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Help On The Go
The following exercises are available for downloading to your iPod free of charge.
Deep Breathing Exercise
You will learn how to properly engage in deep breathing. The podcast will take about 15 minutes and will lead you through an imagery exercise in combination with the deep breathing at the end. To download file, click here.
How to Help a Friend with Eating or Body Image Issues
You will learn how you can help a friend who might be struggling with an eating disorder or body image issues. It covers some of the warning signs to pay attention to, what eating disorders are, and how you can help your friend including what you should say and what you can do if concerned about your friend. To download the file, click here.
Healthy Relationships 101
You will learn how to recognize a healthy versus unhealthy relationship, understand effective ways to build and maintain more healthy relationships, and be given resources about where you can go to learn more about how to improve the relationships in your life. To download the file, click here.
Mindfulness Meditation
You will go through a guided meditation which helps you to become more aware of the present moment by focusing on sensations in your body and your breath. It increases your self-awareness and helps you learn to slow down and focus on yourself and your own experience. To download file, click here.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation
You will learn a progressive muscle relaxation exercise that will take 15 minutes to complete. Progressive muscle relaxation is a technique to help the individual relax and manage feelings of tensions or anxiety throughout their body. The exercise will involve tensing muscles and then focusing on the relaxed state of the muscles after the tension is gone. To download file, click here.
Anger Management
You will learn about the roots of anger, how to identify whether anger might be a problem for you, ways to effectively address your angry thoughts and feelings, and additional resources available on managing anger. To download file, click here.
How to Help a Friend with Alcohol Issues
You will gain a better understanding of the warning signs of an alcohol problem. By the end of this podcast, you will also feel better prepared to approach a friend you are concerned about their drinking. To download file, click here.
Reduce Test Anxiety
You will learn about different types of test anxiety and factors that contribute to the experience of test anxiety. Several strategies are provided that can be used to reduce test anxiety. To download file, click here.
Time Management Strategies
You will learn about time management techniques to help you become more organized, complete your assignments on time, and manage your personal and academic time more efficiently. You will learn about your primary "Time Type," which will help you identify your time-management strengths, as well as areas in which you may need to improve your time-management skills. You will also learn how to prioritize tasks and create effective To-Do Lists and schedules. To downlload file, click here.
Prevent Procrastination
You will learn more about what is procrastination, how to identify your procrastination style, and reasons why you may procrastinate. You will also learn strategies to minimize procrastination in your life and to handle challenges by empowering yourself to be at your very best. To download file, click here.
Improve Study Strategies
You will learn ways to manage your study time, read your textbooks more effectively, and improve your memory for class material. By the end of this podcast, you will have the tools to be a more proficient student. To download file, click here.
Note Taking Strategies
In this podcast, listeners will be presented with two new methods of note taking; one to use while reading and taking chapter notes, and the other when in class taking lecture notes. In addition, listeners will be presented with several effective note taking tips and strategies. To download file, click here.
Test Taking Strategies
This podcast reviews skills for studying for tests, preparing yourself on the day of the test, and tackling the test itself, i.e., what to look for as you read through items, how to allot your time, and which questions to answer first. Strategies are outlined for different types of tests: essay, math, multiple choice, and true/false formats. To download file, click here.
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