Developing healthy skills related to Social wellness is an important step in maintaining your overall wellbeing. Whether you are interested in more opportunities or just want to learn more about Social wellness, check out some of the awesome resources below!

• The Social Survival Guide: The University of California, Davis offers a number of great resources that can help you learn about Social Wellness. In their Social Survival Guide, they talk about basic strategies for successful relationships, how to support a friend, how to communicate with professors and supervisors, and much, much more!
• Empathy (Video): What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr. Brene Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities.
• 11 Ways That Active Listening Can Help Your Relationships: In this article from Psychology Today, Dr. Susan Krauss Whitbourne talks about how combining active listening and empathy can improve your relationships.
• Become a Better Listener: Learn from Dr. John M. Grohol how to improve your relationships by developing your active listening skills. In this article he talks through his 13 steps to better active listening skills.
• 50 Ways to Make Friends in College: Join Kelci Lynn Lucier as she discusses ways to make friends in college. Whether you are shy or outgoing, there are endless ways to connect!
• The Real Guide to Making Friends in College: This article offers you the real truth about making friends in college. Including tips like being realistic, being accessible, and just being yourself this article is a helpful tool for those looking to expand their social support circles.
• The Power of Vulnerability: Watch this powerful TEDTalk from Dr. Brene Brown. Dr. Brown studies human connection – our ability to empathize, belong, and love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.