{"id":242,"date":"2025-04-03T13:55:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T13:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/wellness\/?page_id=242"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:14:48","slug":"emotional","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/wellbeing\/emotional\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"242\" class=\"elementor elementor-242\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f69da8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f69da8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a64533f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a64533f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Practice<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e67ee e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10e67ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3fd18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a3fd18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Gratitude Journaling<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Mindfulness<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Self-Compassion<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Self-reflection<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Meditation<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Self-care<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bedfd3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bedfd3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Calming Breathing Techniques<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Setting Healthy boundaries<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Connect with Others<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Self-Affirmations<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Yoga<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Tai Chi<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da9719 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1da9719\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c104653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c104653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On Campus 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style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Counseling Center<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b30bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21b30bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/ihhs\/\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Institute for Holistic Health Studies<\/span> <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-948123b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"948123b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4505a2d elementor-widget 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