Overcoming adversity and achieving success following ADHD diagnosis as an a...
I met student Bianca Baron, a 3rd year Paramedic Student at a Shut Up and Study session. She revealed that she’d been diagnosed with ADHD […]
Guest Posts
Transforming racism
Matt was a counsellor here at Flinders. He did (and continues to do) excellent work in reconciliation. In this post, he explored healing from recent incidents […]
A guide to Mindful Walking by counsellor Maureen
A reposting of this excellent mindful walking guide from Maureen 🙂 Mindful Walking Walking outside has become the exercise of choice for many of us […]
Yoga Insights: Developing intention with yoga – the Yogic practice of san...
Counsellor and qualified yoga teacher Maureen has penned the next in the Yoga Insights series: Developing intention with yoga – the Yogic practice of Sankalpa […]
4 things I learnt from deleting my Instagram account for a year
Serena, one of our guest bloggers (see her nutrition posts here) has been reflecting on her social media use, particularly her use of Instagram. Enjoy! […]
Yoga insights: Shaking and Bhramari breathing
One of our counsellors (Maureen) is a qualified yoga teacher and runs Mindful Yoga at Oasis. She just sent me the first of her Yoga […]
7 tips for creating a healthy body image, by dietetics student Serena
It goes without saying that aspects of the culture we grow up in relating to body image and what it means to be beautiful can […]
A university student’s guide to eating healthy on a budget
In this follow-up to Serena’s first post on Nutrition and Mental Health, she outlines the basic ingredients that all students should have access to, to […]
Wear it Purple Day 2020 – Friday 28th August
Hello 🙂 Zoe here, I’ve popped up from time to time on this blog – thanks Gareth for this fab forum to share information! I’m […]
Nutrition and mental health: 6 tips to create a healthy mind as a universit...
I love it when we get student posts for the blog! This one is from Serena Hodge, a Master of Nutrition and Dietetics student on […]
USEP update
An update from USEP Consultant Sascha 🙂 Of relevance to students with disability. Well, hasn’t 2020 thrown us a curveball and now it’s time for […]