Given the versatile impact of movies, it’s unsurprising that we are able to harness them as a supplemental strategy for mental wellness. Thus, cinematherapy is exactly what you think it is. Indeed, watching movies is proven to help improve medical, mental health and life management. Not to mention, the known benefits are astounding and optimistic, leading to cinematherapy being routinely implemented in many clinical settings. These include long-term care facilities, rehabilitation centers and psychotherapy that aim to treat depression, relationship struggles, suicide and many more.
Read moreThe frosh experience from the eyes of Dr. Beth MacDougall-Shackleton
Not long before becoming a fan favourite among biology professors at Western, Dr. Beth MacDougall-Shackleton entered her frosh year at Queen’s University and experienced the myriad of worries and struggles that many first-year students go through. She has kindly shared some of her memories as a first-year, as well as some tips and advice on how to be successful.
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