Wellness Wave Wisdom

  Are you interested in starting the New Year in the healthiest way possible? Remember, as a MiraCosta College student, you have access to the premium version of the SHINE app for free! Click here to access SHINE If you already use and love the SHINE app, then you know that the daily meditations and check-ins are wonderful for building up healthy coping skills and staying on track. Many of us are trying to cut back on unhealthy habits, such as drinking and other drugs, or other behaviors that are out of control. (Be sure to join our free SMART Recovery style group.) You might also like to try the newest tracks added this month: Create a Vision for Your Year Ahead Explore the root of all your goals: Your feelings. (Available from 1/2/22 on) Live in Alignment with Your Values Shift into a values-centered mindset and discover how your 2022 goals fit in. (Available 1/9/22 on) Self-Soothe When You're Stressed Learn techniques to help you get back to a place of balance when stress and w...

  Join us for an Info-session to learn more about the Peer Educator Program.  Save the date! Attend a Zoom info session, Tuesday, 2/1/22, 4pm-5pm.  Click here   or enter Meeting ID: 928 9830 5147; Passcode: PEERS Contact: Abby ( aburd@miracosta.edu ) with any questions. Click here to submit an application now- deadline 2/7/22. Curious and want to read more? Please see our recent post about our Peers.

*No data was shared for students who were not male or female. Original article: https://www.rainn.org/articles/stalking When you learn more about stalking behaviors, you're more likely to notice them before they escalate, and you can take steps to protect yourself. If you discover that you are being currently being stalked—either in-person, online, or via technology—it can be unsettling and even dangerous. Consider taking steps to protect yourself or involve an authority figure who can help you. What is stalking? “Stalking is a pattern of repeated and unwanted attention, harassment, contact, or any other course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear,” according to the Department of Justice. Similar to crimes of sexual violence, stalking is about power and control. Stalking laws and definitions differ from state to state. You can read more about your state’s laws by visiting the Stalking Resource Center. Stalking behavior can take...