Social connection

On this comprehensive resource page, the links below can direct you to services, events, and resources that LiveWell offers in support of your relational well-being. Social connections are important to our mental and physical health; staying connected to others creates feelings of belonging, being cared for, and valued.

LiveWell health education programming focuses on the following:

Communication skills

Communicate through conflict with critical thinking and curiosity. Learn how to talk to strangers and make new friends. Develop communication skills and practices that nurture trust, intimacy, and connection, and how those skills apply to various forms of relationships.

Gratitude

Gratitude is an important emotional and mental health practice and it can help strengthen our resilience. Join LiveWell in our gratitude practice!

Media literacy

LiveWell provides media literacy education and resources to help UW students develop the tools and skills needed to be confident and competent media consumers and creators in an increasingly connected world.

Play

Engaging in play is beneficial for our well-being as it fosters positive emotion, gets us connecting and moving with others, and is a protective factor to the negative impacts of stress.

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