CU Wellness Project

Coping with summertime comparison ☀️

Staying Connected to Friends

Productivity Guilt and Taking Time to Rest

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Summer Cleaning: Mental Health Edition

Join us in celebrating Mental Health Action Day by participating in Yoga on the Lawn! Free Jamba and wellness kits will be available! Link in our bio to sign up 💛🧠

Need a place to crank out that paper or study for that test? We've got you covered! Stop by our quiet finals study space on Saturday anytime between 12:00 and 8:00pm.

Manipulative communication is the use of spoken words to create guilt, fear, or shame to hide an underlying message. Want to learn more? Take a look at this post ✨

The language around disordered eating and eating disorders matters, so let’s talk about it 🌿🤍

Let’s talk about destigmatizing the term “eating disorder.” Eating disorders are more than an obsession with food and weight loss. They are a mental health condition that is often characterized by underlying triggers that are associated with depression, self-harm, trauma, interpersonal conflicts, substance abuse, low self-esteem, and anxiety. Stigmatizing eating disorders can perpetuate harmful myths, so let’s discuss it. Swipe to learn more! ➡️

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Slide #1: beige, orange, and blue background. Black text: destigmatizing the term: Eating Disorder. The CU Wellness Project.

Slide #2: beige, orange, and blue background. Black text: What is an eating disorder? eating disorders are more than an obsession with food and weight loss.They are a mental health condition that is often characterized by underlying triggers that are associated with depression, self-harm, trauma, interpersonal conflicts, substance abuse, low self-esteem, and anxiety.

Slide #3: beige and orange background. Black text: 01.Dangers of stigma. Researchers estimate that 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States will struggle with an eating disorder in their lives. Stigma can perpetuate harmful myths about eating disorders such as: Eating disorders are a choice. Eating disorders only affect women and girls. Eating disorders only impact people with small bodies. Eating disorders aren’t serious

Slide #4: beige and orange background. Black text: Reminder: eating disorders can impact all persons regardless of race, gender, s*x, and any other identity .

Slide #5: beige and orange background. Black text: 02. How we can destigmatize eating disorders. Understand that eating disorders are real medical conditions that can impact anyone.

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Happy Friday! Let’s talk about body image and body dysmorphia, swipe to learn more!

Let’s talk about the Freshman 15 and why this myth may produce more harm than good. Swipe to learn more ✨

Eating disorders versus disordered eating, what’s the difference? Eating disorders often surface as extreme concerns related to behaviors, body weight, and body image. While disordered eating may include behaviors or symptoms of eating disorders, but may not meet diagnostic criteria. Swipe to learn more.