Our June 2025 newsletter is now available! This issue's theme is Transitions and Connection, with a poem by Mary Oliver, and a spotlight on the second annual Physician Well-Being Symposium.

On April 30, the Office of Well-Being hosted the second annual Physician Well-Being Symposium featuring artist in residence, Rachel Balaban and invited speakers Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, and Michael Krasner, MD, FACP.

The Lunch & Be series aims to engage students and faculty/staff in different art practices co-led by artists from the community, whether it be through movement, music listening, observing art, or writing activities. May's session was a fiber arts workshop to explore the application of textiles as an art therapy. This workshop provided a supportive space to engage with fiber arts as a meditative and therapeutic practice,

Our May 2025 newsletter is now available! This issue's theme is Mental Health Awareness Month and 'In Every Story, There's Strength' with a poem by Jarod K. Anderson, and a spotlight on first-year medical student Arran Rounds and his fitness classes at Nelson Fitness Center.

The May 2025 issue of Being features a Spotlight on first-year medical student Arran Rounds and his fitness classes at Nelson Fitness Center.

MMY Time, a Meditation, Movement, and Yoga Medley, led by our new Artist-in-Residence, Rachel Balaban. May 1st was the perfect opportunity to take a study break to center with meditation, energize your body through movement, and bring it all together with dynamic yoga. Thank you, Rachel Balaban, for leading this restorative session!

On April 16th, the SHC and Dr. Kelly Holder hosted a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy workshop. The event featured Dr. Stephanie Hartselle who specializes in anxiety, sleep, and emotion regulation.

30 students attended the workshop covering topics like the importance of maintaining healthy circadian rhythms, using tactile visualization techniques during stress, and addressing perfectionism and shame in medicine.

Our April 2025 newsletter is now available! This issue's theme is 'Embracing Joy' with a poem by Christine Evangelou and a spotlight on Rachel Balaban, The Warren Alpert Medical School's inaugural Artist in Residence.

The April 2025 issue of Being features a Spotlight on Rachel Balaban, the Inaugural Artist in Residence for The Warren Alpert Medical School.

Recently, Kelly Holder, PhD, led an interactive workshop, "Thriving in Academia: Leading through Uncertainty and Avoiding Burnout," designed to equip postdocs and early-career researchers with the tools to maintain well-being, build resilience, and lead projects effectively—even in times of uncertainty.

This event was co-sponsored by the Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs and the Carney Institute for Brain Science.

The Lunch & Be series aims to engage students and faculty/staff in different art practices co-led by artists from the community, whether it be through movement, music listening, observing art, or writing activities. April's session was lead by Naomi Raymond, LMHC LPMT, LCAT, MT-BC, a mental health counselor and music therapist at Revive Therapeutic Services.