Best wishes from HCDS and Oasis as we enter the exam period!
With the .05% of brain space you have left, that isn’t full of the content from this year, please accept my best wishes during the exams […]
Random Gareth Pontifications
Let's finish 2023 strongly (and wisely)
Welcome back everyone! Let’s finish 2023 strong. This post contains a couple pieces of simple end-of-year advice, but its real purpose is just a verbal ‘high […]
E-tree application in Microsoft Edge
Not exactly the most ground-breaking wellbeing intervention, but it brings me a little happiness each day, and in busy lives, those micro interventions can be important. […]
The Student Health and Wellbeing Blog turns 6 years old!
Excuse me a quick moment whilst I celebrate the 6-year anniversary of the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog, a platform that has allowed me to share […]
Why meditate?
Meditation offers profound insights into human psychology, allowing for a shift in self-perception, improved reactions to life’s challenges, and the foundation for wiser choices and decisions, […]
A preliminary note about ChatGPT and wellbeing/mental health
ChatGPT has been getting a lot of attention recently. I spent some time asking it questions about mental health and self-care. I thought its answers were […]
2023 Orientation design is an encouraging message to new students (and exis...
Some messages are just more elegantly expressed in imagery. The 2023 Orientation design speaks to a way of viewing one’s university experience that I think is […]
Self-care = actions you take to improve your outcomes
Much of what happens to us in life isn’t within our control. But our decisions, choices, actions, attitudes and thoughts do matter and can change how […]
My end of year message to students and staff (2022 edition)
Wishing all readers of the blog a satisfying end to 2022, and a chance to recharge the batteries before coming back in 2023. A few basic […]
Student Health and Wellbeing Blog will be quiet from 16th December to 23rd ...
The Student Health and Wellbeing Blog is a primary communication channel for Health, Counselling and Disability Services. It will be quiet for a while, whilst energy […]
Wishing all students a productive and successful exam period
Overview: A quick note from the teams at HCDS and Oasis wishing all students a productive and successful end of the year. Reading time ~ 1.5 […]
What if my self-care routine isn't working
The idea of self-care seems simple on the surface. Do things to be healthier and happier. But its more complex than that and in this post, […]
Strategic use of the mid-semester break
Wishing all students and staff an effective mid-semester break, however you intend to use it. In this post, I briefly explore some common mid-semester break strategies. […]
Building a behaviour change course
Overview: OK, so I am a little excited about this one. We’re building a behaviour change course. Hopefully the post will help you make sense of […]
Wishing you a rejuvenating mid year break!
Overview: It is mid-year break time and I wish everyone a safe, happy, fun and rejuvenating break. A couple of simple suggestions in the post and […]