Let's talk about distress
A week or so back my GP got me to fill out the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS). It is a common instrument used […]
Random Gareth Pontifications
Patience and precision
I find art, particularly doing art, is quite healing. I tend to do more art during difficult times in my life. Healing activities like art […]
Reflect on your relationships
I revived this exercise from last year, cause I think it is still as relevant as it always was…. The end of a year is […]
Wanna make some improvements in your life?
I mentioned in a previous post that I’m one of a number of people around the university currently working with EPSW and the team at the SAHMRI Wellbeing […]
Welcome back for the final term of 2019!
Howdy all, It is Monday, the public holiday, and I am gearing up to return to work tomorrow and run headlong into October, November and […]
Should we start a regular student wellbeing survey?
Surveys are everywhere. There isn’t a week that goes by where I am not asked to complete a survey. Some are scientific research studies. Some […]
Update on my mindfulness meditation practice: compassion and focus
Back in September of 2018, I started a regular practice of mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness meditation was so regularly being talked about in the scientific literature […]
Why did I get interested in mental fitness?
Readers of this blog might be aware that I am writing regularly on the topic of mental fitness. If you’ll excuse me a short diversion, […]
Mental Health Week - a few reflections
This post is one of a small series of posts that went ‘behind the scenes’ of Mental Health Week 2019 (MHW2019). The others included early […]
Some musings about time management and prioritisation
A student who regularly tunes into the blog sent me this interesting question/comment. ‘hi Dr G, Sunday musings about urgent and/or important work and wondering […]
The election got me thinking about another area of mental fitness
So the 2019 Australian Federal Election just happened. If the outcome was to your liking, then congratulations 🙂 If it was not, then commiserations 🙁 […]