You Are Loved

MavAwareness hosted its most recent wellness workshop in The Studios on the first floor of the UTA Libraries on Sept. 21. The session focused on the importance of mental health and highlighting ways of tackling stress. 

Aaron Machbitz AKA Jaxon Stone, President and Founder of "You Are Loved," helped students with some mindfulness tips to get them through the academic year.  

"Mental health is the most important thing because it is how we think, feel and act. And it encompasses our every day," Aaron said. "We aim to become an individual that is proactive with our mental health, then that's the greatest investment we can make to our overall well-being and becoming the best version of ourselves."  

Nayelli Calderon, a history major, found the experience to be insightful.  

"The things he spoke about were easy to understand and made more sense than what I've been hearing before," Nayelli said.  

For Milaun Murry, Experiential Learning librarian, the workshop's primary goal is to give students some opportunities when it comes to mental health awareness, to either learn or experience new things.  

“One of the great things that came out of working with 'You Are Loved,' was that students were able to hear from a speaker who is able to connect with them," she said. "The students walked away with something they will surely use in the future (and) that makes the effort worth it."