WHAT THE WELL?: Recent Episodes
The Well at VCU
Join the student staff of the Health Promotion and Well-being Center at Virginia Commonwealth University and our guests as we discuss health and well-being topics and answer questions from students, faculty and staff at VCU. Our podcast will be released regularly to our listeners during each semester. If you have questions you would like to have us answer, please email thewell@vcu.edu
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Join our Social Norms Think Tank as they discuss graduation and summer school during a pandemic, body acceptance, and the COVID-19 vaccine. For a full transcription of this episode, see here. For information about where to find vaccines, please see www.vaccines.gov.
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Join the Social Norms Think Tank as they discuss at-home HIV testing, alcohol, dealing with family conflict, self-care and skincare, and the final sprint of the semester. See this link for a full transcription of this episode.
Click here for the sunscreen info mentioned during Self-Care and Skincare.
Join the Social Norms Think Tank as they discuss springtime during a pandemic, how to take a break with no Spring Break, self-care, intuitive eating, and healthy sleep. See this link for a full transcription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12YS8DyFgsa7ZRcH9X059Yo3giGaAqmRvMJDn4UyDsbo/edit?usp=sharing.
See this link (https://vcu.campusdish.com/HealthAndWellness) to see information on how to contact a registered dietitian at VCU.
Join the Social Norms Think Tank as they discuss Black History Month, having healthy relations with your sex life, healthy friendships, cannabis, and preventative self-checks. For a full transcription of this episode, see here.
Links Mentioned in Podcast:
Safer Sex in COVID Times
selfchec.org
Reflection, Revolution, Resolution. Join the Social Norms Think Tank as they unpack being single on Valentine's Day, taking care of your mental health during stressful political times, and New Year's Resolutions. To see a full transcription of this episode, see here.
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Join the Social Norms Think Tank as they unpack gratitude, habit loops, and planning for family time during the holidays. For a full transcript, see this link.
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Join the Social Norms Think Tank as they discuss Halloween during COVID-19, healthy relationships, and mindful midterms. To see a full transcription of this episode, click here.
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Welcome back to What the Well? in a new way: by students, for students. Join our Social Norms Think Tank as they discuss love, liquor, and what it's like to be a student during a pandemic. For a full transcript of the podcast, please click this link.
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Join Mia Liadis (Health Educator) and your Peer Health Educators as they discuss self care tips for the semester.
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Join your Health Educator for Alcohol and Other Drugs Kendyll Graham, and Community Engagement Coordinator Keyuna Patterson as they discuss how to have fun during Halloween in a safe way. For a full transcript of the podcast please follow the link: Transcript
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Have you HERD.. October is National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Month. Join Kendyll Graham, Health Educator for Alcohol and Other Drugs and Peer Health Educator Stephen Grinnell as they debunk myths associated with alcohol usage with VCU students and discuss protective behaviors to use.
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This week our Community Engagement Coordinator, Keyuna Patterson, will provide a quick guide to healthy sex. Please visit our condom concierge at https://thewell.vcu.edu/wellness/sexual-health/condom-ordering/ for free sexual health products.
You can access a full transcript of Sexy September episode.
Welcome back to the Fall semester of 2019 Rams. Our episode today is about having a successful and healthy fall semester. Here are ten quick & easy tips to help you this semester.
Campus Resources:
Wellness Resource Center - https://thewell.vcu.edu
Counseling Services - https://counseling.vcu.edu
Campus Learning Center - https://clc.vcu.edu
You can access a full transcript of Tips for a Successful Year episode.
The Wellness Resource Center staff wants to thank everyone for tuning into What The Well? this semester. We are taking a short hiatus from our weekly episodes to practice some self-care. We hope you do the same. Stay tuned for our summer and NSO themed episodes in June. You can always visit thewell.vcu.edu or follow our social media @thewellvcu for updates on our summer events and programs. Be Well!
You can access a full transcript of the Taking a Break episode.
Join Trisha Saunders, Associate Director of The Well, graduating doctoral student Jessica Bourdon, PhD, and rising junior Randa Desouky, talk about lessons they have learned on their journey that they would share with their younger selves if they could. Read more about it in this month's edition of the Stall Seat Journal, "To My Younger Self..."
You can access a full transcript of this Younger Self episode.
Join Wellness Health Educator, Mia Liadis, and Peer Health Educators Laweezah and Elizabeth and they discuss ways to be mindful in daily life. This episode features a bonus meditation at the end led by VCU Adjunct Professor Brinson Leigh Kresge, courtesy of VCU's Artfulness Initiative (artfulness.vcu.edu).
