College is a time of self-discovery. Living on your own and becoming independent in the blink of an eye can be taxing on anyone. For young adults with complex hormones and demanding workloads, it can be even more challenging. As the semester reaches a point of high stress and activities…
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Things I learned as a last-year
At the end of my first year at William Jewell College, I wrote an advice piece for The Hilltop Monitor titled “Things I learned as a first-year.” Two short, strange years later and I’m finishing my last year at Jewell. Here are some things I’ve learned this year. Quit stressing…
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Self-Exploration: Self-reflection is complicated
Considering this column is about self-exploration, it’s probably ironically perfect that I have no idea how to articulate or offer advice for listening to oneself. Nothing, at least, beyond the obvious. My therapist advises me to wait and see, to let things surface when they surface. However, I get caught…
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