The research on addiction to social media and the effect it is having on our mental health has been pouring in as we are starting to see social media usage overwhelmingly take over in our society. Most recently, Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, has come out as...
Why mindfulness and meditation? As a young adult navigating college and life, things can get unbelievably stressful. Life’s stresses never seem to reduce, (in fact they grow) as we get older. However, learning how to manage stress can help bring balance and avoid the...
At NWCS each of our students are paired with a 3-person team consisting of a therapist, life coach and education coach. Each of these team members play an important role in the students life and help them accomplish a number of distinct but equally valuable goals....
We hear about it all the time. It effects whether we get into college, whether we stay in college, and whether we graduate or not. Something that has so much power over our college career is certainly worth taking some time to understand. How to calculate it, what...
Tell your roommates you’re going on a trip. This is one of those things that is just so obvious, that sometimes it can go overlooked. You don’t want your roommates to start worrying when they realize they haven’t seen you in a couple of days. Even if...