Two protocols for building self-compassion
There are many skills worth developing in life: juggling, joke-telling, changing a flat tire. A useful psychological skill is self-compassion. I’ve spoken about self-compassion previously, including […]
Resilience
Thriving@Flinders Staff Wellbeing Portal is Live!!
2025 is shaping up to be the year of wellbeing at Flinders, with the launch of Thriving @ Flinders—a comprehensive new staff wellbeing portal that complements […]
Partnering with Wellbeing Services: Bringing Mental Health to Life in HLPE3...
This guest post was written by Geoff McCaul, topic coordinator for HLPE3541: Mental Health and Wellbeing. We recently collaborated to bring some additional mental health content […]
3 Mental Health Tools and When to Use Them
Practical mental health tools like thought defusion, positive reframing, and mindful grounding can help you navigate life’s challenges—especially if you practice them in calm moments so […]
Why hello there Innovation and Future Skills workshops!
Interested in developing the skills needed in the future workforce? New Venture Institute’s Innovation and Future Skills workshop program might be right up your alley. When […]
What is the Be Well Plan and how can you access it here at Flinders?
The Be Well Plan is a core mental health and wellbeing training option for students, arising from a collaboration between Health, Counselling and Disability Services and […]
How to prepare yourself psychologically for work placements
Work placements provide students with valuable hands-on experience, helping them to develop practical skills and gain real-world insights into their chosen field of study. Work placements […]
Mental Health and Mental Fitness Presentation for 1st Year Medicine
I gave a talk to 1st Year Medicine students. There were slides. Those slides are attached. The world is again in balance. On the 18th March, […]
Be Well Plan kicks off on the 3rd August - sign up
We didn’t deliver a Be Well Plan in the Semester 1 and I am looking to rectify that this Semester. First chance to do the Be […]
Free mental health and resilience program running in Semester 2 - grab your...
The Be Well Plan is an evidence-based mental health and resilience program that teaches you psychological tools for wellbeing. We’re running one in Semester 2, so […]
When times are tough, build and nurture connections
We aren’t separate from the world. We are intricately intertwined within it. Reminding ourselves of that and nurturing the connection points can be a good antidote […]
Invest in your mental health in May
Overview: The Be Well Plan is an evidence-based mental health and resilience program offered free to Flinders students. The next one kicks off 13th May and […]
Do an Oasis program, go into the draw for a Resilience Diary
Overview: A double win. Do a wellbeing program and get the chance to win a valuable wellbeing tool. Reading time ~ 1 minute. I’ve mentioned the […]
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 […]
Final Be Well Plan Opportunity for this year (2021) 🛑
Update: Additional dates and formats announced for being able to do the Be Well Plan before 2021 finishes. Register here: https://qualtrics.flinders.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_cSheSbetc7AMw0C We are running 1 […]