Wellness Corner
Wellness Corner – September 12, 2023
Dear Wellness Community, In this issue of the Wellness Corner, you’ll find opportunities to dig into the region. From Día de la Raza to cozy cups of tea and ferry crossings, we invite you to savor the last weeks of summer, while also turning the corner into...
Wellness Corner – August 15, 2023
Dear Wellness Community, Phew! We have made it through the hottest July in history. How blessed we have been not to have experienced the excessive heat that the rest of our world has been feeling. As the dog days of summer approach, we are lucky to be...
Wellness Corner – July 11, 2023
Dear Wellness Community, Welcome to UW Medicine! We are so glad you are here. This is a very exciting time for you as you begin your training. You may feel a host of emotions: a mixture of joy, anticipation and perhaps some trepidation with change and the...
Wellness Corner – June 13, 2023
Dear Wellness Community, As we welcome the approaching summer solstice and embrace the longer and lighter days, we are reminded of the inevitability of change. This is especially true for our trainees, as June marks a time of significant transition – as many of you...
Wellness Corner – May 9, 2023
Dear Wellness Community, Congratulations, we have made it through the coldest April in recent history. It is finally May and the promise of a warm spring is blooming before our eyes. As the sun shines brighter and the days get longer May is a wonderful time to go...
Wellness Corner – April 11, 2023
Dear Wellness Community, I watch the birds flitter around, gathering nesting material as they prepare their nests for new beginnings. The weather has been a bit of an enigma: a smattering of wet hail mixed with snow amid the whirr of lawnmowers, blooms in the yard...
Dipti Chrastka, LMFT
Director, GME Wellness Service
Email: diptic@uw.edu
Howard Schafer, LMFT
Mental Health Counselor
Email: hischa5@uw.edu
Amy Wheat, LMHC
Mental Health Counselor
Email: amywheat@uw.edu