Jan 25, 2021
MHU is excited to announce a new blog series, Conversations with a Counselor, featuring the new counselors joining the Counseling Center this year! Throughout the term, MHU officers will be sitting down with the new counselors to discuss everything mental health, from personal anecdotes to tips and advice.
This week, counselor Yuling Lai, MA, NCSP, sat down with Dakota Ma ’22 to talk about her unique path to counseling, what she looks forward to at Dartmouth, self-acceptance, and her favorite self-care activity. At Dartmouth, she provides counseling in both English and Mandarin to undergraduate and graduate students, and has interests in developmental trauma, eating/body image concerns, international students, and LGBTQ+ communities.
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Jan 18, 2021
I often wish that I had a litmus test for stress. The simplest litmus tests are fast and binary: if the strip turns red, the solution is acidic; if the strip turns blue, the solution is basic. In the same way, I wish I could dip a litmus test into my brain at various points in the day and get a quick reading on my stress levels. If the strip turns blue, maybe I’m ok. If the strip turns red, then I need to put away my work and maybe do some yoga, or watch some Netflix. (more…)
Jan 11, 2021
I have a daily routine where I go on a walk at sunset because sunsets are so beautiful. Sometimes, the sunset is so mesmerizing that I try to take a picture. But no matter how many different angles or lighting variations that I try, it never turns out right. The frame is too stifling, and the colors are too muted. The picture is always a poor imitation of the real thing. (more…)
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