Mental Health Week 8th to 14th October
Greetings students of Flinders + others Next week is Mental Health Week. This means that you are only allowed to feel happy during this week. […]
Mental Health and Academic Performance Tip Sheets
Hi! Did you wake up this morning thinking “I need more tip sheets in my life”? If you did, this is your lucky day. A psychologist […]
Findings versus Ideas versus Skills
Contrary to what my friends and family say, I don’t really want to tell anyone how to live their life. The reason is, I believe […]
The Golden Triangle of Happiness
The fundamental goal of this blog is to introduce you (the reader) to different ideas, concepts, tools and knowledge that you can use to improve your […]
Feeling stressed?
Start with some simple lifestyle changes Talk with a friend or family member and harness their immense wisdom Do some serious breathing (not that casual breathing […]
Telling someone that you are not 'ok'
Last week, the 14th September was RUOK? day. It was pretty hard to miss. There was promotion everywhere, lots of articles written. At Flinders University there […]
Women's Health Week - 4th the 8th of September
It is Women’s Health Week. Visit http://www.womenshealthweek.com.au Why? It contains practical health information focused around 5 main topics – heart health, mindfulness, bone health, physical activity, sleep […]
Flinders Health Research Week - 4th to 8th of September
Hello readers So I just got an email informing me of the upcoming Flinders Health Research Week – https://www.flinders.edu.au/engage/culture/whats-on/flinders-health-research I thought I would share it with you […]
Social Media and Young People's Mental Health
The term ‘social media’ refers to websites and applications that enable and encourage users to create and share content (e.g. uploading videos to Youtube) or […]
Australia's Biggest Smartphone Survey
Apologies for the short notice, but you have till the 25th August to complete Australia’s Biggest Smartphone Survey being conducted by the ABC in collaboration with […]
Procrastination - Part 3 - The Psychological Side
Hello! Welcome back to the Procrastination series – the only blog posts you can read instead of doing work, where you might be able to justify […]
Open Days at Flinders University 2017 - August 18th and 19th
Curious about what life is like at Flinders University? Do you sit there thinking – “I’m pretty sure its totally like Hogwarts with endless plates […]
A review of 'Breathe' - a controlled breathing app by ReachOut
Is it a sign of the pace of modern life that we need a mobile phone app to remind us to breathe? Possibly, but as […]
The mental health of Australian university students - Orygen Report
In May 2017, Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, released a report called “Under the Radar: the mental health of Australian […]
Treatment trial for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at Flinders
Here at Flinders University, students who are struggling with mental health problems have a couple of on-campus options available to them for support. The first […]
Dying to Know Day
Today is Dying to Know Day – 8th August 2017 – http://www.dyingtoknowday.org/, an initiative by the charity Igniting Change. It is a day where we […]
Dental Health Week - step away from the lollipop
This week (7th to 13th August) is Dental Health Week! – Head to the website for all your dental health week goodies Now granted, that […]
Power to be Positive Program - Skills and Tools for Resilience and Well-bei...
Greetings! I was fortunate on Wednesday (2nd August) to be able to attend the “Power to be Positive Program” (PTBP) presented by Power Community Ltd, […]
Failure - Michael Jordan's perspective
Really? – Was he that good? – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan
Failure - let's start talking about it
Hey there! How are you? Its Friday and I am writing about failure! You might be thinking failure is strange topic to choose for a […]
Procrastination - Part 2 - tips for change
Hey there! Taking some time out from your studies to read this post on procrastination? Excellent (I think). So if you haven’t yet read our […]
Can prescription video games help your brain?
A neat video from The Verge looking at the future of “brain training” games.
Procrastination - Part 1 - the basics
Welcome to this first post in an ongoing series I will be writing on procrastination. This is a topic of relevance to all of us […]
Welcome to the Student Health and Well-being Blog
Hey there! How are you? Welcome to the Student Health and Well-being Blog. My name is Gareth and I am the eMental Health Project Officer […]