Healthy Happy Life

May 2, 2025

Learn how college students can manage stress and build resilience by focusing on what they can control, such as mindset, time management, and self-care, while letting go of what is beyond their influence.

Apr 18, 2025

Feeling drained and unmotivated? The Student and Community Counseling Center has a quick guide to help you spot burnout early and offers simple ways to reset, recharge, and get your motivation back.

Mar 21, 2025

Loneliness in college is a very real and valid struggle. The CU Denver Student and Community Counseling Center identifies what might cause college loneliness and how students can combat it.

Feb 21, 2025

It's easy to feel overwhelmed as a college student, but the Counseling Center has an exercise to help! Dr. Matt Heermann explains how mindfulness helps reduce stress and improves mental health by focusing on the present without judgment.

Dec 6, 2024

Loss comes in different forms. Sometimes the grief that follows gets brushed off, but it is still grief nonetheless. The Counseling Center's Clinical Counselor Heather Hurd explains disenfranchised loss and offers ways to process losing a pet.

Nov 15, 2024

Emotional safety is the foundation of any healthy relationship from which trust and security are built. The Student and Community Counseling Center is here to help you identify patterns of people who may or may not be emotionally safe.

Oct 18, 2024

It's as scary as it sounds. What is doomscrolling and why do we do it? Crisis Coordinator Amber Johnston discusses how excessive scrolling through negative content affects us mentally and suggests what we can do to conquer the scroll.

Sep 20, 2024

The Counseling Center explains how mindfulness and meditation can help us to consolidate the information we're learning more effectively and suggests practices that can help with calmness and relaxation.

Oct 13, 2023

Read more about how the transition to Inspire will support your student experience, and what work the Office of Student Success is doing to ensure your time as a CU Denver Lynx is as smooth as possible!

Aug 18, 2023

Figuring out your major can be scary, but it doesn't have to be! Academic advising is available to all students and can bring you several steps closer to your degree. Nayzeth Landa shares her story as an undergrad who started out undeclared.

May 15, 2023

The Counseling Center's Jessica Jaramillo dispels common myths related to suicide, shares signs that might indicate that someone is struggling, and offers guidance on how we can support loved ones and engage in tough conversations.

Apr 10, 2023

Self-diagnosis occurs when we assert that we have a mental health condition without confirmation from a professional. There are pros and cons, but it's important to remember that mental health and diagnosis are complex.

Mar 20, 2023

An unfortunate constant, grief can present itself in many different ways. However, there are ways to deal with loss to help yourself and those around you. Jessica Jaramillo writes about her experience with grief and shares tips on how to cope.

Feb 13, 2023

There's no use in denying it: procrastination gets the best of us. Why do we do it? What is the solution? Jessica A. Jaramillo takes us through the possible causes of procrastination and how we can exercise this self-awareness.

Dec 12, 2022

As we close out the semester, some may wonder, "How do I interact with loved ones this holiday season when boundaries may not be an option?" The Counseling Center is here to offer advice and support!

Oct 17, 2022

Feeling like a disappointment can often lead us to act out in unproductive ways. In taking time to focus on ourselves, meeting our own wants and needs, and setting boundaries, we can work towards building healthy relationships as well.

Sep 9, 2022

Why the relentless search for happiness can, in fact, make us more unhappy. When the belief that happiness can and should be consistently sustained clashes with a reality in which it cannot, it creates a particular brand of suffering.

Aug 19, 2022

"It is important to remember that these messages, though subtle in appearance, have a lasting negative impact on a person’s psychological and physical well-being; especially when someone is experiencing them regularly."