Reframing Negative Experiences
Students share how they learn to reframe the negative thoughts that often result when confronted by challenging academic situations.
View ArticleSocial Connections
Hear MIT students discuss how giving and receiving support from peers has helped them stick to their study plans, prevent overload, and keep them energized.
View ArticleSelf-Care
MIT students describe how they create space to be mentally and physically healthy while tackling difficult challenges.
View ArticleMental Health Support
MIT students talk about how mental health counseling has helped them reframe negative thoughts.
View ArticleKeeping Things in Perspective
MIT students discuss how stepping back and looking at their situations objectively helped them to put their struggles in a broader context and realize that it’s going to be okay.
View ArticleExploring Interests
MIT students share how exploring their interests and engaging in co-curricular activities helped them clarify their paths and find more joy in their daily routines.
View ArticleTalking to Mentors
MIT students talk about the valuable conversations they had with their mentors: conversations that led to different perspectives on personal struggles and personal strengths; and clarification of goals...
View ArticleMeditation
MIT students discuss meditation practice and how it helped them shift their perspectives to gain mental clarity, feel more compassion, and lessen rumination.
View ArticleGrowth Mindset
MIT students share how shifting to a growth mindset has helped them see their struggle as a learning experience and feel less like an impostor.
View ArticleFeedback
Asking for feedback can be difficult. Hear how MIT students have used feedback to identify areas for improvement as well as for bolstering their confidence.
View ArticleCultivating Awareness
MIT students describe how making deliberate efforts to recognize and attend to their emotions as well as their bodies has helped them cope.
View ArticleCoping with Anxiety
MIT students share strategies they used to calm their nerves before stressful situations.
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