Victoria Garrick Browne spoke at a talk co-sponsored by UGBC and the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Boston College on Monday, sharing her story as a college athlete struggling with mental health battles that, once, she could not even name.
Podcast: Body Image and Unrealistic Expectations, feat. Yvonne Castañeda
This week, Podcast Editors Eamon and Jack interviewed Yvonne Castañeda, a part-time faculty member at Boston College School of Social Work and author of new release Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety. Currently listed as the twenty-third best sellter in teen & Young Adult Nonfiction on Drugs and Alcohol Abuse, the book is an account…
Part-Time Faculty Member in BCSSW Releases ‘Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety’ on Tuesday
Yvonne Castañeda, a part-time faculty member in Boston College’s School of Social Work (BCSSW), said she hopes her new memoir will start conversations about mental health, addiction, and eating disorders.
The Power Of Meditation
When someone says the word “meditation,” what immediately comes to mind? Do you picture a Buddhist monk sitting cross-legged in a robe? Or maybe you’ve had the unfortunate experience of being bombarded with incessant Headspace ads on YouTube. You might even be drawn back to a memory of that person you met one time who…
UCS Introduces New Self-Help App
With an access code, BCWelltrack, students are able to sign up, create an account for WellTrack, and begin a personalized course to improve their mood through working on skills and exercises designed to address anxiety and depression.