Mental Health Week Challenge #5 - Sign up to the blog
I admit, this one is totally self-serving. Challenge #5 from this week of Keep Your Cup Full challenges is to subscribe to the blog – […]
Well-being at Flinders
Mental Health Week Challenge #4 - Start a Journal
Day 4 people! I promise this one is much easier to do inside. If that doesn’t make sense to you, consider visiting Day 1, Day […]
Mental Health Week Challenge #3 - Add exercise to your commute
I’m going to be upfront. I don’t think the weather is supporting our Mental Health Week ‘Keep Your Cup Full‘ challenge this year. We probably […]
Mental Health Week Challenge #2 - Spend more time outside in nature
Hello again It’s Mental Health Week here at Flinders and I’ve got a challenge for you. Although as I look out my window at the […]
Mental Health Week Challenge #1 - Take Up Meditation
Good morning everyone! Yes, it is Monday and I am in a good mood. Apologies if that sounds like a gross violation of Monday morning […]
Mental Health Week @ Flinders
Flinders is celebrating Mental Health Week next week, from the 15th-17th October. There are a bunch of activities happening, thanks to the ever-organised folks at […]
Take part in National Nutrition Week
This is a repost from Flinders In Touch Next week is National Nutrition Week and Flinders University has teamed up with the Adelaide City Council to offer free […]
Flinders University's SpringFest
To me ‘spring’ means my garden looks lovely, and my eyes water constantly and I sneeze a lot. I think it wonderfully cruel of the universe […]
Yoga, Mindfulness & Qigong
I was chatting with some peeps from Careers yesterday, and it became abundantly clear that there is no shortage of cool stuff going on around […]
Keep Your Cup Full - A Mental Health Week Challenge
Update 23/10/18 – Challenges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are now all live. You can also get print versions from Health, Counselling […]
The mental health of our PhD students
Tara Brabazon is Dean of Graduate Research and Professor of Cultural Studies here at Flinders. She is a prolific social media user, writer and speaker […]
I just did a Mindful Yoga class
Every Tuesday during term time, from 12.00pm to 1.00pm at the OASIS centre, counsellor Maureen runs a Mindful Yoga class. I did that class today […]
We're developing a Mental Fitness Course!
I’ve talked a bit about Mental Fitness on this blog, and the concept of Mental Fitness underpins a number of the guides that I have […]
Increase social connections to improve your wellbeing
A lot of university students are unhappy. At least that is the picture being painted by research over the past few years into tertiary student […]
Meditation with Dave
Meditation is all the rage… There is some decent science to back it up, and if you practice it regularly for at least 20 years, […]
Wellbeing for Academic Success FLO topic is live
I like this blog. It is a nice home for me to talk about student health and wellbeing. However, it is not necessarily the easiest place […]
Flinders University Services for Eating Disorders
Flinders University Services for Eating Disorders (FUSED) are offering 10-session cognitive behavioural treatments to improve the symptoms of disordered eating such as: binge eating – […]
Ask Dr G - What is student wellbeing to you?
I’m participating on a panel on the 6th August for mid-year commencing students that is focused on wellbeing. Ahead of time the organiser of the […]
Make mental health your priority
Reposting this from Flinders In Touch Flinders and BUPA Wellness are holding a seminar that introduces the fundamental aspects of mental health and wellbeing. Open […]
Spare a coat for those on a student budget
Reposting this from https://blogs.flinders.edu.au/fit/2018/07/03/spare-coat-student-budget – Warning, I have made a few editorial modifications. Oasis is ‘a-dressing’ needs on campus with a coat drive to facilitate […]
Are you interested in being a wellbeing ambassador?
In 2018, our Wellbeing Promotion Officer Ali Barnes launched a Student Wellbeing Ambassador Program. The Wellbeing Ambassador Program is for students at Flinders University interested […]
Quality physio on a budget
This is a repost of content that originally appeared on Flinders In Touch A low-fee student physiotherapy clinic will operate at Marion Sports Physiotherapy until 15 June […]
Emergency Food during Revision Weeks
The 4th to the 15th of June is SWOT-VAC or revision weeks. They are the weeks before exams when we hear students say “You know what […]
Zoe Walter, Respect Now Always, and the 'Be A Better Human Campaign'
I think its time for you to meet one of the members of our team who is working on an incredibly important project within the […]