A Student''s Guide to Self-Care

The transition from high school to college can be a difficult one, full of new experiences, stressful demands, and important choices. As you navigate this big life change, it’s easy to lose track of the one thing you should always strive to take care of—yourself.

A Student’s Guide to Self-Care provides you with simple, effective ways to think about and live a healthier lifestyle as you settle in to college life. The guide offers you a holistic approach to self-care, presenting research and best practices you can easily apply to your daily life to foster mental, emotional, and physical well-being throughout your academic career.

Full of practical suggestions and activities, this guide will help you develop a happy and healthy lifestyle that will benefit you not only during your college years, but well beyond them.

A Student’s Guide to Self-Care is part of the Cognella Series on Student Success, a collection of books designed to help students develop the essential life and learning skills needed to support a happy, healthy, and productive higher education experience.

Daniel S. Testa is a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor with supervisor endorsement at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and in the state of Ohio. Dr. Testa earned his master’s degree in clinical counseling from Malone University and his doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision from The University of Akron.

Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich is a professor and interim director of the School of Counseling at The University of Akron. She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with supervisor endorsement in the state of Ohio. Dr. Sangganjanavanich earned her master’s in human sexuality from Chulalongkorn University and her doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision from the University of Northern Colorado.