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 […]
Mental Health
Tiny Habits for positivity and wellness
Those who have heard me talk on habit formation and wellbeing might be aware that I am a fan of the Tiny Habits model, developed […]
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 […]
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 […]
Student suggestions for building positive mental health
So I’ve been providing updates on a student-led Mental Health Promotion Project recently and thought I’d share some additional ideas coming out of that project. […]
Student-led mental health promotion project - Part 2
A while back I introduced you to a mental health promotion project being led by students. The project involves people from the Be A Better […]
Out of Hours Supports worth noting
The difficult moments in life don’t always occur conveniently between the hours of 9-5, Monday to Friday. But that is when most support services and […]
Lockdown resources with a focus on wellbeing
Lydia from EPSW shared a list of Lockdown resources from RMIT that I thought was worth sharing on the blog. They were compiled by Jonathan […]
An example of a mental fitness workout
I got to spend a really cool hour with some dietetics masters students yesterday. We did a ‘mental fitness workout’. And I thought I’d share […]
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 […]
Statewide Mental Health Lived Experience Register
SA Health have created a Statewide Mental Health Lived Experience Register. If you live with mental illness or care for someone with mental illness, you […]
What is Mindful Yoga?
Mindful Yoga classes are back for Semester 2! Enrol at Oasis Online for notification on how to book. Further information will also be provided on […]
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 […]
Online treatments for psychological disorders
Have you got a diagnosis of depression or OCD or PTSD or chronic pain or anxiety or health anxiety or insomnia or substance use disorder? […]
A student-led mental health promotion project
I just want to give readers of the blog a heads-up on a cool project that will be taking shape in the second half of […]
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 […]
Batyr are running a national streamed event on supporting tertiary communit...
Details reproduced below from the email I received. My name is Stephanie and I’m the Head of Programs at batyr. We are excited to send […]
COVID-19 Mental Health Support Web Portal
Some information regarding COVID-19 related mental health supports in South Australia arrived in my inbox. I am sharing it with thee. COVID-19 has had a […]
Wellbeing and Productivity Hacks sessions kick off on the 5th May
I spend my day reading and writing about wellbeing and productivity. A lot of what I find and learn ends up here on the blog. […]
Pathways to wellbeing
Over the past month I’ve been lucky to have been involved in the delivery and refinement of the Be Well Plan – https://www.bewellplan.com/, a facilitated […]
Specific tools for managing thoughts, feelings, behaviours and unpleasant p...
High Res is a website and app that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) use to equip their ‘personnel with the knowledge and skills to maintain […]
'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 […]