Wellbeing

the heart and other organs

The Fault Lines on My Body

I must feed my body and soul

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Finding Beauty in a Body that Moves

the sun shines brightly, two streetlights visible through rays of light

60 Degrees and Sunny

Last week, when I was walking to class, it was 60 degrees and sunny. Someone played piano from a porch in the distance, and I felt the warmth from the morning light on my face. 

an eyeball made up of pink, orange, and white worms on a dark blue background with waves and stars

feast, your eyes

Sometimes I think there are worms in my eyes.

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Five Tips for Creating Calm at Home: Learning from Bailey Middleton

Bailey Middleton, fellow Iris writer and fourth-year at UVA, knows a thing or two (or six) about staying calm in the midst of chaos.

pink tarot card of a girl beneath a tree with her head tilted back to the sun titled "The Fool"

The Carley Frajda Cheat Sheet

Instead of the question-and-answer format I had originally planned for, here is a cheat sheet for anyone who wants to learn a few of Carley’s keys to life.

blurred stripes of color

54321 Freeze

Sometimes life can move so fast that it passes you by.

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Six Tips for Keeping Calm About Post-Grad Plans

To keep myself (and others who feel the same) sane, I’m proposing six steps to keep us grounded as we ease into what comes next.

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Guys, Not Everything Is Self-Care

Your money won’t just buy you happiness. No, what we have today is a moral justification– a societal calling to spend money in order to better ourselves.

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If you’re able, you need to go on a walk. Like right now.

I was once one of those silly, “why go on a walk when you can go on a run” people. One of those, “shut up about your hot-girl walks” people