Is it perfectionism or pursuit of excellence?
Perfectionism is a topic/ condition that is discussed a lot in the university setting. It is usually described as a disabling condition, one that negatively […]
Perfectionism is a topic/ condition that is discussed a lot in the university setting. It is usually described as a disabling condition, one that negatively […]
Welcome to 2021 everyone! This year on the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog, I really want to focus on digging into the published research on […]
It does appear that alcohol consumption in Australia has increased with the impacts of COVID. This can be understood in a number of ways: stress […]
I just finished reading an interesting article over on The Conversation on smartphone use and mental health. I recommend giving it a read, but I’ll […]
I got a note in my email about some research that is being conducted that might be of interest to students on the autism spectrum. […]
So I read this article on the bus home the other day. It is called “Revisiting the Sustainable Happiness Model and Pie Chart: Can Happiness […]
One of our counsellors saw this survey targeting young people 14yo-21yo who identify as LGBTIQ, and thought it could be something to share on the […]
I don’t write much about romantic relationships, even though I strongly believe (and I think the literature supports) their importance in our overall wellbeing. Romantic […]
A while back I became aware of a small body of research looking to whether we can develop wisdom, through intentional strategies, rather that simply […]
I’ve talked about psychological needs previously on this blog. Psychological needs are experiences we need in order to grow and have wellbeing. If our psychological […]
I think most of us divide our emotional experience roughly into two categories. The first category is feelings/emotions/moods that we want to have such as […]