Podcasts by Ways to Flourish
Ways to Flourish is the podcast of W&M Health and Wellness that addresses how to be mentally healthy and flourish through our challenges. Each podcast focuses on a wellness strategy that contributes to our mental health. Featuring wellness experts and the voices of our campus, we focus on strategies that are relevant to our community. Listen to our podcast on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts! Automatic captions are available through our W&M Health & Wellness YouTube channel.
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S4, Ep 4 - Bird Scavenger Hunt! from 2022-02-23T15:00
Looking for something fun to do around campus that will get you outside and enjoying everything nature has to offer? This spring, consider picking up a kit from the Wellness Center to participat...
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S4, Ep 3 - Occupational Wellness: Owning Your Career Readiness from 2022-02-16T17:00
Making decisions about life after college or applying to jobs during college is often something dreaded by college students, but William & Mary's Career Center is a resource for student...
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S4, Ep 2 - How to Win for Losing: Esports and Wellness from 2022-02-09T23:00
Esports is a $1.1 billion industry that is becoming ever more popular, and William & Mary's Esports program is flourishing, too. Because Esports players face some unique challenges from...
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S4, Ep 1 - Time Management: A Tool for Self-Care from 2022-02-02T14:00
Welcome back to Season 4 of the Ways to Flourish podcast! We are so excited to get started and dive back into wellness this semester. Today, we are talking about a skill that everyone n...
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S3, Ep 16 - Love and Gifts from 2021-12-08T11:00
Welcome to the season 3 finale of Ways to Flourish! For our final episode of the season, we sit down with Reggie Williams, writer, civil rights activist, Disney executive, and former NFL player....
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S3, Ep 15 - Rethinking Trust and Compassion from 2021-12-01T11:00
As we head into finals season, it is natural to feel overwhelmed, but it's not something we want to experience. Today, we sit down with Dr. Kelly Crace, Associate VP for Health and Wellness...
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S3, Ep 14 - Ditching Your Diet Thoughts During the Holidays from 2021-11-24T11:00
Content warning: This episode contains discussion of diets and unhealthy eating patterns.
Diet culture has become pervasive in our society in large part due to misinformation spread thr...
S3, Ep 13 - What You Need to Know About HPV from 2021-11-17T10:00
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S3, Ep 10 - Personal Training at the Rec from 2021-10-27T11:00
The Bee McLeod Recreation Center offers many services and resources to help you keep up your physical (and, therefore, mental) health. These include FitWell classes and personal training. Today,...
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S3, Ep 9 - Healthy Relationships from 2021-10-20T12:00
Relationships in college are often filled with new experiences, and with new experiences can arise new problems. For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we have a discussion with Liz Cascone (Dir...
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S3, Ep 8 - Seeking Sensible Support from 2021-10-15T11:00
All too often, we find ourselves getting caught up in our day-to-day lives and struggling to keep going by ourselves. Today, Eric Garrison, co-host of the Ways to Flourish podcast, gives a talk ...
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S3, Ep 7 - Campus Nature Resources from 2021-10-13T16:00
Regular contact with nature is a huge part of improving mental well-being. Today, Dr. Dorothy Ibes, Senior Lecturer, sits down with us to explain what the Parks & Ecotherapy Research Lab doe...
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S3, Ep 6 - The Importance of Mental Health Resources for Queer Individuals from 2021-10-06T11:00
Content warning: episode contains discussion of self-harm/suicide.
October is LGBT History Month, and October 10 is World Mental Health Day. For queer-identifying individuals, mental he...
S3, Ep 5 - Yoga Therapy from 2021-09-29T11:00
Listening to one's body and self-awareness are two practices that often fall by the wayside when getting caught up in our day-to-day lives. Yoga therapy is a service offered at William &...
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S3, Ep 4 - GAs Help You Build Your"Toolkit" from 2021-09-22T11:00
Chances are, you've already interacted with a Graduate Assistant (GA) somewhere on campus! GAs play an integral role in the functioning of William & Mary, as they often act as liaisons ...
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S3, Ep 3 - What in the World Is a WA? from 2021-09-15T10:00
Wellness Ambassadors (WAs) are student-staff whom you've probably interacted with around campus, whether it be a friendly face at the Wellness Center's front desk or behind the scenes ...
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S3, Ep 2 - What Is Health Coaching? from 2021-09-08T15:00
Today, T Davis, Assistant Director of Health Promotion from the Wellness Center, sits down with us to discuss health coaching. Integrative health coaching is a service provided at W&M that h...
