Flinders University Toastmasters Club for public speaking anxiety
Overview: One of the best ways to overcome public speaking anxiety is to find a supportive environment in which to practice giving presentations. Toastmasters provides such […]
Life Skills
Getting Off To A Good Start Guide
Overview: Starting university is a big step. There is a lot that I want to tell you about how to make your university experience better, so […]
5th and final Studyology recorded session now available
Overview – Studyology is a program for Flinders University students that teaches them psychological tools for tackling procrastination. Whilst live sessions run during the year, many […]
Social work student Kellen talks about the Community Connections program at...
As you know, I really enjoy featuring blog content from students. Today, I have a post from Lo Kellen Leonata, a Masters of Social Work […]
A reminder that it is Mental Health Month and what this means
Helloooo! October is mental health month. Apologies. I have mentioned it before, but it warrants another mention. Why? Because the timing of it is quite […]
How to be supportive
Despite training as a psychologist, I kinda suck at a number of aspects of human-human interaction (to be clear, I am totally fine with human-plant […]
Interruptions, prospective memory and mental fatigue
Simple tips for better study outcomes, drawn from techniques to improve performance in high stakes workplaces. As part of my membership of APS, I get […]
When adding wellbeing activities to our life feels like just another chore
At last night’s Be Well Plan session, a dominant theme was the challenge of building wellbeing activities into one’s life when one’s life is already […]
Reducing the cognitive load of study
I’m building something (to be honest, I am always building something). It is a program intended to help students get back on track with their […]
Self-care during difficult times
Over the last couple of years, we’ve produced a few self-care guides. Our current self-care guide is one of the most popular handouts we’ve created. […]
10 pieces of advice for PhD students (which are probably ok for other stude...
I was fortunate the other day to spend 90 minutes with some relatively new PhD students talking about mental health. I must have enjoyed it […]
Two methods for dealing with negative self-talk
You know that brain of yours that does a whole lot of remarkable things (learning, sensing, problem-solving, loving, motivating etc)? Well it ain’t perfect. I […]
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 […]
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 […]
A decision making tool
I’m a big fan of the website Effectiviology. It contains articles that draw on research to help people think and reason more effectively. Today I […]
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 […]
The everyday activities that bring happiness and meaning into our lives
A couple of recent projects of mine have got me thinking about what the key ingredients of a life with meaning and contentment are. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Active Listening: a skill to improve your relationships
Yesterday’s Wellbeing and Productivity Hacks session on Oasis Online was on Active Listening. You can access the recording and slides via the links provided. Active […]
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 […]
Coping with the constant stream of information about how to be a better per...
I sit in the mental health/ wellbeing/ self-care/ mental fitness / self-improvement space. As a result I spend a lot of time giving people advice […]
Wellbeing for Academic Success
I recently gave a couple of presentations on the topic of Wellbeing for Academic Success. The purpose of those presentations were to get new students […]