Self-Care for College Students: From Orientation to Graduation, 150+ Easy Ways to Stay Happy, Healthy, and Stress-Free

by Julia Dellitt

Make the most out of your college experience with these manageable self-care tips that are easy to incorporate into your busy college lifestyle.

As a student in college—you’re dealing with a lot. At times this can be physically, mentally, and emotionally draining between classes, homework, activities, and building a new social life for yourself. But the secret to making sure these are the best years of your life is making time for self-care.

If you’ve been working for hours on your latest paper, take a walk around campus to get moving. If you’re feeling tired after a long week of classes and activities, give yourself permission to say no to those Friday night plans and take a relaxing evening for yourself. Self-Care for College Students offers suggestions that help you tackle every aspect of taking care of yourself from the simplest tasks to rewarding activities that might require more planning. Whether it is making sure you eat a healthy meal to utilizing your school’s support services, there is advice for any situation.

In this book, find realistic and practical self-care activities that you can try right away to maximize your college experience. Each activity is designed to help you refuel, such as making sure you get enough sleep to developing an exercise routine. Start making time for you and make your college years the best of your life—all while building lifelong habits for success and happiness for years to come.

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

Published July 30, 2019

Reviews

[Scout College Consulting · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not a mental health professional. The extent of my advice is a series of phrases I always give to my children when they are heading into exams or find themselves in a funk: “Get some fresh air and exercise – and some sun on your face. Eat some good protein and some fresh veggies. And get some sleep.” I think in today’s world, those actions fall under the term “self-care.” In fact, my advice plus another 150+ tips are found in this book! It is a great source of inspiration to encourage your college student to address the five main types of self-care – physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, and professional. Be sure to check it out!

[Johanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book as a gift from a friend. I thought a lot of it was really nice! Some of the things covered in this book are things my therapist always reminds me to do and somehow having it in a hand held form made me care just a little bit more. Admittedly, I do think some of the things described in the book can be very out of reach for some people; especially college students that don't have a ton of money. However, this book is great for reminding others to take it easy in college and take everything one day at time.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Self-Care for College Students by Julia Dellitt was a fun book to read. Although it did have a story line, it provided me with many ideas and tips that I wouldn't have thought of as I get ready to begin my college years. A few that I found helpful were, "sign up for an intramural team," and "eat a meal at the table." The reason I chose these was because intramural activities are a good way to stay in shape and stay active, and eating at the table is a good way to stay in routine.

This book was a fun, and easy read. It was a good break from reading more challenging books. It provided me with many great tips on going about my college life and I feel much more prepared. College is going to be nerve-racking at first but I feel confident that I will be just fine now!

I really enjoyed this book, I would have to give it a 10/10. It was fun, and I didn't want to put it down. I kept wanting to read and learn more! I would recommend this book to anyone that wants a change, and some great life tips.

[Monique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommend this quick read for all high school graduates and their parents. We often get too wrapped up with keeping up with the Jones' and forget about our basic self-care. There are tons of examples on how to support your physical, mental and emotional health. This would make a great graduation gift.

[Hasan Balbicak · Rating 3 out of 5]

some tips did not resonate with me（like power naps）but was a good read regardless

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for any academic library thinking about student engagement. LOTS of great ideas!

[tatiana · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️ not bad p chill fun easy to read can skim the activites you find unhelpful and look back and mark the ones to do now/in the future

[Kamaria · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was cute! too bad I found out about it and read this in my last semester after 5 years of uni!
I'll try to work something out from it, got two months left :p