Del Mar College Counseling Center

🎉 Happy Birthday, Alison! 🎉

If counseling came with achievement badges, Alison would have unlocked:

🏆 Helped calm anxiety
🏆 Helped improve relationship communication
🏆 Changed lives along the way

Wishing you a birthday filled with joy, laughter, meaningful connections, and all the things that make you feel appreciated—because you certainly are! 💙

✨ "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." — Maya Angelou

Three states of mind walk into a decision:

🧠 Rational Mind: "Let's review the facts."
❤️ Emotional Mind: "Let's panic first."
✨ Wise Mind: "How about we do neither and take a moment?"

We all move between these states throughout the day. The goal isn't to silence logic or emotions—it's to find the balance that helps us respond thoughtfully.

Who says self-care has to be expensive? 🌊✨

Corpus Christi has plenty of free ways to slow down, recharge, and reconnect with yourself. You don’t have to leave town to find peace.

Sometimes it’s the simple things — fresh air, ocean waves, music, sunsets, new experiences, and quiet moments with yourself.

Visit Visit Corpus Christi and Corpus Christi Events Calendar for even more local events, activities, and hidden gems around the city!

Due to anticipated weather conditions and the possibility of flooding, Del Mar College will delay opening until 9 a.m. today, May 27.

Please monitor DMC email, website and social media for further updates. Avoid driving in flooded areas and turn around, don’t drown.

🔋 1% battery mode:

You charge your phone.
You charge your laptop.
You charge your headphones.

But when was the last time you recharged you? 💙

Taking time to reset, breathe, connect, and care for yourself helps you show up as your best self.

Summer is a great time to slow down, reset, and take care of your mental health—and the Counseling Center is still open to support you during your summer semesters.

Rest isn’t laziness. It’s maintenance. ✨

DMC is actively monitoring the service interruption to Canvas. As Canvas works to restore access, please be assured that you will be allowed to make up any tests or assignments you may have missed during this downtime. Please reach out to your instructor for further guidance.

We will share updates as more information becomes available.

If this was you during finals week... we're calling that
✨strategic rest ✨

But really — finals are exhausting. If your body chose sleep, it probably needed it. Missing one "productive" morning doesn't erase your effort.

Be gentle with yourself. 🌱

🌮💚 Taco Tuesday + Mental Health Awareness Month 💚🌮

This Cinco de Mayo, we’re celebrating community, culture, and care. Taking care of your mental health is just as important as staying physically healthy—and support is for everyone.

Did you know?
📊 Among young adults (18–25), nearly 1 in 3 experience a mental health condition each year (SAMHSA)
📊 Among adults (26–49) about 1 in 4 experience a mental health condition each year (SAMHSA)
📊 Many in this age group balance school, work, and family responsibilities, which can increase stress and make it harder to seek support

If you’re a college student navigating stress, school, work, or life changes—you’re not alone.

Just like your favorite taco 🌮 needs balance, so do you:
✨ Check in with yourself
✨ Stay connected to your community
✨ Reach out for support when you need it

Our Counseling Center is here to support you with free, confidential services.

Feeling like you could’ve done more this semester?

Try this instead: pause, reflect, and notice what you did do. Every assignment completed, every hard day you got through, every moment you didn’t quit.

That’s progress—even if it’s not perfect.