Tackling procrastination program kicks off on the 27th April
Pretty much everyone procrastinates. Each of us therefore has a responsibility to ourselves and others to develop strategies to manage procrastination so it doesn’t get too […]
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What students think about the Oasis Student Wellbeing Centre
Back in 2022, we asked students about their experiences with the Oasis Student Wellbeing Centre. We learned how valuable the centre is but also how we […]
Getting off to a good start guide – Final words and summary recommendations
Our Getting Off To A Good Start Guide is a collection of tips and advice for new or returning students who want to start the year […]
Dr Nic Hooper is a psychologist who writes about how to make the most of your university experience
Dr Nic Hooper is a psychologist in the UK who writes about student mental health and wellbeing. He’s like the capable version of me. Reading time […]
Welcome to the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog (2025) 💚
The Student Health and Wellbeing Blog is one of the primary channels through which Health, Counselling and Disability services communicates to students and staff. In this […]
Guidance for today from future you
Making choices that benefit our current selves but not our future selves is a very human thing to do. But the capacity to imagine the future […]
A new recommended podcast with great content and a terrible intro
I want to help you build a library of self-development resources to support your mental health and productivity needs. Podcasts are a great resource for ongoing […]
Join me for a deep dive into tackling procrastination
Overview: As Semester 2 approaches, you may be thinking about how to get off the best academic start possible. Studyology is a program that teaches you […]
The top 10 reasons students consider leaving their degree, and the support services that can help
Overview: There are many barriers that can get in the way of completing a degree. Support services exist to help address these barriers and help students […]
Sign up for a wellbeing/productivity program in Semester 2
Overview: Now is a good time to make a small investment in your future self and sign-up to one of our wellbeing/productivity programs in Semester 2. […]
12 best areas of life to optimise for balancing performance and wellbeing 📈
Overview: The pressures of studying or working at university are real. I’ve been thinking a lot about the kinds of habits those of us at uni […]
Made contact with the counselling service? – think about these programs as well
Students who make contact with the counselling service often benefit from doing one of our wellbeing and/or productivity focused programs. In this regularly updated post, we […]
Need help with tackling procrastination?
Overview: Studyology is a program delivered here at Flinders to help students who struggle with procrastination. The post provides a quick description of the program, when […]
Share your thoughts and ideas on how we improve student wellbeing
Overview: A discussion forum on Oasis Online is a place to share your thoughts on what kinds of wellbeing/productivity focused resources, services, programs you’d like to […]
Changes to Be Well Plan dates for 2022
Overview: The Be Well Plan is a mental health program available to students as part of a suite of training options provided by HCD and Oasis. […]
Lot’s of wellbeing-focused programs to sign up for
Overview: Your degree isn’t the only training you can get whilst at university. In this post, we outline some of the wellbeing-focused training opportunities launching early […]
A look at how I structure my days for productivity (with ideas you might find useful)
Overview: During your time at university, you will pick up work and productivity habits that you will carry through with you into your career. Some of […]
We’re back!
Greetings Flinders Community! I’m back, along with many of my Health/ Counselling/ Disability/ Oasis colleagues, ready to kick off the 2022 academic year. Those of […]
Scaling back blog posts for the remainder of 2021
Howdy all! 2021 has been a…..well……….ummm…………strange year, to put it mildly. Well, it was kinda like 2020 but with more vaccinations and border closures and […]
The concept of ‘psychological tools’
We all have available to us a range of psychological tools that can help us with specific domains of life. Psychological tools are prescribed ways […]
Which version of you is showing up in stressful moments?
In programs like Be Well Plan, Mindfulness for Academic Success and Studyology we teach students how to use mindfulness to improve wellbeing, improve academic performance […]
Encouraging you to sign up to Oasis Online
You probably aren’t aware of this (and you don’t necessarily need to be), but the same people that run Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS) […]
Some important changes to Learning Lounge and Studiosity
So yeah, this is quite an old post and Studiosity is no longer offered and there have been other changes. I leave it up for historical […]
Defusion as a method to deal with thoughts/beliefs that drive procrastination
In the Studyology program I teach, I encourage students to develop a mindfulness ritual that is conducted at the point at which the person has […]