When adding wellbeing activities to our life feels like just another chore
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 […]
Well-being
Fixed vs Growth Mindsets
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 […]
What do I mean by 'wellbeing'?
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 […]
Two methods for dealing with negative self-talk
You know that brain of yours that does a whole lot of remarkable things (learning, sensing, problem-solving, loving, motivating etc)? Well it ain’t perfect. I […]
Your personal rules and beliefs shape your wellbeing
We all have personal rules and beliefs about how the world works. They shape how we think about ourselves, other people, and our purpose in […]
Awareness, connection, insight and purpose: critical components of wellbein...
Welcome to 2021 everyone! This year on the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog, I really want to focus on digging into the published research on […]
Tiny Habits for positivity and wellness
Those who have heard me talk on habit formation and wellbeing might be aware that I am a fan of the Tiny Habits model, developed […]
The everyday activities that bring happiness and meaning into our lives
A couple of recent projects of mine have got me thinking about what the key ingredients of a life with meaning and contentment are. The […]
Free access to mental health resources from ‘Being Well, Living Well’ f...
I’ve reproduced below a blog post from the Epigeum team at Oxford University Press below Epigeum build online courses for university students on the topics […]
Lockdown resources with a focus on wellbeing
Lydia from EPSW shared a list of Lockdown resources from RMIT that I thought was worth sharing on the blog. They were compiled by Jonathan […]
Looking for a challenge? - Try the GGSC Wellbeing Calendar
I regularly recommend the Greater Good Science Center Website (GGSC) for those wanting to learn more about how to build wellbeing, based on science. On […]