It’s 11 PM. You’ve had the same assignment open for an hour, your heart’s racing, and you’ve refreshed LEARN four times hoping the deadline moved. It didn’t. You know you should start, but your brain has gone somewhere else entirely.

That reaction isn’t you being lazy or bad at school. It’s your stress response doing its job, just not in a way that helps you right now. Once you understand what’s happening in your body, it gets a lot easier to bring yourself back down.

That’s what this workshop is about. Mates Peer Support Coordinators and Counselling Services staff will walk through how stress shows up, why it hits the way it does, and evidence-based techniques you can use to get back to baseline the next time you’re stuck at 11 PM. It’s interactive, so there’s room to talk about what’s been hard this term and hear what’s worked for other students.

Snacks provided, while supplies last.

Save your seat by RSVPing below.

Limited walk-up spots will be available. This FREE event is open to Waterloo undergrads.

 Accessibility:  If you require any accommodation to fully participate in this event, please email us at mates@wusa.ca. 

⚠️ Please note: this workshop includes discussion of stress responses and personal challenges with coping.

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