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Cognitive Distortions and Irrational Beliefs: Students, Faculty, and Finals

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As we approach final exams, and wrap up an academic year’s worth of blogging on student mental health, many of us feel an accentuated sense of stress and anxiety. That is normal, and sometimes even healthy – stress, in reasonable quantities, is an adaptive response to improve motivation and performance. But many of us also…Continue Reading Cognitive Distortions and Irrational Beliefs: Students, Faculty, and Finals

Writing letters of recommendation

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The air is starting to cool. The days are getting shorter. The rain is coming back. It can only mean one thing – letter of rec season has returned (also, pumpkin spice everything). Most of us have never received any formal training in how to write a letter of recommendation. Rather, we have pieced together…Continue Reading Writing letters of recommendation