Anxiety shows up in many different ways - you might notice it in your emotions or in the way that your body responds. Ashleigh Keizer shares five ways to manage your anxiety.

Learn more about anxiety this Fall through a series of workshops with specific topics in mind, ranging from a general introduction to what anxiety is, and progressing through specifics like the “high functioning” anxiety myth, how to use mindfulness with anxiety, and strategies and tools you might find helpful to manage your symptoms. These workshops are designed to equip you with general knowledge, but also prepare you to be curious about your experiences of anxiety.

Mindfulness is something that we talk about a lot, but we don’t always know exactly how to do it. Janelle Traber explains how to understand and validate your emotions, and provides an example of a mindfulness tool that you can use at home.

You’re sitting in class, or at your computer, waiting for the teacher to begin the lesson. You forgot to complete the assignment that was due today because you felt tired for “no real reason”. Or you tried looking at it, but then nothing made sense, so you closed your computer.

You know that you will have to try and explain to your parents or teacher (or both!) of why you can’t “just do it”...