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S3, Ep 1 - Welcome Back to Wellness! from 2021-09-01T16:00
Hello, and welcome back to the third season of the Ways to Flourish podcast! We are so excited to get started again and show you what W&M Health & Wellness has to offer this new...
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S2, Ep 32 - That's A Wrap! from 2021-05-13T05:00
The 2020-2021 school year has been one like no other. Last fall, there was a vision to create a podcast around mental health & wellness and we hit the ground running with a two-person team....
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S2, Ep 31 - A Tribute to the Class of 2021 from 2021-05-11T05:00
Class of 2021 Class President Aria Austin sits down with us to take a look back not only at the 2020-2021 school year but also her four-years at W&M. She shares some ways the campus continu...
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S2, Ep 30 - Happy LDOC for Spring 2021! from 2021-05-06T05:00
Today is a day of celebration and the collective community that has brought us to this point! For the second semester, we have successfully been able to hold in-person classes all the way to th...
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S2, Ep 29 - Healthy Study Habits 101 from 2021-05-04T05:00
Finals Week is here! As we push through the final weeks of the semester, it is important to keep up healthy study habits that will help our wellbeing. Our team shares some ways to creat...
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S2, Ep 28 - Water Safety from 2021-04-29T05:00
With the warmer months right around the corner, Associate Director of Facilities & Aquatics, Bob Gough talks with us about water safety. He discusses why it's important to know about w...
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S2, Ep 27 - More of the Four from 2021-04-27T05:00
Lindsay Heck and Eric Garrison share with us four key components to include in to our everyday lives to help us continue to flourish. They had the opportunity to join in on the Prolog app that ...
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S2, Ep 26 - All About Plant-Based Nutrition from 2021-04-22T05:00
Registered Dietician Stephanie May and Nurse Practitioner Nancy Moul talks with our team about what exactly does it mean to be following a plant-based plan. They explore some of the reasons tha...
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S2, Ep 25 - The Importance of Sleep from 2021-04-20T05:00
Doctoral Candidate in Clinical & Counseling Psychology at the University of South Alabama Nicholas Borgogna and Doctoral Practicum Student candidate in Clinical Psychology at the Virginia Co...
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S2, Ep 24 - Sustainability: Flourishing People&Planet from 2021-04-15T05:00
As we prepare for W&M Earth Week 2021, we talk with the Director of Sustainability Calandra Waters Lake and Senior Mary Lawrence Young to take a deeper dive into sustainability. They share...
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S2, Ep 23 - Checking Back In When You Want To Check Out from 2021-04-13T05:00
As we near the end of the semester, we may be all finding ourselves to be "checking-out". Our very own Lindsay Heck and Eric Garrison sit down and talk to us about how we can make sure...
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S2, Ep 22 - Nod App Unboxing from 2021-04-08T05:00
Out team talks with Haider Ali about the new NOD app that has just been released on Apple and Android devices. This app provides an environment for student to achieve the social connections tha...
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S2, Ep 21 - Bridging Stress with Mindfulness: the Value of Consistency from 2021-04-06T05:00
We sit down with Adjunct Lecturer for Mindfulness Meditation, Wellness Mindfulness Professional, and Yoga Instructor Martha Rouleau, Gail Pascaris, Laura Beltrán-Rubio and Sophia Sabardine to ta...
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S2, Ep 20 - How Can Student Assembly Help You? from 2021-04-01T05:00
Class of 2021 Senator, Helen Tariku & Class of 2021 President, Aria Austin talk to us today about the W&M Student Assembly. They share with us how they can be that middle ground voice b...
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S2, Ep 19 - Concentration Meditation for the Mind from 2021-03-30T05:00
Dr. Warren Buck, Special Advisor to the President for Equity in the 21st Century, talks to us about meditative objects to cultivate a calmer and more focused self. He dives in to concentration ...
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S2, Ep 18 - Rethinking Motivation: Why Willpower Fails Us from 2021-03-25T05:00
Today we chat with Associate VP for Health & Wellness, Dr. Kelly Crace and Wellness Ambassador, Marrin Scalone on why our willpower fails us. The dive in to the topic of how many people cu...
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S2, Ep 17 - Talking All Things FitWell from 2021-03-23T05:00
Kamila Mehdi, Current FitWell instructor (since 2018) talks with our team about the combination of seeking out the things that make you feel your best including your passions/spaces that uplift ...
