New ‘Play Safe’ sexual health promotion website
Welcome Zoe (Equal Opportunity Officer) back to the blog 🙂 – with an update on a new sexual health resource… Hello, I recently learnt about […]
eMental Health Resources
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 […]
Bouncing back after an episode of mental ill health
I write most of the guides that live in our self-help library. Whilst I enjoy writing and updating them, there is something special about working […]
headspace Onkaparinga now has an online referral form
headspace is a national mental health service focused on the needs of young people. There are headspace centres located all around Australia, including in South […]
Getting help (without leaving the house)
The Lived Experience Telephone Support Service (LETSS) is a free service that assists people living in the Adelaide metropolitan region, and their carers, to access […]
Update on my mindfulness practice
I started regular mindfulness meditation back in September 2018. I wrote about it in a blog post. I then provided an update to that in […]
Sunny, an app for women with disability to learn about violence and abuse
Sunny is an app that supports all women with disability who have been impacted by sexual assault, domestic and family violence, to understand violence, know […]
Lived Experience Telephone Support Service
Recently, some of our counselling team members met up with some peeps from Skylight, a mental health organisation in the community. They were letting us […]
Wellbeing for Academic Success FLO topic is live
I like this blog. It is a nice home for me to talk about student health and wellbeing. However, it is not necessarily the easiest place […]
What is the deal with mindfulness?
Back in early May, 2018, some students attended the Port Power Wellbeing and Resilience Program run here at the University. I’ve been communicating with them […]
Not coping? - there's a course for that!!
The terms ‘coping’ and ‘resilience’ are thrown around a lot nowadays in relation to university students. The reasons are relatively simple. Studying at university can […]
myCompass for mild to moderate anxiety and depression
Update 13/8/18 – myCompass is now in Version 2.0. It has had a significant facelift. The basic sections and functions of the site are the […]
What do I mean by mental fitness "techniques"?
If you’ve had a look at my previous mental fitness posts (introduction, and domains of mental fitness), you are probably saying to yourself – “when […]
The relationship between trauma and mental health
Orygen (the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health) have just released an excellent fact-sheet for young people explaining the links between trauma and […]
Resources for those bereaved by suicide
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in 2016, suicide was the leading cause of death among all people 15-44 years of age, and the […]