Wellbeing

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New Chapters, But What About Our Old Hobbies?

Why were the only options to either go professional, be forced to not take my hobby seriously, or leave it all together? Where was the middle ground?

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Thyroid Case Study

She looks in the mirror and every week seems to feel extra weight digging into her heels. The pressure overflowed from her shoulders onto her chest. 

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Dangerous Woman

It is ingrained in us that incessant work is essential and rest is a luxury. But where does this mindset come from? 

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

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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54321 Freeze

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