Wellness Blog and Resources
It’s Cross-Country Ski Season!
Candid Corner: It’s Cross-Country Ski Season! It is December! That means winter is truly here in Wisconsin. And snow is just around the corner. With snow, comes the chance to get out for some cross-country (nordic) skiing. And there are some good options for cross-country skiing right here in Madison. One of the first resources…
Eat Well During Thanksgiving
Eat Well During Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is upon us. And for many people in the United States, Thanksgiving is synonymous with food. Sure, Thanksgiving also means family gatherings, or shopping sprees, or catching up on sleep, Netflix and laundry. This year many of us are facing a very different Thanksgiving ~ perhaps fewer people to eat…
Take a Walk in Nature, Right Here in Madison
Candid Corner: Take a Walk in Nature, Right Here in Madison One of the best ways to attend to our physical and mental health is to simply take a walk. Pausing in the midst of studying and stress to get out in fresh air and move is a fantastic way to reset and refocus. It…
Fall Back… to Sleep!
Candid Corner: Fall Back… to Sleep! Mark your calendars! This upcoming weekend (Saturday to Sunday overnight) is the “Fall Back” one hour time change! It is the time of year we all bask in what feels like an extra hour to sleep! And this time in the semester, sleep is starting to feel a bit…
Taking Care of your Financial Well-Being
Candid hosted Renae Sigall from UW Credit Union for a Candid Class webinar on personal budgeting on October 22, 2020. Renae shared these resources to help you take care of your financial well-being.
The Beautiful, Storied UW Lakeshore Preserve
Candid Corner: The Beautiful, Storied UW Lakeshore Preserve Along the shore of Lake Mendota, few natural spaces are as iconic as Picnic Point. The near-panorama lake view makes the peninsula tip feel a world away, even with the Capitol and campus buildings on the horizon. If you spend time at UW-Madison, you may know Picnic…
Ride Your Bike in One of the Top Cycling Cities in the Nation
Candid Corner: Ride Your Bike in One of the Top Cycling Cities in the Nation Did you know that Madison is considered one of the five best cities in the nation for riding a bike?! And we have a platinum designation from the League of American Bicyclists. Cycling is a fantastic way to exercise, enjoy…
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Filling Up The Tank
Filling Up The Tank OK, everyone. Time for a check in. Why don’t you fill in the blank: “I’m feeling _____________, and I don’t know why.” Happy? Grateful? Peaceful? Hmm. Maybe: Tired. Cranky. Worried. Sad. Mad? It’s possible at different moments you could be feeling any of these things. Chances are you may be struggling…
COVID-19 Hasn’t Disappeared: Keep Practicing These Precautions
COVID-19 Hasn’t Disappeared: Keep Practicing These Precautions In the past few weeks, the sentiment surrounding the coronavirus pandemic has started to change. Wisconsin’s Safer-At-Home order is lifted, many businesses are reopening their doors, and students are gathering with increasing frequency. We’re thrilled that some restrictions have been able to be safely scaled back, and we’re…
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Productivity in Isolation: How to Stay Balanced During a Global Crisis
Productivity in Isolation: How to Stay Balanced During a Global Crisis Now that we’ve been “Safer at Home” for over a month — and it looks to stay that way for a while longer— we’re seeing the impacts of self-isolating firsthand. Everyone is dealing with this global crisis differently. For some, it’s a welcome reprieve…
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How to Manage When Things Get Tough
How to Manage When Things Get Tough By: Ginger Morgan, Director of Candid. I am not sure how things are going for you, but I can say that I am feeling pretty worn down by #saferathome by now. The first month we were all adjusting, things were unfolding fast and felt new and our brains…
How to Work Through the Culture Shock of Physical Isolation
How to Work Through the Culture Shock of Physical Isolation We’ve found ourselves in the midst of a global pandemic, news stories and Facebook posts swirling through our society about a novel virus that’s quickly taken the world by storm. And despite the chorus of “we’re in this together” from businesses, bosses, and teachers alike…
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Self Care for the Long Haul
Self Care for the Long Haul By Ginger Morgan, Director of Candid I don’t know about you, but for me it’s beginning to sink in that we may be doing this “Safer At Home” thing for a while. One of the unsettling things about navigating this new normal is that we don’t really know how…
Make the Most of Your Virtual Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Make the Most of Your Virtual Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic In the past few weeks, responses to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have swept through the globe and landed in Madison — canceling in-person class meetings and forcing college students everywhere to finish the semester virtually. This is an understandably stressful time for everyone: students,…
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Connecting Is Key
Connecting is Key By: Ginger Morgan I started writing this blog a couple of weeks ago. Seems like almost another lifetime. In the time before. Before. Before COVID-19 took over the 24-hour news cycle and before we knew anything about social distancing. One of the things you will notice about Candid is that while we…
Lessons From a Hinge: Change is Possible
Lessons From a Hinge: Change is Possible By: Ginger Morgan Let’s face it: our lives are not perfect. We may have a lot of things going right. (We should celebrate that!) Those are the things we can be grateful for. On the other hand, there are other areas of our lives that we may NOT…
Sleep — Your Secret Sauce
Sleep — Your Secret Sauce There is a certain “cool” factor to bragging about how little sleep you are getting. Classwork is starting to ramp up. You are motivated to do well in your classes… it’s easy to think that if you can just spend a little less time sleeping and a little more time…
Improve Your Mindset by Practicing Gratitude
Improve Your Mindset by Practicing Gratitude Physical exercise, a balanced diet, and eight hours of sleep usually top the list of ways to be healthier. There’s no denying how important these things are, but sometimes it’s overwhelming to try to fit them all into your hectic student schedule. Thankfully, there’s an even simpler secret to…
Welcome to Candid!
Welcome to Candid! Welcome to Candid, a wellness initiative sponsored by Pres House at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Candid supports young adults who are interested in wellness, while being… well, students! Whether you are just learning to navigate college or slogging through the latter stages of a graduate program, Candid can support you taking…