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 […]
Talks given
I'll be talking about wellbeing and academic success during orientation
Flinders is going all out in 2020 on helping new students adjust to life at Uni. In addition to the standard O’week activities, Flinders has […]
Preparing for exams - Part 1b - 4 tips to cope with exam/ test stress
The Preparing for Exams series was first posted in 2017. Each year now we update the posts and repost them as exams approach. Let’s face it, the rules […]
Study Preparation and Stress Management workshop for international students
The team at ISS (International Student Services) are putting on a study skills workshop for international students on the 11th October. Details below. The ‘expert’ […]
Stigma busting Borderline Personality Disorder
I get too many emails (you probably do as well) but truth be told, some of the most interesting things I learn come from my […]
Talking self-improvement with second year Creative Arts students
Yesterday (Friday the 23rd August) I got to speak with around 40+ 2nd Year Creative Arts students (aspiring film makers) on the topic of self-improvement. […]
Batyr are coming to Flinders Uni on the 18th June
“batyr is a for purpose preventative mental health organisation, created and driven by young people, for young people. We give a voice to the elephant […]
Med students, mental fitness and the concept of prevention
Myself and a colleague Maureen were fortunate this morning to get to speak to a cohort of 1st year med students on the topic of […]
Wellbeing Ambassadors 2019 are go!
Myself and Ali and Ben from OASIS got to speak to the new cohort of Flinders Wellbeing Ambassadors last night. Whilst applications for the ambassador […]
Students at the ASMS challenged me with some excellent questions
Located on the Bedford Park Campus of Flinders University is the Australian Science & Mathematics School – https://www.asms.sa.edu.au/ – a senior secondary school (years 10, […]