Muskingum University’s Counseling Services offered tips for students on how to improve mental wellbeing through journaling, light therapy, and tea at the Smith Library on campus.
The event, held Jan. 30, included light therapy, which is being exposed to bright artificial light, is a way to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is a type of mental disorder where the winter’s lack of sunlight affects your emotional state in a negative way.
Kaci Kinnan is waiting to welcome students entering the Smith Library on Jan. 30. She shared resources about maintaining mental wellbeing available on campus.
Kaci Kinnan, Administrative Assistant for Student Wellness, was running the table.
“I used one the other day just to see…if I felt any different. After I used it for the day and amazingly enough the next day I…felt better,” said Kinnan.
Interested students can visit Counseling Services on campus and sign out a light box for up to four weeks to help improve their wellbeing.
Kinnan also offered any interested students journals and pens for students to use. She says journaling can be more than acting as a diary and shared another personal experience.
“It keeps me more on track with things. When I’m on top of everything that needs to be done and I can write my thoughts and my feelings down, I feel more in control of myself and my emotions,” said Kinnan.
Counseling services can be found in Montgomery Hall on the ground floor in suite two from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. They can also be contacted by email at counseling@muskingum.edu or through their online booking link. Counseling Services is a free service to all Muskingum students.
