UNC Women's Soccer: Mental Health Awareness Night
2023-09-15 15:30 (America/New_York) | Dorrance Field, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514
The second-ranked University of North Carolina women's soccer team begins Atlantic Coast Conference action on Friday, Sept. 15, against Virginia Tech with kickoff set for 3:30 p.m. ET at Dorrance Field.

This game is Mental Health Awareness night. Check out this post UNC Women's Soccer wanted to share regarding Mental Health Advocacy in preparation for the game!

Gentle Yoga with Gillings Culture of Health
2023-09-18 12:00 - 12:30, 2023-09-25 12:00 - 12:30, 2023-10-02 12:00 - 12:30, 2023-10-09 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
Take time to relax and rejuvenate with gentle yoga. Find strength, balance, flexibility, and an overall feeling of energetic renewal. A mindful yoga practice can enhance self-compassion, lighten a heavy heart, and relieve the tensions of stress and anxiety. Employees can enjoy a free virtual gentle yoga session.

Mondays, 12 – 12:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, 5:15 – 6:00 p.m.

Equipment Needed: yoga mat and comfortable clothing

The sessions are led by Rhoda Cerny.

To participate in any of the above sessions, please register here.

Inhale Positivity
2023-09-18 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-09-20 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-09-22 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-09-25 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-09-27 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-09-29 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-10-02 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-10-04 12:30 - 12:45 and 2 more dates | Online
Join 15 minutes of guided sessions on emotional detox, breathing, and meditation every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12:30 p.m.; and Thursday at 4:45 p.m. See the flyer here.

Cookies & Conversation
2023-09-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Frank Porter Graham Student Union, 209 South Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
Come join us for ARK's first GBM of the year and the opportunity to make some new friends as we color and have snacks! We will have cookies, drinks, and other snacks available.

Held in Student Union room 2518AB

Emotional Eating: The Connection Between Mood and Food
2023-09-20 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE - Webinar
The population of the United States is becoming increasingly obese with each passing decade. There are many speculations about the cause of this phenomenon from an increasing sedentary lifestyle, the ready availability of high caloric foods to stress and even sleep deprivation. However, if people ate only when they were truly hungry and stopped when they were full, there would be no obesity epidemic. This workshop will address the relationship between emotions and food consumption and how to retrain your body and mind to recognize the cues of hunger and to eat for physiological and not emotional reasons.

Workshop Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:Identify what is “emotional eating”• Identify the two types of hunger• Describe the characteristics of emotional eating• Describe the situations that trigger emotional eating• Identify the consequences of emotional eatingIdentify strategies for combating emotional eating• Describe the role of self talk in emotional eating• Describe use of food/emotion journals• Describe use of visualizations• Describe how environmental modifications can reduce impulse eating• Describe how to incorporate stress management techniques to reduce emotional eatingIdentify a personal action plan to confront emotional eating• Identify your hunger signals• Identify your barriers to adopting a new eating strategy• Clarify your motivation for change• Identify a realistic relapse plan

Date: September 20, 2023

Time: 12 – 1 p.m.

Location: Online

To register, click here and select the “Request” button in Carolina Talent to automatically enroll.

Twilight Thursdays at North Carolina Botanical Garden
2023-09-21 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-28 16:00 - 19:00 | North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27517, United States
Every Thursday evening from August 17 to September 28, we’re staying open until 7 p.m. so you can enjoy and explore our display gardens after work or class. Our exhibit hall and Garden Shop will be open, and you’re welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors – we have lots of benches and picnic tables, plus open lawn areas for blankets.

With the exception of service animals, pets are not allowed in the Garden, and as part of the UNC campus, open containers of alcohol are prohibited.

Some evenings will feature food trucks and/or musical acts!

Mental Health First Aid Training
2023-09-25 09:00 - 15:30 | Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building, 325 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training that will give students, staff, and faculty the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as CPR training helps a layperson without medical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training helps a layperson assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis.

The School of Social Work has been the primary UNC Chapel Hill campus provider of Mental Health First Aid since 2015. In late 2021, the federal grant that had historically funded the program ended. We are excited to announce that UNC Chapel Hill administration has now provided funding for the program to continue in 2023!

