{"id":27213,"date":"2024-11-25T16:36:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/?p=27213"},"modified":"2024-11-25T16:38:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:38:09","slug":"supporting-college-students-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-college-students-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting College Students Mental Health During Holiday Breaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-college-students-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\/#how-schools-can-help-students-manage-their-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">How Schools Can Help Students Manage Their Mental Health During Holiday Breaks<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-college-students-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\/#how-can-colleges-and-universities-best-prepare-students-to-manage-their-mental-health-and-family-expectations-during-holiday-breaks\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">How can colleges and universities best prepare students to manage their mental health and family expectations during holiday breaks?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-college-students-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\/#how-might-schools-prepare-for-the-students-return-and-how-can-the-break-impact-academic-and-social-reintegration-with-campus\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">How might schools prepare for the students return? And how can the break impact academic and social reintegration with campus?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-college-students-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\/#tips-for-students-to-manage-their-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">Tips for Students to Manage Their Mental Health During Holiday Breaks<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-college-students-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\/#what-are-some-common-challenges-students-face-when-they-return-home-during-academic-breaks\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">What are some common challenges students face when they return home during academic breaks?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-college-students-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\/#how-can-students-can-maintain-healthy-boundaries-with-family-while-still-preserving-that-independence\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">How can students can maintain healthy boundaries with family while still preserving that independence?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/timelycare.com\/blog\/supporting-college-students-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\/#what-are-some-strategies-for-students-who-are-experiencing-feelings-of-loneliness-and-grief\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_self\">What are some strategies for students who are experiencing feelings of loneliness and grief?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27213\" class=\"elementor elementor-27213\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-103b530 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"103b530\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd67bf6 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fd67bf6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25823b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25823b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Listen to the Episode<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4baca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f4baca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/gi73r99cm5.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_gi73r99cm5 seo=true videoFoam=true\" style=\"width:100%;height:218px;position:relative\"> <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76f5a5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"76f5a5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-710bbdb ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"710bbdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc7486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efc7486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-schools-can-help-students-manage-their-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\"><\/span>How Schools Can Help Students Manage Their Mental Health During Holiday Breaks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f6f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05f6f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this episode of <em>Care Conversations<\/em>, Carly Newhouse, senior manager of clinical programs at TimelyCare, discusses strategies for schools to support students\u2019 mental health during holiday breaks. Heading home, or away from campus, can be a mix of excitement and stress for many students. Join Carly and host Sushi Suresh for a conversation about how colleges and universities can make the holiday break (and the return to campus) smoother for students.<\/p><p><em>Care Conversations<\/em> is an audio series by TimelyCare, higher education\u2019s most trusted virtual health and well-being provider. Each conversation offers thoughtful insights from a subject-matter expert on different topics impacting the health and well-being of campus communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c8a17e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0c8a17e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f084a4 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5f084a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6120446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6120446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-can-colleges-and-universities-best-prepare-students-to-manage-their-mental-health-and-family-expectations-during-holiday-breaks\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">How can colleges and universities best prepare students to manage their mental health and family expectations during holiday breaks?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a16f941 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a16f941\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83fbfc6 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"83fbfc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adad4b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adad4b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Carly Newhouse:<\/h6><ul><li><strong>Educate Your Students About Support Resources Available Away From Campus:<\/strong> If your school has invested in TimelyCare, you want students to know that we are available and all the resources we have, from self-care resources to on-demand or scheduled visits. Additionally, are they able to access any of the on-campus resources that they typically rely on during this period?<\/li><li><strong>Help Students Who Stay On Campus to Find Connection:<\/strong> The same holds true for students who can&#8217;t return home because their family is located internationally, they can&#8217;t afford to get home, or home is not safe\u2014so they really cannot go home. We want to make sure that they know about the support available, especially if they&#8217;re going to be staying on campus, and potentially not with a group of peers that they know. How can they stay plugged in? Perhaps the school has activities or some ways of connecting students that will be on campus.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e95db10 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e95db10\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b354b28 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"b354b28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c091b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c091b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-might-schools-prepare-for-the-students-return-and-how-can-the-break-impact-academic-and-social-reintegration-with-campus\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">How might schools prepare for the students return? And how can the break impact academic and social reintegration with campus?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-188ed86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"188ed86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a49b4fc ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a49b4fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d01e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d01e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Carly Newhouse:<\/h6><p>There may be some whiplash with a student going from an emerging adult, who is independent and choosing their own time to go to sleep rather than a curfew, having to adjust to being back in a family environment. So, when somebody&#8217;s been back with family for a month and a half, they start to get used to that dynamic again. To come back to school and be independent when perhaps they haven&#8217;t done laundry on their own for six weeks, for example, can be a challenge. It&#8217;ll take a little bit of time to adjust.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Help Them Readjust to School Mode<\/strong>: I\u2019d definitely recommend that professors not assign a tremendous amount of assignments that are due quickly. We want to give students a little bit of time to readjust.<\/li><li><strong>Remind Them Again About Available Resources:<\/strong> I&#8217;m sure professors know this from years of research and experience, but we want to be mindful of giving people time and reminding them of the resources, such as TimelyCare and on-campus resources. Six weeks can feel like a lot, and you don&#8217;t remember what you had access to, especially if you hadn&#8217;t previously used it. But now they might benefit from using it.