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S2, Ep 16 - Facilitating a Relationship with the Outdoors from 2021-03-18T10:00
We sit down with Assistant Director of Campus Recreation for Outdoor Recreation Michael White, Willa Moffit ('21) and Daria Moody ('22) to talk about the Tribe Adventure Program (TAP) ...
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S2, Ep 15 - The Benefits of Nature on our Mental Health from 2021-03-16T07:00
Dorothy Ibes, Senior lecturer for Environmental Science and Policy Program and Center for Geospatial Analysis, has such a fun topic to share with us today! She conducts research to help promote...
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S2, Ep 14 - Gifted Students and Suicide: Myths&Realities from 2021-03-11T10:00
Eric Garrison talks with the Jody and Layton Smith Professor of Psychology and Gifted Education and Director for the Center for Gifted Education, Dr. Tracy Cross.
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S2, Ep 13 - Preparing to Spring those Clocks Forward from 2021-03-09T07:00
Our very own Eric Garrison sits down to talk to us about how we can prepare our bodies for Daylight Savings. Tune in as he provides some tips on how to make the 1-hour loss of sleep this Sunday...
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S2, Ep 12 - Campus Rec Athletic Trainers from 2021-03-04T07:00
Campus Recreation has welcomed a new position to their staff, BOC and state licensed Athletic Trainers Christi Ferrell & Kim Gong. They will be primarily working with sports club but will b...
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S2, Ep 11 - Cultivating a Community of Care at W&M from 2021-03-02T07:00
Wellness Professional and Health Coach Jenny Call talks with Lindsay Heck about the current climate on W&M's campus in regards to the staff wellbeing during these challenging times. Sh...
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S2, Ep 10 - Diversity, Equity&Inclusion: Shifting the Conversation from 2021-02-25T07:00
We sit down with Dr. Natoya Haskins who is the Associate Professor of Counselor Education and Director of Diversity and Inclusion at the School of Education. As the Director of Diversity and In...
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S2, Ep 9 - Nourish to Flourish from 2021-02-23T07:00
Today we are excited to bring you W&M alum Kelly Gorman. She is the Health Promotion Specialist at Columbia University where she oversees initiatives related to resilience, nutrition, sleep...
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S2, Ep 8 - Q&A Day from 2021-02-18T07:00
We received some great questions from the community for this first ever Q&A day! Lindsay Heck and Eric Garrison share these questions and answers to help provide you more information on wa...
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S2, Ep 7 - Which Yoga Class is Right for Me? from 2021-02-16T07:00
On our next self-care episode, we site down with Wellness Professionals & Certified Yoga Therapists Patti DeBlass and Cindy Crace to talk about all things yoga and help us answer the tough q...
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S2, Ep 6 - Consent&Boundaries (Part 2) from 2021-02-11T08:00
We are back with Part 2 of our Consent & Boundaries series Hannah and Katie. Today they dive in to helping you determine your boundaries, and what you like and dislike during sexual intimac...
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S2, Ep 5 - Consent&Boundaries (Part 1) from 2021-02-09T08:00
We are excited to bring you this 2-part series with Assistant Director in the Office of Health Promotion Hannah Artile-Stravers and W&M Junior Katie Grotewiel. In part 1, she will discuss s...
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S2, Ep 4 - Reiki&Presence in Self-Care from 2021-02-04T07:00
Have you ever wondered what exactly Reiki is? Adjunct Lecturer of Mindfulness Meditation & Wellness Professional Martha Rouleau helps answer this question for us and provides us some ways w...
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S2, Ep 3 - Touch in a Time of Distance from 2021-02-02T07:00
On today's episode, we sit down with Wellness Professional, Massage Practitioner and Alum Grace Anderson on the power of touch. During this time of COVID, this lack of touch is impacting o...
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S2, Ep 2 - Intro to Art Therapy from 2021-01-28T09:00
We sit down with Art Therapist Sarah Balascio and Freshman Raven Pierce as they introduce us to Art Therapy. Sarah shares what a typical Creative Arts class may consist of while Raven shares he...
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S2, Ep 1 - Welcome Back! from 2021-01-26T09:00
We are excited to be back for the second season of the Ways to Flourish podcast! We are kicking off Season 2 with a series of self-care episodes. Joining us will be our Art Therapist Sarah Bala...
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S1, Ep 17 - Season 1 Wrap-Up from 2020-12-08T15:00
As we have all faced many challenges during this shortened semester, we would like to thank so many people for helping us get the Ways to Flourish podcast up and running. We also want to thank ...
