4.6 Taking care of you
Learn more how you can achieve the Thrive 5 in an online learning and physical distancing environment.
- Move more – adding activity into each day can help manage stress and boost your mood. UBC Okanagan Campus Recreation offers virtual fitness classes and running groups.
- Sleep soundly – establish sound sleep routines to get better quality rest. If you are struggling with sleep, access the Wellness Centre Online for strategies, and recognize that sleep disturbances are often indicative of mental health challenges.
- Eat well – no matter where you are studying, you can eat foods to fuel your mind. Learn more
- Give back – you can explore your interests and enhance your experience by getting involved.
- Say hi - physical distancing doesn’t mean social isolation. Learn more about getting and staying connected with others
UBC Thrive is a mindset and a month-long series of events focused on helping everyone at UBC explore their path to mental health.
Mental health literacy is a key component to building the mental health and resilience of UBC’s people and communities. It involves understanding how to obtain and maintain positive mental health, understanding mental disorders and their treatments, decreasing stigma related to mental disorders, and understanding how to seek help effectively 1.
Thrive promotes mental health literacy for all at UBC by:
- Promoting knowledge of mental health and how to foster and maintain it
- Reflecting and celebrating the diversity of experiences related to mental health at UBC
- Ensuring our actions and communications are informed by evidence in the field of mental health
Learn more
- Visit thrive.ubc.ca for information about the events that are held annually, during the month of November.
- Assess the Thrive calender here
- Check out our mental health resources to equip you with a wide range of tools and strategies in support of mental health for UBC staff, faculty and postdocs.