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 […]
Med students, mental fitness and the concept of prevention
Myself and a colleague Maureen were fortunate this morning to get to speak to a cohort of 1st year med students on the topic of […]
Digital Maths Alternative
Do you wish you could manipulate your maths and science equations in a digital format? ADCET presented a webinar earlier this month, introducing EquatIO, software […]
May is Macula Month
It’s Macula Month! The Macular Disease Foundation Australia is using May, Macula Month, to raise awareness of all macular diseases. While the most common form of […]
Career Mentoring Opportunity
Interested in building connections with industry professionals and developing your employability skills? APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW for PACE Mentoring Spring 2019! Apply here Positive Action […]
The election got me thinking about another area of mental fitness
So the 2019 Australian Federal Election just happened. If the outcome was to your liking, then congratulations 🙂 If it was not, then commiserations 🙁 […]
Choices - the OASIS theme for Men's Health Day 5th June
When I sat down with Ali from OASIS (Wellbeing Promotion Officer) to discuss the OASIS stall at the upcoming Men’s Health Day on the 5th […]
Australian Bureau of Statistics Graduate Recruitment for 2020
The Australian Bureau of Statistics graduate recruitment rounds are now open (closing 2nd June). The ABS graduate program is a 9 month program that provides […]
Preparing for Exams - the Series
Back when the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog first started, I did a series on Preparing for Exams. I took some time to revisit those […]
The Health, Counselling and Disability Services Newsletter has 2200+ subscr...
Just a quick note to say thank you to all the students, staff and confused third parties who have subscribed to the Health, Counselling and […]
The challenges of self-discipline
Self-discipline or self-control is being able to exert control over one’s behaviour and do this consistently and reliably over time. It is central to being […]
Four writing exercises that might improve your health
Many years ago I discovered the expressive writing work of James W Pennebaker, a social psychologist from the University of Texas. I am pretty sure […]