Visit this nutrition and lifestyle blog by ex-student Serena
Long-time readers of this blog may remember the nutrition and lifestyle posts by Serena Hodge, who was studying health and nutrition here at Flinders. She […]
Mental Health
Reflections on Mindfulness in May event
I’d like to thank the Flinders Psychology Students Association and the Social Work Students Association for inviting me to speak at their inaugural Mindfulness in […]
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 […]
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. […]
Therapy via teleconferencing is as good as in-person
Teleconferencing has become a greater part of life since COVID-19. We’re all using Zoom and Teams and Skype and countless others to stay in contact. […]
Free online program targeting perfectionism and body image/weight/shape con...
Kasia, a second year clin. psych. PhD student working with Prof. Tracey Wade (here at Flinders) emailed me to let me know about a clinical […]
Mental Fitness Workshops on 5th and 12th May in evening
Just a reminder that I am running two Mental Fitness Workshops (online via Collaborate) in May 2021. Details of workshop below. Tickets are still available. […]
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 […]
When you just need someone to talk to 🗣
Note: There are COVID-19 specific mental health support services available that you can learn more about at the link. They cover a range of different […]
Digital resources for your mental health
Update 8/4/21 – Added in a link to a similar factsheet from eMHPrac crew. Sometimes when you are feeling down, you just want the sweet […]
Your personal rules and beliefs shape your wellbeing
We all have personal rules and beliefs about how the world works. They shape how we think about ourselves, other people, and our purpose in […]
Disordered Eating Resources
The Flinders University Services for Eating Disorders (FUSED) is offering free evidence-based treatment for eating disorders, as part of a study they are conducting. See […]
A headspace centre has opened at Marion
One of the intake team just let me know that a new headspace centre has opened at Marion. ‘headspace Marion is a free and confidential […]
The different domains of mental health
Last week was a crazy busy week. This week is turning out the same to be honest 😫. The bulk of last week was taken […]
Early usage of mental health services improves higher education students’...
This is a quick but important one. The boss forwarded me an interesting factsheet from the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (that is probably […]
Awareness, connection, insight and purpose: critical components of wellbein...
Welcome to 2021 everyone! This year on the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog, I really want to focus on digging into the published research on […]
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 […]
Service available for carers of people with mental ill health
Found this in my email inbox today. Might be of interest to any students who are in the role of a carer for someone with […]
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 […]
The Festival of Now - South Australia's annual mental health and wellbeing ...
Just got another interesting thing in my email (must be the day for it). If you don’t have anything much happening Friday, consider tuning in. […]
The lived experience of men with BPD
My apologies to Dayna who sent me information about this event a while back and I didn’t post it sooner. It deals with the lived […]
Balancing the Brain Budget
I try to set aside time during the week to watch or listen to something new in my field (psychology), so I don’t get stale […]
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 […]
Burpee Bounce Back Challenge
Yes, that title is correct. I haven’t lost my mind. Orygen Youth Health is one of the world’s leading mental health organisations with a focus […]