You can access a full transcript of this mindfulness episode.
Join our Collegiate Recovery Program Coordinator, Tom Bannard, Americorps Denise Carl, and student Carter Bain as they talk about their experiences with recovery and allyship.
You can access a full transcript of the Rams in Recovery episode here.
You can visit The Well's website to learn more about Rams in Recovery and recovery resources.
Join The Wellness Resource Center's Alcohol and Other Drug Health Educator, Kat Corrin, as she explores risk factors and safety information about cannabis with Peer Health Educators Pilar and Sally.
View a full transcript of the Cannabis Episode here.
Visit The Wellness Resource Center website to learn more about cannabis.
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, join The Wellness Resource Center's Violence Prevention Health Educator, Kaylin Tingle, and special guests, Tameika McCoy, Coordinator for Advocacy Services in University Counseling Services, Dr. Tammi Slovinsky, Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Students in Equity and Access Services, and Peer Health Educators Pilar and Ingrid, as they talk about issues like consent, resources, and helping a friend. #RamsAsk
You can access a full transcript of this episode.
Additional Resources
- Email myoptions@vcu.edu to contact a confidential advocate through Advocacy Services in University Counseling Services
- VCU Title IX
- The Wellness Resource Center Violence Prevention Education
- VCU Police Department
Join your Health Educator for Alcohol and other Drugs, Kat Corrin as we kick off Alcohol Awareness Month.To view a full transcript follow the link here: Transcript
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Join the Associate Director of The Wellness Resource Center, Trisha Saunders, as she chats with members of the Social Norms Think Tank, The Well's creative team responsible for the Stall Seat Journal. The Think Tank has student members from different majors across VCU, who apply the concepts they learn in the classroom to multimedia health messaging. Learn the theory and research behind the messages and why our team members love the Stall Seat Journal so much they are willing to post it in 1400 bathroom stalls around both campuses each month.
View a full transcript of the Social Norms episode.
Special Thanks to all of the members of the Social Norms Think Tank, including those not featured on this podcast:
Victor Bernal, Student Media Specialist
Randa Desouky, Student Media Specialist
Alex Emerson, Student Media Specialist
Emily Mustian, Student Media Specialist
Leighanne Perry, Student Project Manager
Malik Radfod, Student Media Specialist
Malcolm Richardson, Student Media Specialist
Betz Slaymaker, Student Media Specialist
Emily Tompkins, Graphic Designer
Rym Yousfi, Student Media Specialist
Visit the National Social Norms Center to learn more about using a social norms approach!
Visit The Well's Website Home Page to view our Calendar of Events and stay updated on all the upcoming events.
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Join Associate Director of The Well, Trisha Saunders, and special guests Dr. Christine Strasser from University Counseling Services, Dr. Amy Adkins, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and a researcher with the College Behavioral and Emotional Health Institute (COBE) at VCU, senior student Malcolm Richardson, and junior student Emily Mustian, as they explore ways that students can check in on their mental health and wellbeing.
Visit The Well's YouTube Channel to access The Well's Self-Care Song featured in this episode.
Complete transcript of this Mental Health and Wellbeing episode
Resources mentioned in this episode:
JED at VCU
University Counseling Services
Spit for Science
COBE
VCU Rec Sports
VCU Rams Connect
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Join your Health Educator, Mia Liadis and guest as she discusses sleep and how it can benefit you.
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Join your Wellness Coordinator, Carrie Baines and your Peer Health Educators Hudson and Olivia as they discuss self care.
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Join your Wellness Coordinator, Carrie Baines and your Peer Health Educators Erica and Pilar as they discuss spring break safety tips.
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Join your Health Educator for Holistic Health, Mia Liadis and your Peer Health Educator Hudson Dizon as they discuss Sexual Health and safe practices.
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Tune into this weeks podcast titled "Relationships: It's Complicated" by Kaylin Tingle (Health Educator, Violence Prevention) and Tameika McCoy (Coordinator for Advocacy Support Services: UCS) to learn more about healthy and unhealthy relationships.
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Tune into this weeks podcast titled "Relationships: It's Complicated" by Kaylin Tingle (Health Educator, Violence Prevention) and Tameika McCoy (Coordinator for Advocacy Support Services: UCS) to learn more about healthy and unhealthy relationships.
You can view a full transcript of our 2/12/19 podcast by clicking here: Podcast Transcript
Tune into our podcast to learn about The Wellness Resource Center (The Well): Who we are, what we do and upcoming programs for the spring 2019 semester.
You can view a full transcript of our 2/6/2019 podcast.