Ways to Flourish
Ways to Flourish is the podcast of W&M Health and Wellness that addresses how to be mentally healthy and flourish through our challenges. Each podcast focuses on a wellness strategy that contributes to our mental health. Featuring wellness experts and the voices of our campus, we focus on strategies that are relevant to our community. Listen to our podcast on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts! Automatic captions are available through our W&M Health & Wellness YouTube channel.
Episodes
144 episodes
S9, Ep 1 - For the Well of It
Welcome back to a new season of Ways to Flourish! Here at the beginning of our 9th season, Lindsay, Cher, and Calder sit down to chat about what to look forward to this semester and what they're each doing 'for the well of it.'...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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10:00
S8, Ep 14 - Wrapping Up Another Chapter
Albeit belatedly, the Ways to Flourish is wrapping up their eighth season and fourth year in the usual fashion, by sitting down with the whole team to chat about the past, the present, and the future. Lindsay, Ginny, Calder, Lilly, Jaz...
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Season 8
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Episode 14
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11:19
S8, Ep 13 - Wellness as a Business
The health and wellness industry is currently thriving, but this success can come at the expense of accessibility and authenticity. Dr. Phil Wagner is a Clinical Associate Professor at William & Mary. He is also an instructor with Les Mills...
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Season 8
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Episode 13
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26:17
S8, Ep 12 - Race and Creating an Inclusive Space
Environmental wellness is one of the eight Dimensions of Wellness, and it refers to not only nature, but also any physical space that one surrounds themselves with. Creating a physical space that is welcoming to all identities is vital, so in t...
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19:24
S8, Ep 11 - Poetry, Addiction, & Recovery
Content warning: This episode contains discussion of drug addiction.Azad Ashim Sharma is a writer and publisher, director of the87press, based in South London. He recently published his latest collection of poems, Boiled Owls, ...
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Season 8
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Episode 11
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21:49
S8, Ep 10 - The Power of Touch
Some of us aren't huge touchy-feely people, and some of us are. No matter what, though, physical touch has proven benefits. Kay Hamlin is our new Massage Therapist at the Wellness Center, and she's excited to be here today to talk about why we ...
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21:05
S8, E9 - Queer Community in Wellness
Taking the initiative to learn about ways to make our campus more inclusive for LGBTQ+ students is crucial! Wellness Ambassador Audrey Murcko has been building relationships between the Wellness Center and campus organizations Lambda Alliance a...
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Season 8
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Episode 9
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20:33
S8, Ep 8 - Sneezes, Coughs, and Colds, Oh My!
As we continue through cold and flu season after the peak of COVID-19, it can be difficult to decide as students when we can still make it to class and when we ought to stay home. Dr. David Dafashy, Medical Director and Staff Physician at the W...
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Season 8
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Episode 8
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18:32
S8, Ep 7 - Graduation Anxiety
On Ways to Flourish, we're often talking about transitions. One of our biggest questions as students is what we're doing and where we're going after college, and it can turn into a big source of anxiety. Luckily, we're not alone! ...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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16:07
S8, Ep 6 - Music & Wellness: The Case Against Wellness?
So far in our Music & Wellness series, we've been talking to people who consider music to be a huge part of what they perceive as their well-being. Today, Dr. Max Katz, Associate Professor of Music at W&M, helps us turn a critical lens ...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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18:09
S8, Ep 5 - What Even Is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture services are now available at W&M! But, chances are, you haven't experienced it before and you don't know much about it. Luckily, Dr. Haunani Chong Drake, our Licensed Acupuncturist and Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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14:28
S8, Ep 4 - Social Media & (Un)healthy Relationships (Part 2)
Welcome back to Part 2 of our conversation with Candice Fox, Assistant Director of Health Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention! We are finishing up our conversation about how social media affect relationships, this time with the lens of cre...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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20:10
S8, Ep 3 - Social Media & (Un)healthy Relationships (Part 1)
Ways to Flourish is back with another Valentine's Day special! We sit back down with the Assistant Director of Health Promotion & Sexual Violence Prevention, Candice Fox, to do a little gossiping--what role does social media play i...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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21:19
S8, Ep 2 - Recognizing Mental Health in College Athletics
Balancing mental health with life is a difficult task for anyone, but this topic sometimes gets pushed aside in the world of sports and being a student-athlete. Amy Schwem, a Psychology and Kinesiology major and member of the Tribe Women's Voll...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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17:09
S8, Ep 1 - Welcome Back to Spring!
Welcome back to another semester of classes and the eighth season of Ways to Flourish! Our team has grown: Cheryl will be taking the mic, and Jazzy will be helping out behind the scenes. We're so excited to get started this semester an...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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8:53
S7, Ep 16 - Wrapping Up Season 7
It's the last episode of the season, which means the Ways to Flourish team is once again getting together to talk about the semester. Lindsay, Ginny, Lilly, and Calder have a cozy chat about how we've been, our favorite episodes of the...
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13:07
S7, Ep 15 - Music & Wellness: Making Music
In the second episode of our Music & Wellness series, we are talking about the benefits of making music. Sound and the body have a strong relationship, and creating music is the livelihood of many. Today, we talk to Townsend T, a singer-son...
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Season 7
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Episode 15
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16:45
S7, Ep 14 - Workforce Culture Shock
College is supposed to prepare us for real-world workforce. However, most people will find at their first job that the learning curve can be quite steep. Nikita Khandheria, a W&M senior and CEO of the fine dining restaurant Ditas in Marin C...
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Season 7
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Episode 14
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21:13
S7, Ep 13 - Cooking in 8D
It's almost Thanksgiving, so we're all probably thinking about food. Luckily, we have Abe Konick, owner of Abe's Kitchen and previous contestant on MasterChef, as well as Wellness Ambassador Anne Ryan Gareis, to talk to us about how food can ap...
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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21:42
S7, Ep 12 - Gone Fishin'
The Matoaka Bottom Feeders' Instagram page reads "Tight lines and good times. Conservation, Mental Health, Sustainability." The student org was established a few years ago to allow William & Mary students to engage in their favorite hobby w...
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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13:58
S7, Ep 11 - Music & Wellness: Listening to Music
Hey, what kind of music do you like? Listening to music provides a way for us to connect with our emotions and the people around us. In this first episode of our new Music & Wellness series, we talk to senior Lauren Peterson about ...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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17:42
S7, Ep 10 - Wellness in Greek Life, Pt. 2
We are back this week with Part 2 of our Wellness in Greek Life series! We are continuing the conversation with seniors Emma Brooks and Peter Semaan, but this time, we're coming at the topic from a different angle. We recognize and deconstruct ...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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15:44
S7, Ep 9 - Wellness in Greek Life, Pt. 1
Greek life and wellness are not necessarily things you'd immediately think of going together, but being a member in a social sorority or fraternity goes deeper than people outside that sphere sometimes realize. Seniors Emma Brooks and Peter Sem...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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21:01
S7, Ep 8 - Meet Dr. Khaliah Wilson!
One must define their own personal wellness. Luckily, the Wellness Center has a new face around to help us do that--meet Dr. Khaliah Wilson, our Assistant Director of Health Promotion! In this week's episode, we chat about what she has noticed ...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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15:58
S7, Ep 7 - Food Access & the Campus Food Exchange
Food insecurity and historic food-related inequity is a topic at William & Mary that does not necessarily get talked about enough, as it is something that many students have never had to experience themselves. The Campus Food Exchange is a ...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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20:22