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@MHChat My advice is to listen to your body and mind and what they need in that moment. And to recognize that sometimes this takes priority over other tasks you would have normally completed. #MHChat

Question 4 @MHChat: What is your advice and based on your experience what works and what is helpful? What can people do to better protect themselves and their #MenatlHealth and wellbeing during heatwaves and excessively hot weather? @MHChat #MHChat

@MHChat As I work from home without AC I try and get out to a cool place to work at least a few times a week - whether it be a coffee shop or a building on campus. But I recognize how fortunate I am to have the means to do that. #MHChat

Question 3 @MHChat: If you find uncomfortably hot weather difficult and if it affects your mood, motivation, energy and emotional well-being, how do you cope with excessive heat and what do you do to protect yourself? @MHChat #MHChat

@MHChat Right now giving myself more “space” looks like making shorter to-do lists and saying no if I don’t feel like socializing. #MHChat

@checkcompass Very improtant point. How do you give yourself more space? @MHChat #MHChat

More recent research has studied the effect of increasing temperatures on cognitive ability, emotional states, behaviour & #MentalHealth. So in today’s chat we’ll talk about your experiences of recent heatwaves & if heatwaves can influence our emotional & mental wellbeing @MHChat

@MHChat I think it’s natural to not be able to be as productive in the heat and equally as natural to feel frustrated with that. During these time’s I just try and give myself more time and space as I move through my day. #MHChat

@checkcompass Thank you for sharing your experience Leah and hope you're ok. That is a very important point. Would you like to expand on that a bit more please? Why you feel that way and how it affects you? @MHChat #MHChat

It’s always exciting seeing one of your own on stage! Here’s Liv from @checkcompass #SUG ‘20 alum pitching here at @startupfest! Woo hoo! 🚀 @uOttawaEHub

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September 30 is the #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation. What does it mean when when we #WearOrange? (1)

Finding yourself unable to settle in when you’re trying to study or work? Surround yourself with the color blue. Science tells us that blue is calming to our brains as we associate it with relaxing things in nature, such as the ocean or sky. 🌀

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If you're feeling a lot right now, it's because there's a lot to feel. Be gentle with you.

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In difficult times, seek out the beauty around you. Create space for reflection outdoors. And schedule time where you can feel hope in the wind. We can do this.

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What does it mean to hold space for someone else? Listen with the intention of understanding as opposed to crafting an immediate response. #MentalHealthMatters #studentlife #wellness

Stillness; connection; resilience; energy. What word will you take with you into the weekend?