Working on Wellness: A big to do
By: Janis Mallon, Training Director and Senior Psychologist The end of semester can be a chaotic and stressful time. Between studying for finals, mRead More…
Category: Working on Wellness
Working on Wellness: Are you curious?
By: Diane Geyer, Coordinator of Clinical Substance Use Services College is a time of transition and for many students it is the first time they havRead More…
Seasonal Affective Disorder and Light Therapy: Light Boxes in USM Libraries
By: Liza Little, Psy.D, Director of Counseling Services USM Health and Counseling Services staff see many students who complain of “winter blRead More…
Working on Wellness: Vaping: Friend or foe?
By: Malinda Scannell, Nurse Practitioner The use of e-cigarettes (e-cigs) has become increasingly widespread among youth and young adults. The aRead More…
Working on Wellness: The power of group support
By: Janis Mallon University Health & Counseling Services will soon be offering a number of groups in 156 Upton Hall between 3:30 and 4:30 tRead More…
Letter from health and counseling
Welcome new and returning USM students, staff and faculty! We hope you had a restful and rejuvenating summer and are ready to launch into another sRead More…
Working on Wellness: Beware of the bugs
By Lisa Belanger, Director of Health Services With the arrival of spring, Ken and Ethan are eagerly anticipating the end of the semester and are taRead More…
Working on Wellness: The Impact of Current Events and Technology on Young Adult Stress
By Janis Malon, Training Director USM Health & Counseling Services John Della Volpe, Director of Polling at the Institute of Politics at HarvarRead More…
Working on Wellness: Students and suicide
By Liza Little, Psy.D, Director of Counseling Services & Samantha Seebode, Graduate Assistant and Suicide Prevention Coordinator We don’t oftRead More…
Working on Wellness: Let’s talk about sex
By Samar Post Jamali, Family Nurse Practitioner To quote the forever amazing Salt-N-Pepa: “Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby.” As a nurse practitionRead More…
Working on Wellness: Resilience
By Janis Mallon, Ph.D. University Health & Counseling Services Depression and anxiety rates are trending up among teens and young adults. More Read More…
Working on Wellness: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea … oh my!
By: Lynn Howard, MSN, ANP-C, FNP-C USM Health & Counseling Services When these symptoms are present it is near impossible to function. What is Read More…
Working on Wellness: Perfectionism
By Conan Deady, USM Health & Counselling Intern Are you a perfectionist? If so, is that a good thing or a bad thing? Psychologists have long soRead More…
Working on Wellness: Love thyself
By Amy Hinshaw, FNP-BC It’s February. We are being bombarded with visions of glittery hearts, deep red roses and cherubic cupids. Our minds are iRead More…
Working on wellness: It might be meningitis
By: Lisa Belanger, NP, USM Health & Counseling Services Remember Ken? Last semester, Ken was challenged with a sports-related injury and sleep iRead More…
Working on Wellness: Seasonal Affective Disorder and Light Therapy
By Liza Little, Director of Counseling Services USM Health and Counseling Services staff see many students who complain of “winter blues” or “wRead More…
Working on Wellness: Dealing with holiday stress
By: Sarah Kelly, Staff Counselor, USM Health & Counseling The holiday season is often associated with words like peace, love and joy with idylliRead More…
Working on wellness: A shot of prevention
By: Lauren Lindsay & Lisa Belanger, USM Alumna & Director of Health Services While at school, students come into close contact with one anoRead More…
Working on Wellness: Living the “Good Life” in College – Try a Little Positive Psychology
By Garry Wickerd, Ph.D., Doctoral Intern, USM Counseling Services When mental health practitioners such as psychologists and therapists tell other peRead More…
Working on Wellness: Is JUUL Cool?
By Malinda Scannell, Nurse Practitioner Many young adults are attracted to the trendy e-cigarette called Juul. They like its sleek black appearanceRead More…
Working on Wellness: Anxiety
By: Conan Deady, Social Work Intern Anxiety is the most common mental health issue among college students. The term “anxiety” refers to feelingsRead More…
Working on Wellness: You are more than your academics
By Malinda Scannell, Nurse Practitioner How are you prioritizing your own needs while attending university? Are you getting enough sleep? Experts sRead More…
Working on Wellness: Don’t let the flu get to you
By Lisa Belanger, Director of Health Services Recognize this guy? He is this year’s version of the flu bug and he has decided to make an early appRead More…
Working on Wellness: The Indispensability of Social Connection
By: Victoria Libby M.S.Ed., Psy.D. & Hilarie Fotter, M.S. In this age of constant contact through social media, are we really connecting? I’m Read More…