Our Self-help Library (pinned post)
If you’ve been to the Health, Counselling and Disability Service before, you might have noticed we have various pamphlets and handouts on the walls. They […]
HCD and Oasis Wellbeing Programs (pinned post)
13/5/20: Note that due to the various social distancing recommendations in place here at Flinders, some of these programs are currently cancelled until further notice. […]
Welcome to the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog (pinned post)
The quick version for those that don’t have much time I’m Gareth. I write this blog. The purpose of the blog is to give students the […]
Wellbeing and academic success
I had prepared some materials on the topic of ‘wellbeing for academic success’ for O’guide training. I thought it made a lot of sense to […]
The perfect studying routine
One website that I follow is that of Scott H. Young. He writes about productivity and learning and I generally like his articles which sit […]
Oasis Chaplaincy: There for Everyone, and You
This is a repost from the Oasis website. It is an article written by Chaplain Maria Ng which provides a description of what Chaplaincy services […]
Listen to interview with Tiny Habits creator BJ Fogg
If you’ve heard me speak over the past few months, it is likely that you’ve heard me make reference to Tiny Habits and its creator […]
Online treatments for psychological disorders
Have you got a diagnosis of depression or OCD or PTSD or chronic pain or anxiety or health anxiety or insomnia or substance use disorder? […]
Phone and chat services for just about everything
When I started in this job, one of my tasks was to scope all of the online and telephone chat services that are available for […]
Plants and productivity
One of the recent Wellbeing and Productivity Hacks sessions I did was on the topic of ‘Plants and Productivity. The basic idea is that embedding […]
Do you have a problem with social media?
I got this message from a student a while back. I’ve reproduced it anonymously with the permission of the student. Hi Gareth! I hope you’re […]
A student-led mental health promotion project
I just want to give readers of the blog a heads-up on a cool project that will be taking shape in the second half of […]
I'm developing a new self-care guide - need your feedback!
One of the most popular resources we’ve created in recent years has been our Self-care Mega Guide. It’s a comprehensive collection of self-care strategies and […]
Second round of Matthew Flinders scholarships has opened
The principle of these scholarships is simple: Scholarships will be awarded to financially assist students who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with the […]