WBI Weekly Digest
Well-Being Wednesday
If you are taking the MPRE this week, you are doing to do great!
Events and Groups
Saturday 11/06/2021, 9:30-11:15 am: WBI’s Raise the Woof Pawty.
Stressed from the MPRE? Midterms? Memos? Life? Bring your dog to High Bridge Dog Park and take a break and socialize! Don’t have a dog? That’s fine! You can still come down and meet other people and more importantly pet their dogs!
59 Randolph Ave, St Paul, MN 55102
Sunday November 7, 10:00 AM: Weekly Walk
Take a break and start your Sunday with a little nature at Theodore Wirth Regional Park. Join others and see what the twin cities has to explore.
3130 Glenwood Ave, Golden Valley, MN 55422
To join or for more information contact JiJi Mielke [log in to unmask] or (214)793-5456
Wake-Up Wednesdays, 8 am:Weekly Wednesday Wake Up and Move!
Starting 11/03, Start your hump day with a little light movement.
Mondale Hall N20
To join the or for more information contact Alex Jones [log in to unmask] or (330)442-1832
Basketball: We have a group who plays basketball every Tuesday at the UMN’s Recwell!
To join the discord or for more information contact Alex Jones [log in to unmask] or (330)442-1832
At-Home Challenge of the Week:https://youtu.be/uGREm7MCGeo
4 minute video showing how to make homemade salad dressing. Quick, cheap, and environmentally friendly!
Personal Initiative
Looking for a therapist? Learn about the various types of mental health professionals and types of treatments available.
Types of Mental Health Professionals
Types of Mental Health Treatments
Below are resources available to you!
To schedule your first appointment, call 612-624-1444
Offering in-person and telehealth
Individual and couples therapy available (10-session-per-year limit for each type)
Eating disorder services, ADD/ADHD treatment, alcohol and chemical health services, and group therapy available
Psychology Today Find a Therapist Search Tool
Psychology Today is a great resource to find a therapist
Filter by specific location, accepted insurance, specialty, issues, age, gender, sexuality, language spoken, ethnicity, faith, and more
Not interested in therapy, but just looking for someone to talk to?
LCL offers resources on substance use and compulsive behaviors, mental illness, stress, and well-being
Need assistance now? Call 651-646-5590 or 800-525-6466
Available 24/7
For 24-hour phone counseling, call Sand Creek at 651-430-3383 or 888-243-5744
If asked, say you were referred by LCL
Movember
See someone growing a mustache this month who really shouldn’t be? Well they are likely growing it in support of Movember. Movember is a yearly event involving growing a mustache in the month of November to raise awareness for Men’s Health, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's mental health and suicide awareness.The Movember Organization has funded over 1,250 projects and still going.
Want to donate? You can help by donating to a participant or directly to the organization.
Want to get involved? Even if you can’t grow a mustache, Movember has many different ways to get involved. You can “Move for Movember” by walking, jogging, running or even crawling 60 miles through out the month for the 60 men across the world lost to suicide every hour. There are events to attend on the link above, or you can even create your own challenge!
Character & Fitness Bar Application
Are you worried about your application to the Bar? Disclosing mental health issues or possible past mistakes? Just generally confused about it? Our wonderful Professor Kim Ronning has been gracious enough to share a recording of her presentation about this application. The first 20 minutes are the background to understand the disclosure piece.
Advice Column
Any questions, concerns, or topics that you’d like some advice on, feel free to submit them here! You’ll get real advice, and maybe some memes for your situation.
Resources
WBI has created a Resources Page on our website where law students can always go to find support.
UMN Law Well-Being Initiative
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Current Contacts
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Emily Moss - [log in to unmask]
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