Better Sleep Within Reach: MindSpot's New Online Course
Struggling with sleep? A student survey highlighted the need, Flinders has the expertise, and now MindSpot offers a free online course to help you finally get […]
Well-being
When it comes to mental health, how much should you invest?
You don’t need to do everything to care for your mental health—just something that fits, feels doable, and moves you in the right direction. When it […]
Want to Be Happier at Uni? The World Happiness Report Has Some Ideas
It is World Happiness Day! Well if you are reading this on the 20th March it is. Otherwise, you just missed it. That means the release […]
Self-help Library (2025) 📚
Our self-help library is there for students who wish to do some reading in the area of mental health, wellbeing and productivity and learn about different […]
Wellness on Campus (Student Survey)
Share your university experience and help shape the future of student wellbeing across Australia—your voice matters! Are you an undergraduate student in Australia? Your voice matters! […]
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 […]
Managing big emotions - tools for the toolkit
Banishing negative emotions from our lives would actually not be a great thing. But learning how to strategically nudge our emotions in certain directions, that is […]
Wellbeing and Performance Programs being delivered in 2026 📅
Welcome to Semester 2, 2026! Are you thinking that you might use the second half of the year for some self-development? We might have just […]
Sign up forms for many of our wellbeing-focused programs in 2025
2025 is here! If you’d like to register your interest for one of our wellbeing programs in 2025, we’ve got quick links to all of the […]
My wellbeing reading/ listening/ watching list - updated 📕📺🎧
We are partially a product of the various people, situations and information that we willingly expose ourselves to. In this post I document some of the […]
The Anxious Generation - are smartphones to blame?
Psychologist Haidee reflects on reading The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt which puts smartphone use in the spotlight as a potential cause of poor mental wellbeing […]
Discover Dreamy: Guided Meditations from the First Storytellers
If you enjoy using guided meditations to relax, sleep or ground yourself, this collection of mindful audio stories from Common Ground, a First Nations not-for-profit that […]
Smartphone addiction and procrastination
This recently went out to those subscribed to the Procrastination Mailing List. I thought it was probably good for the blog as well. If you want […]
🚨 Boost Your Voice and Win Big with Oasis Survey! 🚨
Last week we posted about the Oasis Student Survey. This week we are doing a gentle reminder. Survey closes 27th Oct, so get in quick. Oasis […]
My Well-being Ecosystem
Use this simple tool to remind yourself of the many ways you can look after your mental health. Or don’t. Either way, you rock! I’ve been […]
Participate in Oasis Student Survey for a Chance to Win $250 Gift Card!
The Oasis Student Wellbeing Centre is seeking student feedback, via survey, on how it can better meet student wellbeing needs. Participate in the survey for that rich […]
Be a more 'strategic' student, infographic edition
I recently wrote a post about how and why to be a more ‘strategic’ student. But if you prefer your information in infographic form, well I […]
Flinders University R U OK? Day Event
On Thursday the 12th of September, Flinders will be marking R U OK? Day with an event at Bedford, being streamed online for those on our […]
Values - who do you want to be in life?
This is one of the first blog posts I wrote and the content is still relevant all these years later as values (affirmations of the person […]
Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (BIEDAW), 2-8 September 2024
The Butterfly Foundation sent out some promotional materials for Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week (BIEDAW). I’ve included a bunch of them in the post. […]
Mental health is everybody's business, with Dr Sarah Barker
Medibank run some great health and wellbeing sessions for students and staff. There is one coming up on the 11th September, exploring mental health and wellbeing […]
Enhance Your University Experience with Mindfulness Courses from Monash
If the mindfulness training options at Flinders don’t fit your needs or timetable, consider the low-cost courses from Monash University that can enhance your personal 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 […]
New Harbinger self-help book availability from library
New Harbinger Publications offers an excellent range of evidence-based self-help, psychology, and health books designed to enhance mental health and well-being, with many titles available as […]