The Loneliness Project
I just finished reading a good article over at The Globe and Mail. It was on loneliness. Loneliness “is a feeling of sadness or distress […]
Mental Health
Centre for Anxiety and Related Disorders
One of my jobs and the jobs of the counsellors here at Flinders, is to let you know about different mental health treatment options, so you […]
Mental health strategic plans - helpful or total bulls*#t?
Yes, that is supposed to be a purposefully inflammatory title 🙂 So in case you did not know, South Australia has a Mental Health Commission (MHC). […]
Actual stuff you can do to build well-being
Building well-being is something you have to work at. It is why I use the ‘mental fitness’ analogy when speaking about well-being nowadays, because like […]
Interesting research study opportunity for individuals with chronic mental ...
Mental illness is common in Australia. 45% of us will experience a mental illness (or sometimes called a mental disorder) at some stage in our […]
Does mental illness exist?
I’m a podcast fan. You can learn all sorts of interesting stuff from podcasts, all while you sit on the bus, or drive to work. ‘All […]
Head to Health - a new portal to online mental health resources
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night You know that feeling when you are standing in the cereal aisle and there are so many cereals that you simply don’t know […]
Mental Health Week 8th to 14th October
Greetings students of Flinders + others Next week is Mental Health Week. This means that you are only allowed to feel happy during this week. […]
Mental Health and Academic Performance Tip Sheets
Hi! Did you wake up this morning thinking “I need more tip sheets in my life”? If you did, this is your lucky day. A psychologist […]
Feeling stressed?
Start with some simple lifestyle changes Talk with a friend or family member and harness their immense wisdom Do some serious breathing (not that casual breathing […]
Social Media and Young People's Mental Health
The term ‘social media’ refers to websites and applications that enable and encourage users to create and share content (e.g. uploading videos to Youtube) or […]
A review of 'Breathe' - a controlled breathing app by ReachOut
Is it a sign of the pace of modern life that we need a mobile phone app to remind us to breathe? Possibly, but as […]
The mental health of Australian university students - Orygen Report
In May 2017, Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, released a report called “Under the Radar: the mental health of Australian […]