Wednesday, January 31, 2024 — 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EST
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) combines the traditional practice of cognitive therapy with meditation and a non-judgmental mindset. This integrated therapy helps to teach individuals to pay attention to their thoughts, fears, and feelings without assigning judgments to them.
Mindfulness techniques include meditation, body scan exercises, stretching, gentle yoga, and practices that help individuals acknowledge their current feelings and experiences.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 — 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM EST
Imposter syndrome is feeling like you don’t deserve the level of success you have achieved. It can include feelings of self-doubt and a big pressure to not fail, so as not to be exposed as a ‘fraud’. Because of this fear of failure, it can often be linked to perfectionism. These feelings may be exacerbated by other factors for Black students, such as racism and other intersecting forms of oppression.
