Coronavirus diary 17/4/20 - writing for health
I’ll be blogging my way through the Coronavirus period, with a focus on the psychological impacts and how to keep yourself and the people you […]
Random Gareth Pontifications
Coronavirus diary 8/4/20 - a colleague asks me some very probing questions
I’ll be blogging my way through the Coronavirus period, with a focus on the psychological impacts and how to keep yourself and the people you […]
Update on meditation practice - finding the real me?
I’ve spoken previously on here about my meditation practice. I took it up for a number of reasons, including responding to a sense of hypocrisy […]
Ahhhh.........the joy of having the full day to write
There are basically two things I do in my job – write and teach. Contrary to my expectations coming into my role, I really enjoy […]
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 […]
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 […]