This training will be located in person at the School of Social Work: TTK-SSW Room 500

Well-Being Day SUP Yoga
2023-09-25 11:30 - 13:30 | Bowman Gray Memorial Pool, 300 South Rd, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599
Well-Being Day SUP (Stand Up Paddleboarding) Yoga

Date: Monday, September 25, 2023

Times: 11:30-12:30pm AND 12:30-1:30pm

Location: Bowman Gray Memorial Pool

Cost: FREE

Registration: go.unc.edu/groupfitnessregistration

Take a break from studying and come try stand up paddle boarding with UNC Campus Rec! Play with balance, focus, and core strength by taking your Yoga practice to the pool. This stand-up paddleboard (SUP) inspired class will guide you through both standing and seated poses all while balancing on your board. Must be in swim attire. All levels welcome – you do not need to know how to swim!

Wellness Wednesday
2023-09-27 11:45 - 13:45 | The PIT, 203 South Rd, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Stop by the Pit to learn more information about Student Wellness programs and to pick one give-away item – our new Dimensions t-shirt; a Healthy Heels t-shirt; Dimensions Coloring Book; Gratitude Journal; stress ball; Fidget, and more!

Breathing Techniques to Relieve Stress and Improve Health
2023-09-27 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE - Webinar
Stress can compromise healthy breathing habits, but practicing breath work can reduce anxiety, encourage sleep, and in some cases, lower blood pressure. Participants will experience a variety of quick, easy breathing techniques during this course, and share back their results.

Workshop Objectives:

Participants in this training will:• Try a 60-Second Breathing Meditation• Practice Box Breathing• Experience 4-7-8 Breathing• Review some other Intentional Breathing techniques

Date: September 27, 2023

Time: 12 – 1 p.m.

Location: Online

To register, click here and select the “Request” button in Carolina Talent to automatically enroll.

Virtual Workshop Series for BIPOC Graduate and Professional Students: Finding Your Community
2023-09-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Finding Your Community: Finding community as a graduate student can be difficult but it isn’t impossible. During this workshop, we will explore the importance of finding your community as a graduate student, learn practical steps to build and maintain connections, and learn about campus resources useful for seeking community outside your program.

Registration link: https://go.unc.edu/findcommunity

ADHD, Me and UNC
2023-09-28 16:00 - 17:00 | SASB North, 450 Ridge Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514
Monthly social where students with ADHD can chat with ADHD specialists and peers for ongoing support, connections, and education about ADHD.

Held in SASB North room 0204

International Student Support Group
2023-09-29 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-10-06 13:00 - 14:30 | Fed Ex Global Center, 301 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
The group will be a supportive, safe and confidential space to talk about various stressors and experiences of being an international student at UNC Chapel Hill. The group will create space for international students to give and seek support from peers, and acquire more skills and knowledge to navigate the experience of living as an international student.

Topics discussed in the group may include (but are not limited to):

personal and professional relationships

academic concerns

adjusting to school and the US

coping with stress

career issues

For further information or to join the group please email Susan Chung, LCSW (yuschung@email.unc.edu) or submit a group interest form

Wellness Wednesday
2023-10-04 11:45 - 13:45 | The PIT, 203 South Rd, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Stop by the Pit for health education week! Learn where to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines and pick up some hand sanitizer while you're here.

Deskercise! Taking Care of Your Body During the Workday
2023-10-04 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE - Webinar
Have you ever felt tired and sluggish at work? Do you notice tension in your neck and back pain in the middle of your workday? Spending many of our waking hours sitting at a desk can lead to consequences for our health. However, it can be difficult to find time to exercise! This training will discuss the importance of not being completely sedentary all day, and review practical, easy ways to take care of your body while working a desk job.

Workshop Objectives:

This training will help you:• Learn why sedentary lifestyles are hazardous for your health• Identify exercises to incorporate into your workday• Understand the relationship between physical and mental stress• Practice mind-body connection through stress management exercises

Date: October 4, 2023

Time: 12 – 1 p.m.

Location: Online

To register, click here and select the “Request” button in Carolina Talent to automatically enroll.

Stranger to Friend: Mental Health Bracelet Swap
2023-10-09 16:00 - 19:00 | The Quad, 199 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
In a world that sometimes feels increasingly disconnected, we're bringing strangers together to share a moment of genuine connection. Participants will make friendship bracelets with words/phrases of what mental health means to them, while writing their story on an index card. Participants will then give their bracelet/card to a stranger to emphasize the importance of connection, even among strangers!
