Weighted Blankets: Do They Work?
If you are looking to relieve some of this stress and anxiety when it comes time to go to bed, a weighted blanket might be exactly what you need.
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Stretch It Out: The Importance of Stretching
With the power to make your mind and body feel better, you should be eager to add just a few minutes of stretching to your to-do list every day.
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Sadfishing 101
Social media has encouraged vulnerability and outreach for those who use their platform to be personally authentic, in that way. However, this authenticity has been put into questioning with the new term and trend: sadfishing.
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Manifesting Mid-Semester Motivation
As midterms take place and Thanksgiving break is on the horizon, it can be easy to lose all motivation for school work and productivity.
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Wellness Wednesdays
It is no secret that the academic pressures of college can take a toll on the mental, emotional and physical health of students.
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Instagram to Block Minors from Weight Loss Ads
Instagram announced a big change this week in hopes of making their app a more positive community to those under the age of 18.
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The Problem with #SelfCare
In theory, self-care is a great concept — it simply means taking care of yourself. However, like most concepts that become popularized by social media, self-care has evolved into an Instagramable, trendy movement, shifting it away from looking inward and taking care of yourself physically, emotionally and mentally.
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Spring Cleaning for Your Mental Health
A time that can be overwhelming and hectic, the last weeks of the spring semester may have you wondering if you’ll ever make it through to summer. Fortunately, there’s a lot of ways to “spring clean” your mind to help combat the end-of-the-year struggle.
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Meet VALLEY’s Spring 2019 Beauty and Health Section Opener: Catrina Carlton
Catrina Carlton was your average healthy seven-year-old. She participated in sports and enjoyed spending time with her friends and family. Everything in her life up to that point resembled a normal childhood — until six months of constant stomach pain left her family and doctors questioning everything.
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Take a Walk: The Benefits of Walking to Class
Most Penn Staters can agree that a 15 minute walk is next to nothing. Leaving a half hour early for class? Normal! But what some Penn Staters may not realize is how many benefits there are to skipping the White Loop and taking a stroll to every class.
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Tech on the Brain
Aside from the mental health challenges screen time poses, our close relationships with technology can also have social ramifications.
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Alexa Faas: The Power of a Voice
Being one of the thousands of students at Penn State, it can be easy to feel like your voice is lost in the crowd. No matter how small of an impact you may think you have, each voice counts, and it’s important to always stay true to yourself and strive for what you believe in.
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Meet VALLEY’s Fall 2018 Beauty & Health Section Opener: Christina Valentino
It’s easy to get caught up in the expectations of the technology-driven world we live in today. It’s easy to connect with others solely through…
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Leave Britney Alone
The year was 2007. Britney Spears had four albums behind her, all of which had debuted at number one. It seemed like Britney’s career had…
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Stress Test
It sees you when you’re sleeping, it knows when you’re awake, it knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good to your body…
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Train Your Brain
Have you ever considered how much time you spend on your phone throughout the day? Most people spend their time spread between different social media…
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The Problem With Perfectionism
Whether we’re aware of it or not, many of us spend a lot of time and energy trying to be our version of ‘perfect.’ From…
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Crystals for Health and Wellness
It is not uncommon to see crystals brightening up rooms as they become trendier pieces of decoration, but these colorful little objects are slowly becoming…
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Dear New Students: An Open Letter
Finding the advice to give new students coming into the microcosm that is Penn State University was challenging to say the least — especially for…
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Kate Spade’s Legacy Lives On
Two months after her death, we remember Kate Spade and the large impact she leaves on fashion for American women. For many, the tragic passing…
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