Emotional Wellness Articles
This section contains a collection of articles about stress reduction, mental fitness, emotional wellness, and healthy relationships across human differences. Here is where you will also find the "Relax. Reflect. Resolve." blog.
What’s up with your Inner Supervisor?
Having a harsh and critical "inner supervisor" can make it harder for you to be your best self both at home and at work.
The Seven Tasks of Adolescence: Task 3 - Harnessing Emotions
How to weather the emotional storms of your teenager... without losing your cool!
6 Tips 6 Hours a Week to a Stronger Relationship
Check out these 6 tips for improving your relationship!
Take Advantage of MSU Mental Health Services on World Mental Health Day!
Today happens to be World Mental Health Day, and it turns out that MSU offers a wide range of accessible programs and services that can help improve your mental health. So, why not take care of yourself and try one today?
The Seven Tasks of Adolescence: Task 2 - Joining a New Tribe
As teens begin to loosen their ties to their family, they begin the sometimes stressful process of figuring out who their people are.
ACT Episode 7: Expansion Strategies
This video offers specific skills and strategies to help you navigate powerful emotions.
ACT Episode 6: Expansion and Acceptance
This episode illustrates that a life well lived is one that involves the full range of human emotions. Knowing how to experience and navigate big emotions is a key component of emotional resilience and psychological flexibility.
The Seven Tasks of Adolescence: Task 1 - Parting with Childhood
One of the primary functions of adolescence is to begin to move away from childhood and into a more adult-oriented way of approaching the world around them. This can be hard on parents, who are used to having more direct influence on our children.
ACT Episode 5: Connection
This episode introduces the skill of “Connection” which is an informal mindfulness practice. Shifting our attention to the here and now allows us to release our attachment to our current thought, making space for a brand new ones to come through.
