Wellness Weekly
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Wellness Weekly
Produced by The Daily UW, Norah Alhindi and Isobel Williamson dive deep into topics that they think should be mainstream when it comes to wellness and health. Each episode, they pick a Wellness article and talk to the writers and sources from it to get the bigger picture. They want this podcast to b...
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Early Burnout
Week 3 of the quarter and you’re already feeling burnout? Join Norah and Isobel as they reflect on strategies they’re using to overcome their own earl...
Spring Resets
Spring quarter is a unique transitional time for a lot of students, and with the added lift of the mask mandate there are a lot of out-of-control fact...
Supporting Your Friend’s Mental Wellness
Norah and Isobel have a conversation about how to support friends’ mental health and what that can look like. They talk about key aspects of productiv...
The Hidden Struggles of Periods
Join Norah and Isobel as they discuss some hidden struggles of getting a period. They talk about their personal experiences in seeking medical assista...
The Struggles of Being a Woman in STEM
Join Norah and Isobel as they engage in a vulnerable conversation with Prof. Hanna Jordt about some of the unique challenges women in STEM have to fac...
The Nuances of Therapy
Join Norah and Isobel as they discuss the more questionable aspects of therapy that nobody talks about or acknowledges, shading capitalism for playing...
New Years & Mental Health
Join Norah and Isobel as they discuss how new years time can affect our mental health. They talk about how to approach this new year season differentl...
The Uneven Playing Field of Getting Mental Health Accommodations
Norah and Isobel discuss what it’s like to navigate your way through the DRS to get accommodations for a mental health disability and the hurdles that...
The Art of Breaking Down
Sit down with Isobel and Norah in a conversation around the importance of processing a mental breakdown.
Staying Grounded
Join Norah and Isobel as they walk through a couple of meditative exercises in an effort to stay grounded and help you find peace through this stressf...
History of Therapy
Join Norah as she takes a trip down memory lane looking at the history and evolution of therapy and the kind of people who shaped its origins.
Adjusting back to our old normals
Join Norah and Isobel as they discuss some of the mental health challenges of going back to in-person learning. They discuss the different aspects tha...
Navigating therapy as a minority
Norah and Isobel have an in-depth conversation with the founder of Inclusive Therapists Directory Melody Li, who is a mental health liberation activis...
Capitalism is Bad for Mental Health
Isobel and Norah discuss how capitalism is the root cause of many mental health struggles such as depression and anxiety, and how self-compassion can...
Productivity and Mental Health
Norah and Isobel expand the conversation they started in the episode “productivity and losing grip of time”. They discuss the importance of self-forgi...
A Day in the Life of a Depressed College Student.
CW: depression and suicide. Norah and Isobel have a conversation about the inaccurate depiction of mental illness in mainstream culture and paint hone...
Adjusting to Life after Quarantine
Norah and Isobel discuss the recent campus announcement that school will likely be in person in the fall and how to deal with the new health and socia...
Rediscovering Our Inner Introverts
Join Norah and Isobel as they discuss their experiences as introverts: the challenges, the benefits, the social stigma, and the relationship between i...
Mental Health over Spring Break
Norah and Isobel finish off the quarter with a discussion about how to stay sane this Spring Break. They discuss their natural inclinations toward pro...
One Year COVID-aversary!
Norah and Isobel take a look at their Isolation Diaries articles that were written soon after the pandemic hit. They reflect on how life has changed a...
Existentialism
As the quarter comes to a close, Norah and Isobel discuss existentialism. They chat about what can spur existential crises, life philosophies like nih...
Joy
In this dreary and stressful week of the quarter, Norah and Isobel discuss a feeling we all wish we had a little more of: joy. They share what differe...
Journaling Journeys
Join Norah, Isobel, and former podcast host Deb Kwon as they discuss journaling: the benefits and challenges, how to incorporate it into your life, an...
How to Deal with Stress: From People Who Suck at Dealing with Stress
Join Norah and Isobel as they open up about how they deal with midterm seasons induced stress. They reflect on their personal experiences and methods...
Online Teaching: Behind the Scenes
Norah and Isobel invite on UW professor Andrea Wills to discuss designing an online learning environment. They discuss the mental health of both profe...
Befriending Loneliness
Norah reflects on her journey with aloneness. She shares the ideas that helped her perceive time alone as a form of willed solitude that is beautiful...
Thirst Trap Confessions
Join Isobel and Norah as they chat with Thirst Trap columnist Hannah Krieg, who reflects over her journey writing about dating life. Hannah discusses...
Winding Down and Reflecting on our Podcast Journey
Join Norah and Isobel as they close off their first quarter of hosting. They reflect on what they’ve learned through this quarter about mental wellnes...
Productivity and Losing Grip of Time in Quarantine
Norah and Isobel take a look at wellness writer Zoe Schenk’s article about staying on top of online school while time loses meaning. They talk about t...
Post election reflections from BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ members: Part 2
Norah and Isobel speak to UW student Vanessa Lam, who details her experience as a first generation Asian American voting for the first time in the 202...
Post election reflections from BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ members: Part 1
Join Norah, Isobel, and guest Andre to debrief the 2020 elections and discuss the experiences of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ community members who voted for the...
Debunking misconceptions about OCD
Norah and Isobel talks to the wonderful wellness writer Tatum Lindquist about her column’s most recent article titled “More than hand-washing and clea...
Thou Shalt Not Show Emotions
Join Isobel and Hall Health therapist Ricardo Hidalgo to talk more about the stigmatization of emotion and how we can become more comfortable handling...
Bottling up Emotions in Quarantine
Norah and Isobel take a look at wellness writer Tatum Lindquist’s article titled “This quarter, differentiate between social distancing and social iso...
Building Community in a Global Pandemic 101
Norah and Isobel take a look at wellness writer Andy Chia’s article titled “Building community without face-to-face interaction” They discuss their e...
Norah and Isobel! Introductions and Mental Health this Fall
Norah and Isobel kick off the quarter by introducing themselves and talking about a subject they’re passionate about: mental health. Starting the acad...
Stories of Huskies: Aimee Le and Phoebe Harris
For the final episode of the quarter, join Tatum as Aimee delves into her experience as a first generation student and as Phoebe unpacks the impact of...
Living lighter through positive thinking
Listen in as Tatum and Beth dissect optimism as an actively chosen mindset that can bring a bit of life and gentleness to an otherwise harsh reality.
Animal Crossing: the society we wish we lived in
For 69,245 bells, join Tatum and Deborah in talking about the uses of Animal Crossing and other games as coping mechanisms in this time of social dist...
Fun fact: Our bodies can change — and it's OK!
Tatum and Zoe break down some of the dangerous talk around ‘quarantine bodies’, how quarantine impacts people struggling or recovering from disordered...