Wellbeing
Campus Life offers many opportunities to improve your awareness of the relationship between mind and body and to adopt a healthy and balanced lifestyle, thus achieving a psychophysical balance and all-around personal health.
HEALTH & WELLBEING WEEK
Prevention and promotion of healthy lifestyles are the foundation of physical and mental health, even for those who are still young and busy studying.
In May, don't miss the week dedicated to prevention and wellbeing. Experienced medical professionals from the Milan area will be on campus for meetings dedicated to students in let's talk mode.
It will be possible to book individual meetings of about 45' between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., on the following topics:
- May 5 and 8: wellbeing and nutritional health
- May 6 and 8: wellbeing and sleep
- May 9: wellbeing, affectivity and sexuality
- May 9: wellbeing and addictions
These meetings are made possible thanks to contributions from the Proben project.
May 5 and 8
Have you ever found yourself paying too much attention to what you eat or using food as company or as a tool to regulate your emotions? Have you ever found yourself watching your fitness and reducing your diet to achieve a hoped-for weight gain?
Nutrition and eating disorders (D-NA) are often difficult to recognize and become apparent when vicious cycles detrimental to a person's physical and mental health have already been established.
May 6 and 8, 2025
Sleep is important for every part of the body, and it is especially true for children and young adults as it can affect the development of their bodies and minds. In young people, lack of sleep or poor sleep quality may be associated with alterations in behavior, decreased ability to learn and retain information, propensity for poor eating habits, and weight gain.
In addition, sleep and mental health go hand in hand. Good sleep is essential for maintaining our basic mental health, and chronic exposure to poor sleep quality is associated with a higher risk of depression, anxiety, and other conditions. There are also bidirectional associations, meaning that anxiety and depression very often affect sleep, which in turn affects our ability to cope with anxiety and depression, and so on.
It is therefore critical to provide educational support to implement good practices on routine sleep habits and to make early diagnosis of potential sleep disorders.
May 9, 2025
The relationships we establish with others are not always functional for our well-being.
We often find ourselves entangled in relationships that can cause us discomfort and be harmful. Recognize the elements of a healthy relationship and the warning signs to understand if we are experiencing a dysfunctional relationship.
Sexuality is a central aspect of life and our affectivity, as the way we experience our relationships profoundly affects our sexual health. Health involves both mental well-being and being well in our bodies. How do you experience sexuality? How important is it in your life? Do you have questions about this aspect of personal and relational life? You can find a listening ear and ask your questions to an expert on this topic.
May 9, 2025
Addictions to substances or behaviors.
How to recognize and manage them.
Our sensitivities and vulnerabilities or frailties are often adaptive to our living environment, but if they are not understood and managed they can become the basis for dysfunctional attitudes and generate addictions, such as substance or behavior addictions. We will then discuss the signs and indicators that we can use as alarm bells to see if we are enacting addictive behaviors.
YOGA
During the 2nd semester 2024-25, Campus Life offers a series of classes of yoga to help you improve your awareness of the relationship between mind and body. Discover the complete program here.
In addition, a Mindfulness Area is available on campus. This area is meant to be a space for reflection, and individual mindfulness and meditation practices. Find out more!