Do some mentoring over the 2018 Summer break
A couple of mentoring roles have come up that are relevant for students who are 2nd year or above UniAccess Mentoring – Volunteer role […]
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Food needed to stock student larders
Ali is our Wellbeing Promotion Officer. She promotes wellbeing (consistent with her title). Be more like Ali. Alis is responsible for the management of many […]
New free counselling service for LGBTIQA
Greetings blog reading peeps, I just got an email from one of the counsellors informing me that Uniting Communities are developing a new counselling service […]
7 Days of Psychology relaunches for 2018
One of the joys of being in control of a blog is the opportunities it opens up for shameless self-promotion. That is what I am […]
Careers over Coffee
There is something about chatting over a coffee. As a non-coffee drinker, I have obviously missed out on this important human ritual, but I am […]
Disability, inclusiveness and equality - PhotoVoice Competition now open...
The Flinders University Students With Disabilities Association is seeking photographic contributions for an exhibition being held on the 27th November. Through the exhibition they want […]
Play a role in improving the wellbeing of Adelaide youth
The Wellbeing of Adelaide Youth (WAY) initiative is a collection of agencies, businesses and community members who are interested in improving the wellbeing of young […]
Mindful Yoga On The 6th November In The Library
Maureen, one of the counsellors here at HCDS that runs the Mindful Yoga classes at OASIS, just sent through an email to let me (and […]
Use greyhounds to reduce exam stress
I once saw a psychologist who had a ‘therapy dog’. The purpose of the dog, as far as I could gather, was to provide an […]
Mental Health Week Challenges #6 and #7
My bad. I didn’t actually post these over the weekend, like I should have. But I was happily playing around in the dirt in my […]
Mental Health Week Challenge #5 - Sign up to the blog
I admit, this one is totally self-serving. Challenge #5 from this week of Keep Your Cup Full challenges is to subscribe to the blog – […]
Mental Health Week Challenge #4 - Start a Journal
Day 4 people! I promise this one is much easier to do inside. If that doesn’t make sense to you, consider visiting Day 1, Day […]
A second update on Studyology
Studyology is a drop-in support group for students who want to hone their study skills. This might include getting on top of procrastination, finding that […]
Mental Health Week Challenge #3 - Add exercise to your commute
I’m going to be upfront. I don’t think the weather is supporting our Mental Health Week ‘Keep Your Cup Full‘ challenge this year. We probably […]
Mental Health Week Challenge #2 - Spend more time outside in nature
Hello again It’s Mental Health Week here at Flinders and I’ve got a challenge for you. Although as I look out my window at the […]
Mental Health Week Challenge #1 - Take Up Meditation
Good morning everyone! Yes, it is Monday and I am in a good mood. Apologies if that sounds like a gross violation of Monday morning […]
Mental Health Week @ Flinders
Flinders is celebrating Mental Health Week next week, from the 15th-17th October. There are a bunch of activities happening, thanks to the ever-organised folks at […]
Take part in National Nutrition Week
This is a repost from Flinders In Touch Next week is National Nutrition Week and Flinders University has teamed up with the Adelaide City Council to offer free […]
Stepping Into Internship - Applications Closing Soon!
This was forwarded to me by one of the Disability Services staff members. I have mentioned this program before. APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON! STEPPING INTO INTERNSHIP […]
Flinders University's SpringFest
To me ‘spring’ means my garden looks lovely, and my eyes water constantly and I sneeze a lot. I think it wonderfully cruel of the universe […]
Yoga, Mindfulness & Qigong
I was chatting with some peeps from Careers yesterday, and it became abundantly clear that there is no shortage of cool stuff going on around […]
Keep Your Cup Full - A Mental Health Week Challenge
Update 23/10/18 – Challenges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are now all live. You can also get print versions from Health, Counselling […]
Welcome back and update on my mindfulness practice
Hellooooo students, Welcome back from break. It’s October and time to smash out some learning before exams in November. I hope you are feeling excited, maybe […]
Achieving Career Success Program for students with disability
Kirsten from Disability Services sent me this. If you missed the Pathways Beyond Uni program at Flinders on the 26th, then this might be an […]