Atomic habits by James Clear: review (kinda)
I am just in the final stages of reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. This is a book I’ve been intending to read for quite […]
Healthy Lifestyle
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! […]
Oasis Community Food Market is back for the Summer Break!
Flinders Community Market is BACK for the Summer Break! 🍊 🥕 🍞 🥗 🍪 🍚 In December 2020, we will have the Market back this […]
New alcohol guidelines
It does appear that alcohol consumption in Australia has increased with the impacts of COVID. This can be understood in a number of ways: stress […]
Smartphone use and mental health
I just finished reading an interesting article over on The Conversation on smartphone use and mental health. I recommend giving it a read, but I’ll […]
5 steps to remove pressure and expectations around exercise, by dietetics s...
Dietetics student Serena is now a regular on the blog. To read more of her work, visit Serena posts Archives – Student Health and Wellbeing […]
Flinders Community Market is happening!
The Community Market is running through November at Oasis every Thursday during to bring you FREE fruit and vegetables available along with LOW COST pantry […]
The 'Like a Boss' series - check it out *new content
I am not good on camera. Whether it is a still camera or video camera, I come across like an insane hobo. Which would be […]
Difference between whole-foods, plant-based diet and veganism
If you’ve read previous posts (1, 2), you’ll know that I made a decision to be a vegan and I am working on my diet […]
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 […]
Box breathing technique
Since reading Breath by James Nestor, I have been interested in the use of breathing techniques to help create calmer more focused states. I teach […]
Stress management - let's dig into this topic a little more
We regularly hear from students that they want to learn more about stress management. To be honest, most of us do. Our lives can be […]
Free access to mental health resources from ‘Being Well, Living Well’ f...
I’ve reproduced below a blog post from the Epigeum team at Oxford University Press below Epigeum build online courses for university students on the topics […]
A whole food plant-based diet - let's go!
I’m going on a whole-food, plant-based diet and you can watch along as I do so. A few weeks back, after a binge on documentaries […]
Self Care and Podcasts
The last few months of my maternity leave, I stumbled into the world of podcasts. I had actually been actively avoiding listening to any due […]
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 […]
Looking for a challenge? - Try the GGSC Wellbeing Calendar
I regularly recommend the Greater Good Science Center Website (GGSC) for those wanting to learn more about how to build wellbeing, based on science. On […]
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 […]
Dating in Australia: Sexual and Reproductive Health for International Stude...
A colleague of mine pointed me towards an online course that might be of interest to international students. Family Planning Victoria has created a free […]
Wellbeing and academic success
I had prepared some materials on the topic of ‘wellbeing for academic success’ for O’guide training. I thought it made a lot of sense to […]
I'm developing a new self-care guide - need your feedback!
One of the most popular resources we’ve created in recent years has been our Self-care Mega Guide. It’s a comprehensive collection of self-care strategies and […]
Join us for the Daily Movement Challenge
A couple of weeks back, one of my counselling colleagues challenged me to complete a ‘Daily Movement Challenge’. This was in response to us both […]
Tips for building resilience
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from setbacks. It is a very useful capacity to have, given that life is full of setbacks. For […]
Forget all that wellbeing advice I've given you, this is the ultimate!
It is a rug, but it is heated. It is a plug n’ rug. It may be the single most important wellbeing intervention ever. #doyourbestwinter […]