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 […]
'It’s okay to iso-struggle' by Counsellor Matt
I put out the call to members of our team for their insights into how to manage your mental health during an unprecedented change in […]
'Corona – riding the wave and juggling roles' by Counsellor Zoe
I put out the call to members of our team for their insights into how to manage your mental health during an unprecedented change in […]
Forget the grocery shopping – grow your own vegies!
Some timely nutrition advice from Rebecca Greco from Nourish Adelaide. Bec used to run nutrition related programs here at Flinders and maintains a strong interest in […]
Counsellor Vanessa shares the wellbeing tips that are keeping her grounded
I put out the call to members of our team for their insights into how to manage your mental health during an unprecedented change in […]
Nourishing snacks for ProcrastinEating
Some timely nutrition advice from Rebecca Greco from Nourish Adelaide. Bec used to run nutrition related programs here at Flinders and maintains a strong interest […]
Sascha Lemon-Spence with an update about the USEP program
Sascha has appeared on the blog a few times. Here she is with an update about the USEP program, a program for students with disability […]
Ben talks about OASIS - the student community centre
Ben (one of our counsellors) who also starred in this cool student-created video prepared a brief case study for the Student Experience Team a while […]
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 […]
The Design Language for Mental Health Week @ Flinders
This post is part of a small series of posts that went ‘behind the scenes’ of Mental Health Week 2019 (MHW2019). The others included early preparations, […]
Disclosure - The Hot Topic
This is a guest post by Sascha. Sascha is the University Specialist Employment Partnerships (USEP) consultant here at Flinders along with Ada. Sascha helps students […]
Shining light on gender-based violence
Today’s post is by Zoe Walter. Zoe is a counsellor here at Health, Counselling and Disability Services and is also the Sexual Violence Project Officer. […]
Meet Ali Barnes - the Wellbeing Promotion Officer
A week or so back I introduced you to Sascha – she helps students with disability get jobs. Looking at the site clicks tells me […]
Guest author post - 'Handling conflict and misunderstandings in relationshi...
Back when I started my eMental Health Project Officer role at Flinders, I was introduced to Kellie Cathcart from the University of Newcastle (UON). She […]