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As the semester comes to an end, advisors and educators can experience emotional exhaustion, compassion fatigue, and times of heightened stress. In this article, explore MSU resources to support mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing, which are provided to employees for free or at a reduced cost. Below are links to these opportunities, as well as guided mindfulness exercise videos.MSU Health Resources and Programs

MSU Employee Assistance Program (EAP): MSU faculty and staff who are interested in personal counseling are directed to MSU EAP, which offers free, confidential short-term counseling and referral services for MSU employees and members of their immediate family. 
Emotional Wellness: The Office of University Physician offers emotional wellness articles, coaching, courses, and additional resources. Learn techniques to successfully navigate a range of human emotions and improve personal well-being. 
MSU WorkLife Office: The WorkLife Office partners with the community to create an inclusive, responsive work environment where all faculty and staff are respected and supported toward well-being in work and personal lives. The WorkLife Office offers free events and workshops on topics ranging from recognizing burnout, grounding strategies, well-being at work, stress management, and more!
SPARTANFit Fitness Assessment:  This comprehensive fitness assessment will help to determine your current level of fitness. A series of resting and exercising assessments will help establish baseline measurements which can then be used to set goals, monitor performance, and assess progress throughout your exercise program.
Health4U Programs:  Health4U is focused on helping the MSU community explore the fundamentals of a health-promoting lifestyle by providing access to high quality, evidence informed, and culturally conscious health education and support. 
CAPS Koru Mindfulness Workshop: MSU Counseling and Psychiatric Services offers 4-week long Koru Mindfulness Meditation groups, teaching participants how to train their minds to work mindfully with thoughts and emotions.  Groups meet weekly for 75 minutes to learn life transformative skills that increase resiliency and flourishing in the face of life's stressors.
Wellbeing in the Garden: Beal Botanical Garden is a favorite place for people from campus and the community to unplug from the chaos of their everyday lives and enjoy the beauty of plants and nature. Wellbeing in the Garden also provides programming that can give you a path to improved wellbeing.

External Resource for Advisors

Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Academic Advising: NACADA presentation focuses on academic advisor stress and burnout, including theories and models addressing compassion fatigue. Additionally, this PowerPoint provides easy-to-implement self-care interventions for advisors.

Guided Mindfulness Exercises
Regular mindfulness exercises can help you to identify and manage difficult thoughts, feelings, and sensations. The following video and audio guides are available to assist you with developing your mindfulness practice. 
Additional videos and recordings of mindfulness exercises can be found at LivingWell.org. 
Mindfulness Meditation to Help Relieve Anxiety and Stress
Mindfulness Guided Meditation - 5 Minutes

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