Mental Health Week Challenge #3 - Add exercise to your commute
I’m going to be upfront. I don’t think the weather is supporting our Mental Health Week ‘Keep Your Cup Full‘ challenge this year. We probably […]
Mental Health Week Challenge #2 - Spend more time outside in nature
Hello again It’s Mental Health Week here at Flinders and I’ve got a challenge for you. Although as I look out my window at the […]
Mental Health Week Challenge #1 - Take Up Meditation
Good morning everyone! Yes, it is Monday and I am in a good mood. Apologies if that sounds like a gross violation of Monday morning […]
Is academic success more than just grades and GPA?
Is academic success more than just grades and GPA? Tim Adler and Gareth Furber Hey everyone! Nurse Tim here. In my wanderings through research articles […]
Mental Health Week @ Flinders
Flinders is celebrating Mental Health Week next week, from the 15th-17th October. There are a bunch of activities happening, thanks to the ever-organised folks at […]
Are you over-working your back?
In today’s post, nurse Tim explores whether your ‘sitting in front of computer’ position might be causing you discomfort and what to do about it. […]
Upcoming SBS documentary takes a unique look at mental health
SBS have what looks to be a fascinating 2-part documentary airing on 11th October (tomorrow) and then subsequently on their on-demand service. It is called […]
Take part in National Nutrition Week
This is a repost from Flinders In Touch Next week is National Nutrition Week and Flinders University has teamed up with the Adelaide City Council to offer free […]
Stepping Into Internship - Applications Closing Soon!
This was forwarded to me by one of the Disability Services staff members. I have mentioned this program before. APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON! STEPPING INTO INTERNSHIP […]
How to eat to reduce your likelihood of depression
The idea that you can prevent and treat mental illnesses like depression with diet is only something I’ve noticed gaining momentum over the last 5 […]
Student Post - Ikigai: A Reason for Being
Ok, so this is exciting! The post below is the first student-authored post to appear on this blog [insert small golf clap here] It is […]
Flinders University's SpringFest
To me ‘spring’ means my garden looks lovely, and my eyes water constantly and I sneeze a lot. I think it wonderfully cruel of the universe […]
Get better sleep
Previous sleep articles on the blog have been quite popular. For example, Tim’s article on sleep regularity and academic performance has got a lot of […]
Yoga, Mindfulness & Qigong
I was chatting with some peeps from Careers yesterday, and it became abundantly clear that there is no shortage of cool stuff going on around […]
Add 'The Learning Scientists' to your reading list
So I realise you have already got a lot to read, but I really think this one is worth adding to your arsenal. “The Learning […]
Keep Your Cup Full - A Mental Health Week Challenge
Update 23/10/18 – Challenges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are now all live. You can also get print versions from Health, Counselling […]
Welcome back and update on my mindfulness practice
Hellooooo students, Welcome back from break. It’s October and time to smash out some learning before exams in November. I hope you are feeling excited, maybe […]
Lived Experience Telephone Support Service
Recently, some of our counselling team members met up with some peeps from Skylight, a mental health organisation in the community. They were letting us […]
Last call for alternative exam arrangements!
Tomorrow (Friday 28th) is the last day for students to organise Alternative Exam Arrangements for Semester 2 exams. If you wish to organise an alternative […]
Achieving Career Success Program for students with disability
Kirsten from Disability Services sent me this. If you missed the Pathways Beyond Uni program at Flinders on the 26th, then this might be an […]
How many hours does it take to make a friend?
I couldn’t go past this paper titled “How many hours does it take to make a friend?” by Jeffrey A Hall, published in the Journal […]
Are you a smartphone addict?
Researchers from Monash University are conducting a study on whether “adults who overly engage with smartphones have difficulty inhibiting impulsive behaviours” Basically, is there a […]
I started a meditation program today
This morning I started a program of mindfulness meditation. I was inspired following a discussion with a student yesterday who highlighted the introduction of meditation […]
Embedding mental fitness concepts in your everyday life
On the Student Health and Wellbeing blog I talk about a range of mental health and mental fitness topics. In most posts, I endeavor to […]