Living Your Best Life In College
How to Avoid the Freshman 15, Stay Healthy, and Thrive for Good
Starting college is an exciting, yet challenging, time filled with newfound independence, freedom, and opportunities. But for many, it’s also a period of stress, poor habits, and overlooked well-being. In Living Your Best Life in College, Anna Resende offers a practical, relatable, and compassionate guide to thriving during this pivotal phase of life—physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Identifying Values, Establishing Goals, and Creating Habits
Growth happens when you push yourself outside your comfort zone. College or any new experience is a chance to try new things, meet new people, and expand your capabilities.
Setting clear, achievable goals and building positive habits through consistent actions can lead to lasting success and improved well-being.
Self-awareness and Mindfulness to Maintain the Body’s Natural Balance
The human body, like all living systems, has an inherent ability to maintain inner balance and order through its capacity to self-regulate via feedback loops between particular functions and systems. Dysregulation is what happens when a normally integrated self-regulated system becomes imbalanced concerning its feedback loops.
Dysregulation leads to disorder and disorder to disease.
Self-awareness and Mindfulness to Maintain the Body’s Natural Balance
The human body, like all living systems, has an inherent ability to maintain inner balance and order through its capacity to self-regulate via feedback loops between particular functions and systems. Dysregulation is what happens when a normally integrated self-regulated system becomes imbalanced concerning its feedback loops.
Dysregulation leads to disorder and disorder to disease.
Hydration & Diet to avoid the Freshman 15
Focusing on plant-based foods, choosing high-quality carbs, fats, and proteins, together with avoiding processed foods can improve both individual health and the environment. A balanced, sustainable approach to nutrition is key for long-term wellness.
It’s not about being vegan, vegetarian, or omnivore but making thoughtful choices that are sustainable for both your health and the planet’s.
Mind & Body Connection
Modern science has validated that there is a strong connection between mind and body so, emotional, mental, and spiritual health indeed affect physical well-being, which early practitioners like Hippocrates had long recognized.
Happiness is not a result of success; rather, it is a prerequisite for success.
Mind & Body Connection
Modern science has validated that there is a strong connection between mind and body so, emotional, mental, and spiritual health indeed affect physical well-being, which early practitioners like Hippocrates had long recognized.
Happiness is not a result of success; rather, it is a prerequisite for success.
Stress Management & Positive Psychology
Our relationship with stress is key to our overall well-being. Mindful stress regulation can enhance performance, improve health, and prevent stressors from negatively impacting our quality of life.
Whether it’s your career, your relationships, your happiness, or your health, the power to create a better life is within you. It all starts with you.
"Anna approaches these topics with empathy and care, creating a user manual of sorts for navigating this exciting and often overwhelming period of life. College is often a time of newfound freedom. With that freedom comes choices, and the choices we make have major impacts on our mental, emotional, and physical health. To me, this is a book about making the choices that have the best impacts—that help us think, feel, and live better. This isn’t just about dodging harmful habits or getting through college with your health intact. It’s about thriving. It’s about discovering what it means to feel good—not just in the moment, but in a way that uplifts every aspect of your life."
