Let's Talk Mind

How To Participate

Scroll down to read our key messages, hear from experts in the field, try a new health behavior, and submit your reflection to earn your free t-shirt and enter the raffle for a 1 year subscription to Headspace.

Key Messages

Relationships

Be Your Authentic Self:听Give yourself permission to be open, honest, and vulnerable with yourself and others听听

Establish a solid support system:听Rely on more than one person to meet your needs, find mentors, and people you truly connect with听

Practice Positive Communication:听Use 鈥淚鈥 statements, show empathy and respect, and be an active listener听

Set Boundaries: Know your dealmakers and deal breakers, and what makes a healthy relationship

spirituality

Live wholdheartedly:听Know you are worthy and enough as is

Be Mindful, Prayerful, and Reflective:听Stay present, sel-aware, and practice self acceptance

Cultivate Gratitude:听Take time to appreciate what you have, rather than always wanting more

Celebrate and Connect:听To a power greater than ourselves

Social Life

Find joy with others:听Spend time with people who are important to you

Find your flow:听Get involved in activities that make you lost track of time

Be inclusive: Be proactive in celebrating and including others

Have fun:听Leave time for play, things you do because you want to not because you have to

community

Contribute:听Your skills, talents, strength, and time

Care:听Give to others and make your world a better place

Conserve:听Respect the planet you live on and what impact you can make

Strive:听To be authentic, curious, and non-judgemental towards yourself and others

Listen

What messages do you receive related to your soul and the ways in which you connect to yourself, others, and the world? Listen to these new perspectives, reframing the way we think about our soul with the hope of cultivating more balance in our lives.

Spirituality

Too many people try and take care of their emotional health on their own. Listen to Guy Winch鈥檚 TED Talk to hear why he thinks we should practice taking care of our emotions with the same diligence that we take care of our bodies.

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Social Life

Our most important institutions, such as schools and workplaces, are designed mostly for extroverts. Being social and outgoing is often prized above all else. Listen to Susan Cain鈥檚 TED Talk about why introverts should be encouraged and celebrated too.

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Community

Listen to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie鈥檚 TED Talk to learn about the importance of having multiple perspectives and hearing many stories.

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Relationships

The ability to love is a skill we can all build and improve on over time. Listen to Katie Hood鈥檚 Ted Talk to recognize the five signs that you might be in an unhealthy relationship and learn what you can do to love with respect, kindness, and joy every day.

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Do

Are you willing to do an experiment to help fuel your soul and connectedness? We would like to challenge you to try something new in the hopes of building new skills for your toolbox.

Reflect

What have you learned as a result of listening to new perspectives and engaging in new practices related to fueling your soul and connectedness? Submit your reflection to be entered into the raffle!

Let's Talk More...

We want to help you find joy in your journey, wherever you鈥檙e at. We have many resources within OHP and throughout campus to continue this conversation鈥攚e鈥檙e here to listen, reflect, and help you set and achieve health goals that feel intuitive, sustainable, and balanced.听