• Mary: Short & Accessible Meditation

    Mary discusses how she has found meditation practices that have helped her when she is feeling overwhelmed.

  • Mary: Disrupting Catastrophic Thinking

    Mary shares how she learned to deal with catastrophic thinking.

  • Mary: Making Time for Joyful Activities

    Mary describes how she created space to be mentally and physically healthy while tackling the difficult challenge of qualifying exams.

  • Mary: Connecting with Peers

    Mary discusses how support from peers helped her stick to her study plans.

  • Katie

    Katie entered her sophomore year feeling like she was getting a handle on MIT. After receiving one of the lowest scores in the class on her first exam in introductory…

  • Mary

    Mary came to MIT with a master’s degree, but found herself questioning her abilities when faced with qualifying exams. Her self-doubt was made worse by her struggles with PTSD and…

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