CWC Talks is a podcast devoted to honest conversations about mental health and wellness, in college and beyond. Episodes feature a variety of topics relevant to undergraduate and graduate students, including exploring ones identity, coping with stress, finding joy, & more!
Related Resources & Articles
- The Courage to Create by Rollo May
- The Artist’s Way with Julia Cameron
- Life, Paint and Passion by Michele Cassou and Stewart Cubley
- Soul Cards by Deborah Knoff-Chapin
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Books
- Beautiful You by Rosie Molinary
- Staying Strong by Demi Lovato
- Big Girl: How I Gave up Dieting and Got a Life by Kelsey Miller
- When I Loved Myself Enough by Kim Mcmillen
- Brain Over Binge by Kathryn Hansen
- Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works by Evelyn Tibole and Elyse Resch
- Life Without Ed by Jenni Schaefer
Podcasts
- The Reclaiming You Podcast with Sarah Vance
- Food Psych with Christy Harrison
- Peace Meal by The Emily Program
Instagram Accounts
- @neda
- @bodyimage_therapist
- @kristamurias
- @fatpositivetherapy
- @nourishandeat
- @realryansheldon
- @self.love.nutiritonist
- @thebodylovesociety
Information & help:
- https://www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com/
- https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline
- https://haescommunity.com/
Mentioned in podcast:
UF services:
- 幸福路上 (On Happiness Road) – A Taiwanese animation telling the story of a woman going back home after years of being abroad.
- “About Time” – a movie that brings up a warm feeling with the main message of embracing every moment
Here are some resources and media Austin suggests:
- Steven Universe deals with a myriad of difficult topics while remaining family friendly.
- Queer Eye and JVN’s podcast
- A book called “Out of the Pocket” about a young gay male coming to terms with his sexuality and how it intersects with his masculinity and friend group.
We have numerous suicide prevention resources on our website at counseling.ufl.edu/suicide including phone numbers, chat lines, myths and facts, red flags to look out for, and how to talks to someone who is suicidal.
For more direct support check out: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- English – 988
- Spanish – 988
- Deaf/hard of hearing – Dial 711, then 988
- Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
- The Yalom Reader by Irvin Yalom
- The Carl Rogers Reader by Carl Rogers
- Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
- Consent and Tea via YouTube
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittany Cooper
- The Uses of Anger by Audre Lorde; RaiNesha encourages you to embark on self-directed exploration of her other works as well
- Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
- 20-min “RAIN” practice for cultivating self-love (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Nurture)
- The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller
- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsey Gibson
- Trauma Treatment Toolbox by Jennifer Sweeton
- Short Term Trauma Healing Resourcing Exercises – PDF that includes information for both therapists and clients
- Guided quick body-based trauma interventions via YouTube
- Suggested Resourcing, Grounding & Stabilization Techniques – PDF for both therapists and clients
- 4 Sets of Somatic Mindfulness Exercises for People Who Have Experienced Trauma – via psychcentral.com
- The Anxiety and Worry Workbook: The Cognitive Behavioral Solution by David A. Clark and Aaron Beck
- The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne
- An End to Panic: Breakthrough Techniques for Overcoming Panic Disorder by Elke Zuercher-White
- Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns
- The Practice of Yoga Nidra via UF Dept of Psychiatry on YouTube
- Coping with Panic via oneinfour.org (Olivia has found this article very helpful)
- Maping the Margins – Kimberle Crenshaw (one of the founding scholars of intersectionality research)
- The Social Construction of Black Feminist Thoughts – Patricia Hill Collins (another powerhouse in the way of Black Feminist Thought)
- Minority Stress and Mental Health in Gay Men (pivotal introduction to minority stress)
- Development and Validation of the Index of Race-Related Stress
- Racism and Invisibility – Anderson Franklin
- Development and Initial Validation of the Africultural Coping Systems Inventory
- Racial Socialization, Racial Identity, and Race-Related Stress of African American Parents
- An Examination of the Impact of Minority Status Stress and Impostor Feelings on the Mental Health of Diverse Ethnic Minority College Students
- UF CWC Resources for Black Students
- White Fragility – Robin DiAngelo
- Me and White Supremacy – Layla Saad
- How to Be an Antiracist – Ibram X Kendi
- There Is No Such Thing as a ‘White Ally’ – Catherine Pugh, Esq