Alive and Wellness: Recent Episodes

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This podcast is brought to you by Northwest Missouri State University's Wellness Department. Bringing you information on a variety of health education topics. New episodes posted Monday and Wednesday.

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Career Services provides a variety of services free of charge to everyone, not just NW students.

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Rachel talks with Meghann Kosman from the North Star Advocacy Center about how COVID-19 is impacting survivors of domestic violence. 

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Jessica Gifford is a mental-wellness educator from Amherst University.  We discuss why resilience is so essential to happiness.

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This episode walks you through what to expect from a counseling session, what options are available for NWMSU students, and what you can do to improve your own mental health on your own.

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Welcome to episode 6 of Alive and Wellness! Monica and Rachel bring you the good news and Rachel sits down once again with the Assistant Vice President of Title IX and Equity, Will Sabio to discuss accommodations and accessibility. 

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What is Active Minds and how does this organization help end the stigma of mental illness?  Learn all about it from the president of the Northwest chapter.

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In today's episode of Alive and Wellness Rachel is joined by Will Sabio, the Assistant Vice President of Title IX and Equity. Will talks through the importance of Title IX and the reporting process. Monica and Rachel finish out the podcast by sharing some news about drive-in movie theaters, one of the oldest coronavirus survivors, and the New England Patriots. 

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Happy April everyone! In today's episode, Ben and Rachel review what has been happening in the news, host expert hour, and answer some questions about the Wellness Center. This episode's expert hour talks about power-based personal violence and technology. Rachel explains what digital abuse is, how to handle sexting, the consequences of revenge porn, and how to be a bystander online. Finally, Ben and Rachel answer questions about Northwest's Wellness Center and COVID-19.

References & Resources

https://www.loveisrespect.org/pdf/What_Is_Digital_Abuse.pdf

https://www.thehotline.org/2014/03/18/what-is-digital-abuse/

https://www.thehotline.org/2016/01/14/revenge-porn/

https://house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills181/hlrbillspdf/5278S.03T.pdf

https://support.google.com/websearch/troubleshooter/3111061#ts=2889054,2889099

http://diversity.umw.edu/title-ix/files/2019/04/RCASA-Cybersecurity-Presentation-updated.pdf

http://www.familyplace.org/docs/bipp/social-media-technology-domestic-violence2.pdf?sfvrsn=2

https://www.rainn.org/safe-media

https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/digitizingabuse_1_0.jpg

https://www.jahonline.org/action/showPdf?pii=S1054-139X%2819%2930509-9

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This episode introduces the fourth member of the POE team, Monica Zeigel, Hope 4 All Coordinator.  We share good news, talk about what Monica and all of POE does on a regular basis.

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Welcome to our first Weekly Wellness Wednesday podcast! We are so glad that you're tuning in. In today's episode, we review some good news in the world (3/19) and introduce you to part of our Prevention, Outreach, and Education Team, otherwise known as POE. BK Taylor, Rachel Anderson, and Ben Moran share how they came to be interested in wellness and how they came to be at Northwest Missouri State University. Stay tuned for our next episode when we introduce the rest of our team!