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How to Overcome Loneliness in a Digital World
How to Overcome Loneliness in a Digital World

In this article, I hope to clarify the meaning of loneliness and to provide strategies on how we can alleviate loneliness in both ourselves and our loved ones. Most of all, if you are experiencing loneliness, I want you to know that your feelings are completely valid, and not matter how lonely you may feel, you are not alone.

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Mind WellTotal WellnessKarlie Hayes, loneliness, college student, college, social distancing, physical distancing, lonely, alone time, being alone, feeling alone, social isolation, social health, intimacy, intimate space, social space, public space, Relationships, relationship, friendship, friends, human connection, connection, emotional health, emotional well-being, covid-19, covid, zoom, mental health, mindfulness, social support, self-care, self-help, self-confidence, confidence, introvert, introversion, extrovert, extroversion, social interaction, interaction
Slouching and Feeling Slumped: How Posture Can Affect Your Mental Health
Slouching and Feeling Slumped: How Posture Can Affect Your Mental Health

Do you ever feel your back hurting after a particularly long Zoom session? Now that we’re working from home, we’re also spending a lot more time sitting for hours on end, making it easy to hunch over as we become fatigued.

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Be WellTotal Wellnesszoom, work, home, posture, hunch, health, muscle, muscle pain, backache, back, mental health, positivity, confidence, body posture, upright, thinking, boost, persistence, focus, exhaustion, research, tasks, energy, mood, energy level, walking, walking posture, stressor, feelings, depression, fatigue, lethargy, symptoms, energetic, tough, student, ucla total wellness, ucla, ucla health, ucla total wellness magazine, activity, slump, thought, thoughts, physiology, positive, stay-at-home, Jenny Long
The Biology of Fear
The Biology of Fear

On March 13, 2020, UCLA announced that the remainder of the academic year would be conducted online due to the threat of COVID-19. In an instant, my mind was consumed with questions about moving out of my dorm, staying in touch with friends, and rearranging my plans for the spring quarter. Most of all though, I began to fear for the safety of my friends and family.

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Mind WellTotal Wellnessucla, ucla total wellness, ucla total wellness magazine, panic, fear, biology, emotion, hippocampus, amygdala, hormone, fight-or-flight, dorm, college, brain, nervous system, worry, stress, students, student, emotions, motivation, failure, mindset, challenge, overcome, confident, confidence, Positivity, positive, self-care, exercise, kindness, health, coping, feeling, tense, Jenna Hajny