Uniting Communities launches their #unlockloneliness campaign
Overview: In a world that in some ways is so connected, can actually end up feeling like a lonely place to be. Uniting Communities is launching […]
Recommended Reading
Tips for being a better learner
Overview: Your degree teaches you ‘what’ you need to to know, but does it teach you ‘how’ to learn? Taking charge of your learning includes learning […]
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Overview: I am not the best reviewer of books, but I know when I find one that I think others should read. In this post, I […]
How do I start making improvements in my life?
Overview: Enhancing one’s life is a process of making incremental improvements across different areas of life. In this post, familiarise yourself with the different areas of […]
Getting financial control is about building these skills
Overview: I’m a psychologist, not a financial advisor, so I don’t talk a lot about money. However, I am mindful that financial control is a powerful […]
Paradoxical ways to psychological wellbeing
Overview: Broadly speaking, wellbeing and mental health are built through development of mentally healthy habits. Some techniques for building wellbeing seem somewhat paradoxical, including many from […]
Getting Off To A Good Start Guide
Overview: Starting university is a big step. There is a lot that I want to tell you about how to make your university experience better, so […]
Sneak peak at our new self-help and self-care guides
A while back we got a designer to re-think our various self-care and self-help guides. Rachel came up with a design that brings a lot […]
RUOK day is coming up this Thursday!
It is RUOK? Day this Thursday. The overarching theme this year is ‘Are they really OK?’ Connection and checking in on the people in our […]
Transforming racism
Matt was a counsellor here at Flinders. He did (and continues to do) excellent work in reconciliation. In this post, he explored healing from recent incidents […]
Introduction to Mental Fitness Handout
Mental fitness is one’s capacity to manage and even thrive in the face of the many and varied psychological demands of life. Building mental fitness […]
Alternative recipes for life satisfaction
Do you feel like the things you hold to be important in life are the same things that your family or community or culture or […]
Visit this nutrition and lifestyle blog by ex-student Serena
Long-time readers of this blog may remember the nutrition and lifestyle posts by Serena Hodge, who was studying health and nutrition here at Flinders. She […]
Self-care during difficult times
Over the last couple of years, we’ve produced a few self-care guides. Our current self-care guide is one of the most popular handouts we’ve created. […]
10 pieces of advice for PhD students (which are probably ok for other stude...
I was fortunate the other day to spend 90 minutes with some relatively new PhD students talking about mental health. I must have enjoyed it […]