Therapy

Stop glamorizing therapy speak

Ariana Rodriguez | Staff Writer As we hit an all-time high in mental health awareness, it’s important to remind ourselves that not everyone is a licensed therapist.  The reality is that therapy speak like “gaslighting” and “toxic” has infiltrated everyday conversations. Though rooted in psychological concepts, their casual use outside of therapy can have detrimental […]

Retail therapy isn’t real therapy

Heidi Cuevas | Assistant Opinion Director Finding a healthy way to cope with new changes can be difficult, especially when we have a lot on our plate. Even though splurging on ourselves is therapeutic, it can quickly become a harmful habit. Retail therapy, also known as emotional spending, is when shopping is used as a […]

CARTOON: Pet Therapy

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Online counseling and self-help services available for students

By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director   The University has plans to make fully online therapy sessions available to all students– not only to fully online students that currently have access. Counseling and Psychological Services currently employs five counselors that are available to fully online students, but more are being trained as plans to expand online […]

Reflexology path opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

By: Anna Radinsky/Assistant News Director   Members of the community can now walk across the five elements on the longest reflexology path on the U.S. east coast at the Biscayne Bay campus. The Student Government Council at BBC’s Reflexology Path ribbon cutting ceremony occurred on Thursday, Aug. 23 to celebrate the official opening of the […]

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