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Wellness Podcasts
Are your expectations too high?
Description: We had a lot of expectations under the pandemic in the past years; in fact, high expectations can lead to disappointment, but expecting the worst doesn’t feel great either, let’s see how to find the right balance.
Walk with you - What can we do when we are facing bullying?
Description: Bullying in school is very common and we should enhance our awareness of this phenomenon. What can we do when we are the victims? What if we are the onlookers of bullying? Who can we ask for help? It is my pleasure to invite Ms. Chan (陳同學) to be my guest in this episode. She shared her victimization experience with us and she also gave some suggestions for the students who are experiencing bullying. I would like to give special thinks to Ms. Chan for her courage to share with us. It is impossible for us to change our past but we may change our attitudes toward the miseries. Let’s play the companion roles when we are listening to Ms. Chan’s sharing!
How to Craft Your Life
Description: At the beginning of the new academic year, how should we plan for our year ahead? Let’s listen to the podcast: ‘How to Craft Your Life’. When the world around you changes, so can your goals. In the podcast, the speaker tried a practice to tap into a new sense of purpose, what is meaningful to us and what we value most when we are setting our goals. The episode is extracted from the Podcast: The Science of Happiness which is hosted by awarding winning psychologist Dacher Keltner, co-produced by PRX and UC Berkerly’s Greater Good Science Center.
This Podcast originally appeared on Greater Good, the online magazine of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Study Life Balance
Description:Students study hard to attain outstanding academic result. Some of them would even like to achieve “Pass 3 Exceed 4” GPA scores. But what should we do to maintain a healthier balance between lives and studying? We have gratefully invited Sally, a senior who obtained excellent performance, to share her study skills and stress relief methods. She also gave some tips and encouragements to us to achieve study life balance. Please stay tuned!
Sharing of joining the committee of student organization
Description: Taking up position in Student Associations (上莊) has been recognized as an important task for students. In this episode, I have thankfully invited the president of ICAC Student Ambassador Program, Derek Ma, to be our guest. As an association’s president, Derek will share his experience, including, but not limited to, his personal growth and problem-solving skills, in this program. He will also give some tips to the students who are interested in this program. All students are welcomed!
Finding Strength Through Gratitude
Description: We are in this pandemic for more than a year now, many people struggle under the new normal while some are able to find strength in the challenges. Let’s listen to the podcast: ‘Finding Strength Through Gratitude’ which depicts a doctor who serves communities in dire need shares how gratitude helps him find light in the darkness. The episode is extracted from the Podcast: The Science of Happiness which is hosted by awarding winning psychologist Dacher Keltner, co-produced by PRX and UC Berkerly’s Greater Good Science Center.
What is job burnout?
Description: Time flied quickly, and it came to April in a flash. This also means that seniors will graduate soon. Some of them may continue their studies, while others will go to work. It is well known that academic pressure is high, but work pressure cannot be underestimated as well. In this episode, we have gratefully invited Prof. Francis Cheung, the Associate Professor of the Department of Applied Psychology, to be our guest and to talk about job burnout. This episode may help students in understanding the formation and characteristics of job burnout and the preventions of it. All students are welcomed!
Healing Through Gratitude
Description: We are still living in the shadow of the pandemic even after a rough year, there are so many uncertainties ahead of us. We experienced so much loss in the past year and yet there are things which are grateful for because of this epidemic; for example, we treasured more of our relationship with others, we began to take better care of our precious body and mind…etc. Let’s listen to the podcast ‘Healing Through Gratitude’ from Podcast: The Science of Happiness which is hosted by awarding winning psychologist Dacher Keltner, co-produced by PRX and UC Berkerly’s Greater Good Science Center.
This Podcast originally appeared on Greater Good, the online magazine of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.