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About Brigette Colaizzo

Brigette is a Senior finishing up her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at Montclair State University. Brigette was born and raised in New Jersey. She enjoys singing, dancing and playing music. She enjoys traveling and seeing what the world around her has to offer. She hopes to pursue her Master’s in Creative Arts Therapy which entails Music and Dance therapy. She likes to think everything happens for a reason and her life experiences have taught her a lot about the world around and herself. She hopes to empower everyone to feel good about themselves, feel happy and make sure they never feel as though they are alone. With Get Smart Mentoring she hopes to take what she learned and growth to help her with her future endeavors.

Be the Wonder Woman you are

We all have a persona or character we tend to become. One which gets us through life in emotional, mental or physical ways. The usual characters I use are Wonder Woman or Captain. Believe it or not we all have this strength in us, so let’s take a look into that strength we already know. [...]

The Value of Understanding

Understanding ourselves isn’t just about defining a lengthy paragraph from a college textbook, it’s understanding our beliefs, morals and what makes us happy. When we have knowledge of who we are as people, we can begin to figure out where we belong, what we want to do for a career, and explore our different interests. [...]

Perfect Not Perfect

  There is a notion that everyone everywhere has to be perfect with their actions, and the way they deal with everything emotionally and physically. For instance, being a woman, I am expected to make a “perfect” meal and dress up with my hair not frizzy and out--it's natural texture. In comparison, guys are told they [...]

Opinions Without Pi Are Onions

Opinions without Pi are onions. Onions have layers to them just like the people in the world. As we grow up, we begin to understand that what others believe, may not be what we should believe. That’s how opinions are grown. People’s opinions are like flowers in the garden; some are purple and some are [...]

Studying Made Easier!

  This will not be an explanation of how mathematical foiling is helpful in real life situations but how studying can be made simple and how it starts with YOU!   Tip #1: Sticky notes and index cards. These are my lifesavers. Add sticky notes in your textbook where important key points are made and sections where [...]

The Key to Unlocking Your Intelligence

Intelligence… Some of us college students think of it as our G.P.A. Some think of it as thinking smarter not harder. And some think it’s remembering all of the facts you have ever learned… All of these thoughts from others intelligence have a similarities. These tips are what really build intelligence: Read—I don't mean just [...]

Don’t Carry Your Past With You

  We all have been in that situation where we carry a suitcase along with us, sometimes for months or years. But when is the time where we must open this suitcase, empty it, and only keep what we need for the future? The time where you feel that you are dragging the suitcase more [...]

Run the Track, Don’t Compete With the Track

To all the non-runners out there, no worries, this won’t be a you must start running after reading this article. But, it will be motivational towards running your brain track. To all the already runners of the track, I commend you on running. I never ran the track; even in high school I would always [...]

4 Ways to Stand Up and BE HEARD!

Communication can make us soar! You may be asking what you mean by "communication can make me soar"? I have never flown like superhero. Communication is important in many instances such as relationships, friendships and with yourself. We have to communicate exactly what we want in order to keep ourselves on the same page with others. [...]