The fully re-launched Head to Health website in Australia aims to provide information, support, and personalized resources for individuals struggling with mental health, offering a variety […]
We’re bombarded with wellbeing content (articles, apps, websites, campaigns etc) all the time. It is part of an information overload that most of us experience. Having […]
Flinders University is organizing Wellbeing Week from 8th to 12th May 2023, to educate and assist students on how to take care of themselves and improve […]
Digital wellness refers to maintaining a healthy relationship with technology, including practices such as setting boundaries for device use, prioritizing face-to-face interactions, and engaging in physical […]
A new study here at Flinders is looking at the mental health and wellbeing of university students. The researchers are keen to hear from all students, […]
My year has started, and I have kicked it off by exploring my goals for the year. In this post I encourage you to do the […]
Lessons learned from the voice of young people in the community have the potential to inform how we promote good mental health in the university. This […]
The Greater Good Science Center are testing their new Pathways to Happiness Program and it might be a good option for those wishing to focus on […]
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 […]
The Student Wellbeing Survey provides us with detailed insights into the drivers of student wellbeing which we can use to better target support services and programs. […]
Since arriving at Flinders in 2017, I’ve been excited by the possibility of a university-wide wellbeing survey. A chance for us to prioritise wellbeing and gain […]
Overview: The modern student confronts many challenges and pressures. Managing those challenges and pressures requires psychological tools. We have a program at HCDS & Oasis that […]
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 […]
Overview: A self-care/wellbeing plan is a set of personal strategies you have for looking after your physical and mental health. Measurement can help in both developing […]
Medibank have been cranking out their student focused seminars recently! I’ve mentioned a couple previously (e.g. here). But you won’t hear any complaints from me […]
It is RUOK? Day this Thursday. The overarching theme this year is ‘Are they really OK?’ Connection and checking in on the people in our […]
Following on from the success of the first Medibank wellbeing/resilience seminar for students, Medibank have decided to run another on the 15th September. Wellbeing and […]
This week is Wellbeing Week. Now, COVID-19 put a few spanners in the works in terms of mid year orientation activities. Whilst we are limited in […]
Given the challenging situation Australia at the moment and in parts of the world (esp. Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia), Medibank have decided to run a wellbeing […]
When I speak about mental health, I am typically coming at it from an individualist perspective. This means I prioritise the individual and focus on […]
One of the ways we can improve our wellbeing is to make modifications to the environments in which we live and work. I’ve talked previously […]
At last night’s Be Well Plan session, a dominant theme was the challenge of building wellbeing activities into one’s life when one’s life is already […]
In a previous post, I spoke of attending the Power to be Positive Program, run by the Port Adelaide Football Club in collaboration with the […]
Howdy readers, Although I rarely admit this at dinner parties, I trained as a psychologist. My training, and much of my working life, prior to […]