Sponsoring Organization: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Ambassadors
Partnering Department: Animal Assisted Therapy Program
Platform: Finding Joy With Jackie focuses on ways to increase joy in people's lives. Studies show that performing daily micro-acts of joy can improve one's emotional well-being by 25% over a week! This is a powerful reminder that we can shape our own happiness. I want to help people tap into life's moments that make them happy.
My goal, and I believe it's a goal we all share, is to collectively reduce the stigma around mental health. Each of us has a role to play in this important mission.
If I win, I will put on a Joyful Mind Event that promotes mindfulness, mental health, and joy! This event will offer participants skills to hold on to joy no matter what life wants to throw at us.
A Day of Sweetness and Self-Care
With the help of my sponsoring organization, the Virginia Tech Therapy Dogs, I raised over $1,000 for my event, A Day of Sweetness and Self-Care. I planned and organized this event with the help of Virginia Tech Dining, which provided cupcakes and taught us ways to bake, and Samantha Harden, PhD, 500 RYT, who taught us joy and mindfulness through yoga. This event brought together two things I love and find joy in, and I had a turnout of over 40 people!
