The Self Love Club
Sena Tamene - January 9th, 2024
Stressed about a test? Want a place to relax after a hard day? A supportive environment, where you can make new friends? A place where you can practice mindfulness and work on your self improvement?
The Self Love Club is here!
The purpose of Self Love Club, according to their president, Sena Tamene is “to give students a place to relax, de-stress, enjoy themselves and make new friends/connections”. She adds that, “when you love yourself and truly are able to connect with your values, you have the potential to do so many great things for yourself and also be a positive influence on others”
Self Love Club has already had several meetings this year and they are looking to do many more going forward. As well as serving themselves by doing fun activities, Self Love Club also hopes to continue to find ways to better serve their community.
Their last activity was making slime which many club members enjoyed. Making slime proves to have many mental health benefits. According to the BBC, squeezing a load of lovely gooey slime “activates part of the nervous system which helps us rest” and touching sensory objects such as slime “can often help direct…attention to a single focus in the here and now”. Overall, slime has a calming effect which “enables [everyone] to feel less overwhelmed.”
Club VP Gabriella Castenda and Club Treasurer Fatima Martinez say this activity was “super fun”.
If you want to go somewhere on campus to enjoy yourselves, Self Love Club is the place to be. Or if you want some extra community service hours, Self Love Club is looking for opportunities to better serve our community! Whatever your reason to join is, Self Love Club would love to have you!
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Sources Cited:
“Slime: Why is it good for you?” BBC, 22 October 2020, https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/54631335, Accessed November 24 2023.