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S1, Ep 16 - Rethinking Gratitude from 2020-12-03T09:00
As the holiday season approaches, giving gratitude can be received in many ways. While showing appreciation may be viewed mostly in a positive light, there is also some form of discomfort that a...
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S1, Ep 15 - Self-Criticism vs. Self-Care from 2020-12-01T09:00
We talk again with Dr. Carina Sudarsky-Gleiser about how isolation and self-criticism can have an impact on your mental health and provides some ways to help "silence the dinosaur" wit...
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S1, Ep 14 - Destigmatizing Wellness from 2020-11-24T14:00
Sophomore Ian DeHaven chats about caring for himself, honesty and the real work done at the Wellness Center.
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S1, Ep 13 - Optimizing Your Immunity from 2020-11-19T07:00
Dr. De Falcon and Dr. Dafashy of the Student Health Center and student Sam Litt talks about how one optimizes their immune system while managing the effects of stress and provide some behaviors ...
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S1, Ep 12 - No Shave Movember from 2020-11-17T09:00
We sit down again with Charlie Foster to discuss men's health and how partaking in Movember was such a jarring experience for him.
No Shave November encourage participants to forgo...
S1, Ep 11 - The Student Veteran Experience from 2020-11-12T17:00
Charlie Foster joins us to talk about the student veteran experience. The W&M Office of Student Veteran Engagement (OSVE) supports veteran students in a variety of ways. From bolstering the...
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S1, Ep 10 - Self-Care vs. Soothing from 2020-11-10T13:00
On today's episode, we talk with Dr. Kelly Crace and PhD candidate of American Studies Joseph Lawless as they discuss self-care vs. soothing and some healthy strategies to address your own ...
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S1, Ep 9 - Maintaining a FitWell Community during COVID from 2020-11-05T10:00
Jenny Dunfee (Associate Director of Fitness & Wellness) and Junior Maddy Havranek (FitWell Class Supervisor) talk about how the Bee McLeod Recreation Center has taken the precautionary steps...
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S1, Ep 8 - Building Resiliency with Mindfulness from 2020-11-03T10:00
Martha Rouleau talks about her journey to practicing Mindful Meditation and leads the audience in a few short exercises you can incorporate in to to your everyday life. You can join Martha on Mo...
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S1, Ep 7 - Maintaining Harmony during the Election from 2020-10-29T14:00
Dr. Carina Sudarsky-Gleiser, Director of the W&M Counseling Center discusses intentionality and how to maintain your sense of harmony during a time that is trying for many. Check out bit.ly/...
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S1, Ep 6 - Daylight Savings Sleep Tips from 2020-10-27T07:00
Ever wonder why BOTH spring and fall changes to Daylight Saving Time throw many of us off? Check out the latest podcast by Eric Garrison ‘94, our residential sleep guru, to see how resources suc...
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S1, Ep 5 - Covid, Culture, and Empowering Your Wellbeing from 2020-10-22T14:00
Dr. Dafashy talks about his experience with COVID, community culture, and how you can empower your wellbeing with a flu shot.
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S1, Ep 4 - The Impacts of Stress on Our Body from 2020-10-21T17:00
Tune in to part two of this three-part conversation with Dr. Dafashy as he dives in to the impacts of stress on our body and some ways we can help relieve some of those stressors.
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S1, Ep 3 - Situational vs. Chronic Depression from 2020-10-20T17:00
Dr. David Dafashy from the Student Health Center explains Situational vs. Chronic Depression and some helpful management tips in the first of his segment of a three-part conversation.
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S1, Ep 2 - Grounding Yourself from 2020-10-15T06:00
Join Eric Garrison as he builds on the information from Episode 1 and puts "step two" into action. Hear his perspective on the importance of grounding yourself when things start to g...
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S1, Ep 1 - Stress vs. Strain from 2020-10-12T14:00
Dr. Kelly Crace and Wellness Ambassador Maz Rossert discuss the topic of Stress vs. Strain and how to flourish through this time of chronic uncertainty. Listen in as they share their stories an...
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S1, Ep 0 - What are we doing here? from 2020-10-09T16:00
The William & Mary Health & Wellness staff are looking to dive deep in to some of the most crucial areas of conversation right now within the W&M Students, Faculty, Staff and Communi...
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S1, Ep 0 - What are we doing here? from 2020-10-09T16:00
The William & Mary Health & Wellness staff are looking to dive deep in to some of the most crucial areas of conversation right now within the W&M Students, Faculty, Staff and Communi...
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