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 […]
Psychological Tools
Goal setting and why it is important
A couple of weeks back, with the help of the multi-skilled Lauren Butterworth, I made my first instructional video for the series that Student Learning […]
Finding purpose in life
The Greater Good Magazine has a good article on finding your purpose by Jill Suttie, outlining 7 activities you can engage in that have been […]
My experience of Brain.fm
I’ve been using Brain.fm for a few weeks now, with a paid membership. I am using it right now. I have it on one of […]
Planning your self-care
Self-care is anything you do with the deliberate intention of improving (or maintaining) your physical, intellectual, mental, social, spiritual, financial and/or environmental health and wellbeing. […]
I'm getting interested in the area of decision making - you should too
You might be aware that I am interested in the topic of Mental Fitness. I’ve been writing about it for a while. At the core […]
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? […]
Do you have a problem with social media?
I got this message from a student a while back. I’ve reproduced it anonymously with the permission of the student. Hi Gareth! I hope you’re […]
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 […]
You can now access the full Studyology course online
Studyology is a course developed by myself and Ben Smith that teaches you some psychological strategies for tackling procrastination. It is built on the principles […]