Choosing a college major seems like a pretty major decision in life and can be a source of anxiety for both future (or current) college students and their loved ones. The best piece of advice I can give you is to relax! Picking a college major does not carry the weight and finality of Harry Potter’s Sorting Hat. It’s not a decision you have to stick with very long if you feel you’ve chosen poorly and it probably doesn’t have the lifelong implications that many people believe it does. Having said that here are some tips that can help ease your mind and make the decision an enjoyable one:

If you don't sleep well, you don't feel well. Getting a good night's sleep is one of the best things you can do for your mental health. Sleep helps replenish your mind and body. It helps your mind process and figuratively hit the reset button on the stress and complications of the day.

Have you ever caught yourself saying, "Where has the year gone?" I feel this way at the end of every year. I don't know what happened to 2014. A full year gone. What have I done in that time? What do I wish I had done? This can be a pretty reflective time of year--the passing of one year, and the beginning of the next.

Life can be a very sticky affair. It's easy to get stuck in a rut and feel ambivalent about changing. Take, for example, something as simple as exercising. How many times have you told yourself that you are going to start working out, and then proceeded to do a hundred other activities, but not a single one of them involved exercise?

I have several clients with eating disorders who are starting college for the first time in the fall. Freshman year in college can be a difficult transition for anyone, but the food situation is particularly challenging if you struggle with an eating disorder.