The Bama Balance

The Bama Balance S02.E27: Wrapping Up Season 2 and More to Come!

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 listeners who have joined us this season and we look forward to having more of you join us in the Fall. See you in Fall 2026!

The Bama Balance S02.E26: Managing the Stress of Graduate Student Life

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 Bama Balance S02.E25: Movies, Mics, and Masters

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 Bama Balance S02.E24: Escaping Stress, Finding the Quiet

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 on the mic as guest co-host for this episode!

The Bama Balance S02.E23: Looking Back: The Capstone Wellness Explorer and Perspectives on College Mental Health

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 campus. We also welcome back Henry Glover who joins us behind the mic as guest co-host for this episode!