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Get with the Program
Mrs. Kate Schell, LMHC

 

Following previous sessions on assignment-reading and essay-writing, students at 91快活林 Aquinas College, New England, gathered Wednesday for their third 淕et with the Program workshop: 淲hat College Students Should Know 91快活林 Mental Health.

Presented by counselor Kate Schell, LMHC, the workshop focused on managing mental health from a Catholic perspective. 淓veryone has experienced anxiety at some point, Mrs. Schell said to the students. 淪o, you檙e in good company!

Students first learned about the amygdala, the part of the brain which responds to stressful stimuli or triggers, to understand what happens in the brain when a person experiences anxiety. Armed with this knowledge, attendees then learned how they could harness the mechanisms that cause anxiety to manage their mental health more effectively. Once everyone understood the basics of the topic, Mrs. Schell walked students through several coping strategies for mitigating stress. A Q&A session followed.

Mrs. Schell fielded students questions with wisdom and humor, reminding them that maintaining mental health is a lifelong undertaking. 淚檓 hoping I can use the skills I learned tonight to better help my friends when they檙e struggling, said Mary Wassell (25). Added Ben Purtell (26), 淚檓 really glad I came to this workshop. I think everyone benefited from it.