The Bama Balance

We’re kicking off 2026 Homecoming week in style! On this episode, we take our pod on the road to this Tuscaloosa landmark and tradition, Rama Jama’s! Join us as we talk about the role of sharing a meal, and the role of Rama Jama’s as a Tuscaloosa icon in bringing community together. Special thanks to […] The post The Bama Balance S03.E08: Homecoming at Rama Jama’s first app...

How is your financial wellness? Do you know how to develop a good financial wellness plan? Brendan Roszman, MPH, CHES from the Department of Health Promotion and Wellness joins us to talk about how to understand financial wellness. Brendan also shares with us some of the programs to support your financial wellness plan while at […] The post The Bama Balance S03.E07: Understanding Financial W...

UA’s Department of Collegiate Recovery and Intervention Services (CRIS) provides a comprehensive range of supportive services for students navigating substance use concerns and other behavioral health challenges to a welcoming and thriving Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC), UA students pursuing recovery from alcohol, drug use, eating disorders or other addictive behaviors.  On this episode, we’r...

What thoughts keep you up at night or disturb your sleep? Worries about classes, grades, relationships? In this episode, we discuss some of the ways that stress and anxiety can affect our sleep and ways to cope. The post The Bama Balance S03.E05: It’s 3AM… and I Can’t Get Back to Sleep! first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network .

The Alabama Model of Student Health and Wellbeing is UA’s comprehensive way for students to understand their wellbeing. Understanding wellbeing for students is vital in establishing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle while here at UA and beyond. This episode explores the development of the Alabama Model and ways that the data gathered has been used […] The post The Bama Balance S03.E0...

Now in its 3rd year, the Capstone Wellness Explorer (CWE) is a successful SGA program that engages student participation in programs that support their wellbeing. Based on the Alabama Model of Student Wellbeing, the CWE sponsors programming across a variety of student and campus organizations in all areas of wellbeing. Marykate Foster, SGA VP for […] The post The Bama Balance S03.E03: The Ca...

After the first few weeks of classes, the reality of being at UA can settle in as the work begins. In this episode, we talk about the transition from the honeymoon phase to the reality of the demands of being a college student and how best to make the most of balancing your wellbeing. The post The Bama Balance S03.E02: Has the Honeymoon Ended? first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network .

We’re back (did you miss us?) with season 3 of The Bama Balance! We’re excited about this season and look forward to continuing to explore the issues of mental health for UA students and to maintain an open dialogue to talk about the importance of college student mental health at UA. The post The Bama Balance S03.E01: Make Your Bed! first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network .

Well, we’ve come to an end of another successful and memorable season of The Bama Balance, topping out at over 695 listeners this season! Join us as we reminisce on some of our favorite memories and episodes and also as we think through some new ideas for next season. Thank you to all of our […] The post The Bama Balance S02.E27: Wrapping Up Season 2 and More to Come! first appeared on Capst...

The stress that graduate students encounter is unique to their academic experiences and personal life contexts. In this episode, Mutaz Barnawi (Ph. D. Candidate, Communication & Information Sciences; Graduate Assistant, Division of Student Life) talks with us about the unique challenges that graduate students face and ways to cope.   The post The Bama Balance S02.E26: Managing the Stress...

In the backdrop of the Masters Tournament, we explore various movies that are meaningful to us and how they speak to different themes of mental health.   The post The Bama Balance S02.E25: Movies, Mics, and Masters first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network .

Life at UA can be difficult and stressful and it’s sometimes difficult to adjust to moments of quiet. In this episode, we talk about ways in which the quiet can be difficult to find and how those quiet moments are essential to managing stress. Special thanks and welcome back to Michael Dobbs who joins us […] The post The Bama Balance S02.E24: Escaping Stress, Finding the Quiet first appeared...

The SGA’s Capstone Wellness Explorer has been a successful initiative to engage students in programming on the different wellness dimensions on the Alabama Model. Hannah Hurd, outgoing SGA VP for Belonging and Wellness, joins us on this episode to look back on the impact of the Campus Wellness Explorer and issues of mental health on […] The post The Bama Balance S02.E23: Looking Back: The Ca...

Spring break can’t get here soon enough! In this episode, we discuss how spring break can be helpful in recovering from stress and restoring emotional resilience as well as some of our memorable spring break moments. Wishing everyone a fun, safe, and restful Spring Break!   The post The Bama Balance S02.E22: Ahh… It’s Spring Break first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network .

Come join us as Bennett Katz (Student Ambassador, Capstone Men and Women; past IFC Vice President for Judicial Affairs; Jasons Senior Men’s Honor Society) is our guest for this episode. Today, Bennett shares his thoughts and insights on the value of time management, coaches, and mentors on college students’ mental health.   The post The Bama Balance S02.E21: The Value of Time Management and F...

What are some of those feelings that are difficult to express and that we delay talking about? How does emotional procrastination affect our overall wellbeing and mental health. Join us as we explore emotional procrastination and its effects on mental health and wellbeing.   The post The Bama Balance S02.E20: Emotional Procrastination first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Network .

Hazing can occur in any group or organization. At UA, IFC has designed an innovative hazing prevention education program that seeks to empower new pledges and to strengthen the community within each chapter. Max Brown (past IFC President, 2026 Recipient of the North American Interfraternity Conference Award for Outstanding IFC President) joins us as our […] The post The Bama Balance S02.E19:...

Sometimes, you just have to trust the process. On this episode, we go “off the rails” to find out where our conversation takes us and we land in the realm of music. Music can have such a way to express so much more than words can about our experiences and mental health and that’s where […] The post The Bama Balance S02.E18: Off The Rails first appeared on Capstone Voices Podcasting Net...