GradWell
GradWell is a limited series podcast that explores various ways the University of Michigan can support its graduate students in their journey to greater wellbeing in their everyday lives. Created for graduate students, by a graduate student—brought to you by the Rackham Graduate School.
Episodes
How can spiritual wellness help us navigate the difficulties we encounter in grad school?
Explore this question and more with Christine Modey, Director of the Michigan Community Scholars Program, and Kelly Dunlop, Michigan's Spiritual, Secular, Religious, and Interfaith Engagement Lead. Listen in and learn why our spiritual life looks different now than when we were in undergrad; how to build spiritual w...
Why doesn’t money have that much to do with financial well-being?
In this episode, Dr. Gautam Kaul, Professor of Finance at Ross, explains the answer to this question and discusses how to think differently about debt, money, and our time in graduate school. Listen in and learn how to see finance as a framework that can give you the agency that's necessary to actualize your well-being.
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How can we incorporate movement and physical activity into our lives in ways that will actually stick?
In this two-part episode, Michigan’s chief health officer, Dr. Robert Ernst explores the relationships that are important for our physical well-being. Then, Ellen Taylor, senior assistant director of fitness & wellness from the Rec Department, explains how physical activity can function as a balance to ...
How can designing with neurodiversity in mind positively impact all students’ academic success?
In this episode, John Muckler, Director of IT Facilities and Operations in the College of Engineering, discusses how the built environment can affect our thoughts and feelings and why the spaces “in-between” matter just as much as the classroom when it comes to our academic success. Explore how thinking differ...
How big do our morning or evening routines need to be to count towards our well-being?
In this episode, Taylor Pahl and Erin Gaines of Campus Mind Works discuss the benefits of treating wellness like a muscle and the imperfect well-being we should strive for. Listen in and learn all the ways Campus Mind Works can help provide you with strategies, literacy, and opportunities to improve your mental health and emotional well-being.
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How will throwing away the standard image of well-being help our wellness journey?
In this episode, Joe Zichi, the lead of the Well-Being Collective, explains how the beauty of failure, micro-dosing “discovery,” and the Well-Being Collective can all support your journey to greater intellectual well-being here at Michigan.
Intellectual Well-Being Resources
What do non-U-M people have to do with our social well-being?
Dive into the necessity of having community outside of graduate school with Assistant Director for Community Partnerships, Amanda Healy. Learn all the ways the Ginsberg Center can help you connect to, engage with, and build community independent of your role as an academic and, in doing so, achieve greater social well-being as a graduate student here at Michigan.
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How could nurturing all aspects of your well-being be the thing that helps you land that dream job?
In this episode, Assistant Director of Graduate Student Career Advancement Kirsten Elling explores all things professional wellness—including how to make networking easier, how to enhance your relationship with your advisor, and the perspective necessary for a sustainable work/life balance.
Learn how the University Career Center can ...
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