Sarah's Story

For Sarah Jahimiak, whether it is helping organize for others or doing her own workouts, she tries to bring wellness into the world and the people of interdisciplinary studies. For example, she was on the committee a few years ago to help organize the Matilda Walk.

With the programs she helps organize, she tries to get a blend of activity and awareness that students and staff can interact with. For her own well-being, she believes it is a combination of mind, body and spirit that she actively pursues each day.

“I try to eat the right things, I try to get up and exercise and get out there, but sometimes it's hard right? So I think you have to give ourselves that reprieve if our body really needs it,” Jahimiak says. “Just engaging with friends, family and having just an overall good life. Whatever it looks like for everybody, so do things that make you happy.”

For Jahimiak, that primarily looks like weight training and running at home. Whatever the situation, she has a goal and feels better when she does it, but also doesn’t get down on herself on the days it’s a bit harder.

“The days that I reset that alarm, I don't think I feel bad about it but I just know I feel like I can accomplish something today,” she says.

While she primarily does her workouts at home, one of the things she has done in the past that she would like to see back is more involvement with the CARROT app. The wellness app would help track fitness and would have challenges that Jahimiak feels could bring people together.

That togetherness is part of what makes her feel great at work, doing things on campus with students and staff. While her office is small, she is eager to team up with other groups on campus, possibly with the CARROT app, to engage in wellness.

And for her and the staff, the biggest contributor is seeing the students succeed and that sense of accomplishment for helping them get to where they are.

“Commencement is our favorite time with us and our students because they've done it and it's been really cool to walk with them on their journey to completion,” she says.