Welcome!
Hello there! Nice of you to drop by 🙂 My name is Gareth and I am the eMental Health Project Officer at Flinders University. I […]
Our Self-help Library
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 […]
Flinders 2019 Wellbeing Programs and Events
The teams at Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS) and Oasis have been hard at work putting together their Wellbeing Programs for 2019. These are […]
Stigma busting Borderline Personality Disorder
I get too many emails (you probably do as well) but truth be told, some of the most interesting things I learn come from my […]
Largest national study exploring the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ young p...
One of our counsellors saw this survey targeting young people 14yo-21yo who identify as LGBTIQ, and thought it could be something to share on the […]
Places free for the next Studyology program on the 20th September
Studyology is a 4-session program designed to give you the psychological tools necessary to combat common study challenges: procrastination, low motivation, study avoidance. I’ve shared […]
Nutrient supplements for mental health
Back when I was doing my psychology training, the major lifestyle factors that were proposed to be related to mental health were exercise and sleep. […]
The Flinders Eating Well crew have a new blog
I’ve written about Flinders Eating Well (or Eating Well @ Flinders) before on the blog. Eating Well @ Flinders is a SSAF funded initiative to […]
Thinking of seeing a psychologist?
Tim Carey, one of Flinders‘ own has a good article over at the Conversation on how to find a psychologist and what types of therapy […]
Mental Fitness Workbook - Table of Contents
Having drawn my first Mental Fitness Course to a close, I am setting out with a new goal, to develop a Mental Fitness Workbook, that […]
Mental Fitness - Lesson 18 - the end, or is it?
Greetings and welcome to Lesson 18 of my ‘Introduction to Mental Fitness’ course. If you are new to the course, check out the introductory post first. […]
So much wellbeing online!
RUOK? Day is coming up – 12th September. On that day we’re all reminded to check in with our friends, family members, peers and colleagues […]
Handling conflict in relationships
So yesterday I broke a long silence on talking about relationships on this blog. It was the first part of an ongoing commitment to writing […]
'We can still be friends' - is this viable following a relationship breakup...
I don’t write much about romantic relationships, even though I strongly believe (and I think the literature supports) their importance in our overall wellbeing. Romantic […]