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e03adbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e03adbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dd5bf9 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2dd5bf9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1c330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a1c330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Closing Thoughts:<\/strong> Be mindful of students\u2019 mental health during academic breaks! Transitions for students heading home and returning to campus can be difficult. So, overcommunicate about the support resources available to students each step of the way.<\/p><p><em>This transcript has been edited from the original conversation for clarity.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7308ce7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7308ce7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a7af7e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0a7af7e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b418eb1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b418eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecba8f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ecba8f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd6a51 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3fd6a51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328f66f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"328f66f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Listen to the Episode<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c0025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"84c0025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/gt5r96vvho.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_gt5r96vvho seo=true videoFoam=true\" style=\"width:100%;height:218px;position:relative\"> <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-227e506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"227e506\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0266b7 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d0266b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c87374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c87374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"tips-for-students-to-manage-their-mental-health-during-holiday-breaks\"><\/span>Tips for Students to Manage Their Mental Health During Holiday Breaks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb1aee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdb1aee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this episode of <em>Care Conversations<\/em>, Carly Newhouse, senior manager of clinical programs at TimelyCare, discusses the challenges students face when returning home from college during academic breaks. Heading home, or away from campus, can be a mix of excitement and stress for many students. Join Carly and host Sushi Suresh for a conversation about how students can handle family dynamics, keep their independence, and set boundaries that work.<\/p><p><em>Care Conversations<\/em> is an audio series by TimelyCare, higher education\u2019s most trusted virtual health and well-being provider. Each conversation offers thoughtful insights from a subject-matter expert on different topics impacting the health and well-being of campus communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd174c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cd174c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fed98ff ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fed98ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ddec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77ddec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-are-some-common-challenges-students-face-when-they-return-home-during-academic-breaks\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What are some common challenges students face when they return home during academic breaks?<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bb77b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"2bb77b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a94cfcd ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a94cfcd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd78ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dd78ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Carly Newhouse:<\/h6><p>The biggest challenges are often that you leave college feeling more independent and more capable, and then you return home to an environment where you are likely somebody&#8217;s child and somebody\u2019s sibling with certain responsibilities. There can be some cognitive dissonance there, where the student feels like, \u2018Okay, earlier today, I was a rather independent adult, and then this afternoon, all of a sudden, I&#8217;m being told to clean my room and take the dog out before I eat lunch.\u2019 That can be a real challenge, to switch gears. And, it\u2019s one that the student may really not want to transition to that older role.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37be150 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"37be150\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1c34a1 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"f1c34a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2228b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f2228b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-can-students-can-maintain-healthy-boundaries-with-family-while-still-preserving-that-independence\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">How can students can maintain healthy boundaries with family while still preserving that independence?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e4fabb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6e4fabb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69516aa ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"69516aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a7c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5a7c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Carly Newhouse:<\/h6><p>A key piece of guidance is to have clear and compassionate communication with your family members. So, you want to educate them on who you&#8217;ve become and what&#8217;s important to you. There may be students who talk to their family members daily, and yet, when you&#8217;re in person and living together, there are nuances that come out that you might not have articulated over the phone. So you want to educate them on what&#8217;s important to you now but do so in a way that they can be open to hearing it.<\/p><p>So rather than just saying, \u2018No, I refuse to clean my room because I&#8217;m an adult and I can live however I want within the boundaries of these four walls,\u2019 you could say, \u2018Hey, this feels a little odd, because in college, I keep my room however I wanted it. And as long as there&#8217;s no food or anything dangerous for anyone in the family, it feels frustrating to me to be told to clean my room. Can we come to some middle ground? What feels the most difficult for you to accept in my room right now? Is it the clothes on the floor? Is it the garbage can overflowing? Like, what is it?\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1b116 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7c1b116\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1277ec3 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1277ec3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4f1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b4f1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-are-some-strategies-for-students-who-are-experiencing-feelings-of-loneliness-and-grief\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">What are some strategies for students who are experiencing feelings of loneliness and grief?<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d058b28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"d058b28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fda32b9 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fda32b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fddcefa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fddcefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Carly Newhouse:<\/h6><p>I&#8217;m really glad you brought it up! A lot of times, when we talk about going back into your family life, there&#8217;s an assumption that your family life is safe and healthy. And that&#8217;s, unfortunately, not the case for everybody.<\/p><p>There are a lot of students who come from families where there&#8217;s physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and so that is an unsafe environment. That can feel lonely and scary being taken from a college setting where you feel safe, maybe finally, for the first time. And then having to go back into an environment that is chaotic and inherently unsafe can be really challenging in those circumstances.<\/p><p>I would lean on a few things.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Support System:<\/strong> You want to reach out to your support system, especially if loneliness is the primary feeling. That support system might be other family members, friends, a professor, or us here at Timely Care. You might want to engage with TalkNow, scheduled counseling, or just Peer Community. It really depends on what feels safe to you. If you&#8217;re in a setting where you don&#8217;t have privacy, then an audio or video call is probably not ideal for you.<\/li><li><strong>Self-Care:<\/strong> You also want to lean on the self-care rituals that feel good to you. And hopefully, at this point in your life, you know that \u2018Hey, when I exercise, I feel more empowered and more in control,\u2019 or \u2018Hey, when I take 10 minutes to journal and lay out my goals for the day, I feel more able to make good decisions regardless of the environment that I&#8217;m finding myself in.\u2019<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4e458a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e4e458a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4429bd8 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"4429bd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd7dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bd7dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Closing Thought:<\/strong> Returning home during the holiday season can be a challenge for students. 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