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The Physiological Impact of Stress

By Niku Sedarat Chronic stress is widely recognized as a mentally taxing experience, often contributing to a decline in mental...

Coping During Food Centered Holidays

By Niku Sedarat Thanksgiving and other food-centered holidays are often portrayed as happy occasions filled with family, friends, and...

Stress Management

By Niku Sedarat Stress, particularly distress, is often an unwelcome sensation. Its impact can feel even more overwhelming when an...

Eustress: Can Stress Be Good?

By Niku Sedarat Stress is a mechanism that nearly every individual has encountered at some point in their life. In fact, stress is...

Balance and Burnout

By Niku Sedarat In the whirlwind of our fast-paced lives filled with schoolwork, family responsibilities, extracurricular activities, and...

Coping With Uncertainty

By Niku Sedarat As human beings, we have a natural curiosity about what the future has in store for us. If you can relate to this, that's...

The Cognitive Processes Behind Decision-Making

By: Niku Sedarat Decision-making is one of the earliest challenges we encounter, even as young children. Chocolate or vanilla ice cream?...

The Back to School Transition

By: Niku Sedarat Returning to school is a mix of excitement and anxiety for many students, especially after a long summer break....

Mental Health & Back to School

By Niku Sedarat Returning to school is a mix of excitement and anxiety for many students, especially after a long summer break....

Why Do We Think Self Care Is Cringy?

By: Niku Sedarat When I ask my peers what comes to mind when I say the word "self-care," they often reply with "face masks," "bubble...

Unraveling Stress

By Niku Sedarat We have all experienced stress at some point in our lives. However, stress has extreme implications on our daily lives...

Breaking the Cycle of Negative Self Talk

By: Niku Sedarat Negative self-talk has become an extremely normalized way of talking to yourself. Phrases such as “I hate myself”, “I’m...

How Uncomfortable Conversations can Save Lives

By: Niku Sedarat As humans, we naturally tend to avoid discomfort. Whether it's sitting awkwardly in a ZOOM breakout room waiting for...

Emotional Regulation

Written by: Niku Sedarat With our fast-paced and often stressful lives, it is becoming more common for individuals to demonstrate this...