sometimes be put on the back burner.
"Things start to fall off,” she said.
“You either lose your social life, or stop going to the gym or your eating habits change, all to make sure you stay ahead of schoolwork," Templin said.
The university has planned a variety of activities this week including the following:
- Therapy dogs
- Painting and drawing
- Puzzles
- Yoga
- Stress less workshops
"Our mission with the week is to remind students that they can take time for themselves, and they can pour into their own needs and their own mental health and their own emotional well-being," Assistant Director for Mental Health Promotion and Education, Katelyn Howell said.
Templin believes these events put on by the university help normalize conversations surrounding mental health.
“They kind of bring forth the fact that some of our students struggle with this and we all need to bond together."
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