Updated Be Well Plan workshops and Masterclasses 🆕
The Be Well Plan is an evidence-based mental health program. It teaches you how to build and implement your own mental health and resilience plan […]
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Seminar: Mental Health - what does it look like?
Heads up on a mental health focused seminar on the 13th October that Sascha brought to my attention…. Mental Health Week will run from 9-16 […]
Tips for staying well so you can study well - Medibank Seminar
Medibank have been cranking out their student focused seminars recently! I’ve mentioned a couple previously (e.g. here). But you won’t hear any complaints from me […]
October is Mental Health Month - stuff is happening!
October (2021) is Mental Health Month! You’ll find it celebrated by a number of groups. Like any of the named days/months, Mental Health Month is […]
Upcoming Intervarsity Sports Carnival has inclusive sports options for stud...
The upcoming Intervarsity Sports Carnival has events designed for students with disability to participate in. Whilst participation will depend on your particular disability, the organisers […]
Grab N' Go food deliciousness from the FUSA peeps
FUSA (Flinders University Student Association) is arguably the central group here at Flinders providing nutritional and financial support to students. One of their initiatives – […]
RUOK day is coming up this Thursday!
It is RUOK? Day this Thursday. The overarching theme this year is ‘Are they really OK?’ Connection and checking in on the people in our […]
Second Medibank wellbeing and resilience seminar for students
Following on from the success of the first Medibank wellbeing/resilience seminar for students, Medibank have decided to run another on the 15th September. Wellbeing and […]
USEP drop in sessions just announced!
The USEP (University Specialist Employment Partnership) program supports students with a disability with advice about preparing for life and work outside of University and links […]
Did you take part in a food insecurity/COVID-19 survey a while back? 🥑
Research Project – Food Insecurity, Flinders University Students & COVID-19 Did you take part in this online anonymous survey last Semester? The aim of the […]
Medibank wellbeing and resilience webinar for students
Given the challenging situation Australia at the moment and in parts of the world (esp. Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia), Medibank have decided to run a wellbeing […]
Ask anything drop-in sessions
As a result of the lockdown, all on-campus orientation events had to be cancelled for Week 1 (Connect Week). Still wanting new students to feel […]
Why you should pay attention to the Horizon Professional Development Award ...
A couple of times per year I get to co-run a Professional Resilience and Mindfulness Workshop with Ursula from the Horizon Professional Development Award Program […]
There is still a chance to let us know how COVID-19 has impacted your abili...
In collaboration with Curtin University, a research group here at Flinders are exploring what impact COVID-19 has had on student’s access to food. They’re using […]
Other wellbeing focused services in the University
Health, Counselling and Disability Services (www.flinders.edu.au/hcd) aren’t the only services within the University with your wellbeing in mind. In fact, there are lots of services […]
Helpline counselling & resources for rural and remote staff and student...
I wrote a little while back about making contact with Dr Andrew McClelland, senior lecturer in mental health for the Centre for Remote Health. We […]
It might be valuable for you to know the USEP consultant
A message from the USEP consultant Sascha about her role at the university. Of particular interest to students with disability. Welcome students to 2021 To […]
Drop-in Guided Study Sessions
Cleaning up my email inbox I found this cool thing. Drop-in Guided Study Sessions running every weekday by the Student Learning Support Service! The idea […]
Oasis Conversation Groups kick off on the 11th January 2021
For those that don’t know, Oasis is a community centre located on the Bedford Park Campus. It is a popular place for students to go […]
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 […]
Reflection, connection, action
Regular readers of the blog will know that I am involved in a student-led mental health awareness campaign being developed for release in 2021. I […]
An update on prayer room access around the university
An update from the Oasis Team on prayer room access around the university Hello OASIS friends! We are pleased to announce that prayer rooms have […]
Careers over coffee
Join the group conversation for USEP Careers Q & A! This session is conducted with our USEP consultant (Sascha Lemon-Spence) as an open group Careers […]
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 […]