Pinterest Perfection: How Unrealistic Expectations Can Be Harmful
When Pinterest first gained popularity, it was originally hailed as a wedding planning website. However, what started with newly engaged people planning their dream days…
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Do it for You, Not for the New Year
At the start of every year, there is constant buzz about New Year’s resolutions. Everyone sets new goals and hopes for the upcoming months, motivated…
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Happier and Appier
With the beginning of a new semester approaching, it’s important to take care of your mental health. Here are several apps to help you do…
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Making Time for Kids’ Mental Health
Being a young kid in a growing desensitized and polarized world? Not easy. Teaching kids self care? Maybe something we should be looking into. Adults…
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Time to Put Your Baby to Bed
In a committed relationship with your phone? Well, maybe it’s time to take a break.
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Winter Weather Have You Down? Learn More About Seasonal Affective Disorder
Feeling a little down now that the days are shorter and it’s dark by 4 p.m.? It’s not just you.
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Nothing Wrong with Saying No
VALLEY wants you to realize that there is nothing wrong with saying no, even to your closest friends.
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Class of 2020 Class Gift for the CAPS Program
Mental health has been a topic of discussion for quite some time, so it comes to no surprise that the conversation has come to Penn State.
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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.
Read MoreSpring 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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