Wellbeing for Academic Success
I recently gave a couple of presentations on the topic of Wellbeing for Academic Success. The purpose of those presentations were to get new students […]
Well-being at Flinders
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 […]
It's 2020, let's get started!
On behalf of the team here at Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCD), welcome to 2020! I’m back at the helm of the Student Health […]
Christmas on Campus
Any plans for Dec 25? 🤷🙋♂ Consider joining some peeps at Oasis at Flinders University for a Student Celebration! 🎉🎉🎉 Hosted jointly by International Student Services (ISS), FUSA and College […]
Become media smart
A mate of mine, who works here at Flinders has become an expert in the role that the media plays in how we view ourselves, […]
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 […]
Final Mindful Yoga Class will be next Tuesday November 5
A quick note from Maureen who leads the Mindful Yoga class. If you’ve participated in Mindful Yoga at all this year, please consider taking a […]
Studyology V2 reflections - procrastination, goals of study, self-compassio...
I just finished sending the current Studyology V2 group the summary of session 2 which was held last Friday. A number of really interesting topics […]
Mindful Yoga kicks off again this week
Just a quick note to let you know that Mindful Yoga, run by counsellor Maureen kicks off again this week. It runs weekly on Tuesdays […]
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 […]
Places free for the next Studyology program on the 20th September
Studyology is a 4-session program designed to give you the psychological tools necessary to combat common study challenges: procrastination, low motivation, study avoidance. I’ve shared […]
The Flinders Eating Well crew have a new blog
I’ve written about Flinders Eating Well (or Eating Well @ Flinders) before on the blog. Eating Well @ Flinders is a SSAF funded initiative to […]
Connecting with others
RUOK? Day is coming up – 12th September. On that day we’re all reminded to check in with our friends, family members, peers and colleagues […]
Studyology V2 Insights - taking the edge off that study distress
The current Studyology V2 group had their last session on Tuesday (3rd September). My sincere thanks to this pioneering group (like the first) who submitted […]
How does one take charge of their own wellbeing?
I’m one of a number of people around the university currently working with EPSW and the team at the SAHMRI Wellbeing and Resilience Centre (SWRC) […]
RUOK is on campus on the 12th September
RUOK is an Australian-wide suicide prevention campaign that seeks to empower “everyone to meaningfully connect with the people around them and start a conversation with […]
Ben talks about OASIS - the student community centre
Ben (one of our counsellors) who also starred in this cool student-created video prepared a brief case study for the Student Experience Team a while […]
Eating Well @ Flinders
Eating Well @ Flinders is a SSAF funded initiative to help promote and support healthier eating and good wellbeing for students at Flinders University. I […]
Don't forget FUSA
I was in a meeting this morning in which a representative of FUSA came to speak. FUSA is the Flinders University Student Association – https://fusa.edu.au/ […]
An update on Mindful Yoga from Semester 1, 2019
Maureen who runs the Mindful Yoga program just sent me the attendance statistics for Semester 1, 2019. I’ve reproduced them below in a modestly capable […]
Mid Year Exam stuff happening at OASIS
Exams are coming up. But that doesn’t mean you need to hide away in a corner (unless one of your topics is ‘how to hide […]
Mental Health Week - a few reflections
This post is one of a small series of posts that went ‘behind the scenes’ of Mental Health Week 2019 (MHW2019). The others included early […]
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 […]