Online treatments for psychological disorders
Have you got a diagnosis of depression or OCD or PTSD or chronic pain or anxiety or health anxiety or insomnia or substance use disorder? […]
Plants and productivity
One of the recent Wellbeing and Productivity Hacks sessions I did was on the topic of ‘Plants and Productivity. The basic idea is that embedding […]
Do you have a problem with social media?
I got this message from a student a while back. I’ve reproduced it anonymously with the permission of the student. Hi Gareth! I hope you’re […]
A student-led mental health promotion project
I just want to give readers of the blog a heads-up on a cool project that will be taking shape in the second half of […]
I'm developing a new self-care guide - need your feedback!
One of the most popular resources we’ve created in recent years has been our Self-care Mega Guide. It’s a comprehensive collection of self-care strategies and […]
A quick reminder of everything we do!
As part of another project, I was asked to provide an up-to-date list of the services, programs and resources that Health, Counselling and Disability Services […]
Flu vaccines still available at a cost of $15
Quickest blog post ever. The Health Service still have flu vaccines available at a cost of $15. To make an appointment, ring 8201 2118. For […]
A roadmap to building resilience
Resilience is the belief and capacity of an individual to cope with setbacks and bounce back from adversity. It isn’t by any stretch of the […]
You can now access the full Studyology course online
Studyology is a course developed by myself and Ben Smith that teaches you some psychological strategies for tackling procrastination. It is built on the principles […]
Join us for the Daily Movement Challenge
A couple of weeks back, one of my counselling colleagues challenged me to complete a ‘Daily Movement Challenge’. This was in response to us both […]
I gave up meditation (for now)
I’ve been meditating most days for the last year or so. Here are my stats to prove it. I have been using an app called […]
Batyr are running a national streamed event on supporting tertiary communit...
Details reproduced below from the email I received. My name is Stephanie and I’m the Head of Programs at batyr. We are excited to send […]
Studyology V3 reflections - tackling procrastination
So we’re 3 weeks into the 5-week Studyology program being run online in Collaborate from the Oasis Online FLO topic. For those that don’t know, […]
Sense of competence: a curious creature
A sense of competence (developing the knowledge, skills and abilities to act effectively on our environment) is considered by many psychologists as a core psychological […]
Active Listening: a skill to improve your relationships
Yesterday’s Wellbeing and Productivity Hacks session on Oasis Online was on Active Listening. You can access the recording and slides via the links provided. Active […]