Hello everyone,

Today is the last post of the semester, and my last post. I will graduate with my Bachelor’s degree at the end of this semester. So, I thought I would reflect and share everything I learned and am still learning.

I chose to write all my blog posts with the theme of stress because it is at the root of struggles regarding mental health, impacting well-being, and connects us all. Stress is a reaction that leads us to feel stressed, which can consume and mess with our well-being and mental health. I also chose to add plenty of images or videos because, as a visual learner, seeing something that captures the essence of ideas helps convey the message and grabs attention to help with understanding. I thought I would insert as many eye-catching images capturing the feel of the concept, connecting the audience with the message as it does with me. Before coming to USG, through the psychology program at UMBC, I also studied art at MC, and putting images in blogs helped me connect meaning with visual aids in writing.

Here are my favorite posts and visuals, a reflection on them, lessons, experiences, and tips:

In Handling Stress for Health and Wellness, I mentioned that stress can affect health and well-being, detailing the manifestations of stress, some I became familiar with.

Getting on track, one step and breath at a time, mentioned clear headspace, productivity, focus, motivation, and how to avoid stress getting in the way of that. I learned about productivity and the power of visualization in something like decluttering, how a clear and organized space helps mental ease in tracking stress and productivity for success.

Presenting Yourself, showcasing how stress is so powerful in interfering with speech, expressing feelings of doubt, incertainty, and nerves I experienced.

Refocusing; with Colors of Spring power of visualization, seeing the colors and catching attention, distracting from working, and continuing motivation, trying to mess with staying on track, influencing stress, related to my last post Reigiting, Recharging and Reseting, about Burnout, the way to combat the distractions, lack of or change in motivations whether it is exhaustion or relaxation, the key is balance to stay happy and healthy flow of work and productivity.

I underestimated breathing, slowing down, resting, simplifying, moving, stretching, and knowing I am not alone. I will add being gentle with yourself, going back to the basics, letting go, embracing change, adapting to challenges, turning it into a positive, and working on mindset, as things I learned, and additional tips.

Here is my final message: Stress is a part of life; accept and overcome it.

I met many people who influenced my journey and introduced me to resources that helped me with my growth, progress, and success. Thank you for reading my posts, and I wish everyone good luck with finals and the future.