Self-help and the case of 'Unstuck'
As part of my job, and personally, I tend to read a lot of internet articles on health and well-being. Yeah yeah, I know that […]
PACE Mentoring for students or jobseekers with a disability
PACE stands for ‘Positive Action towards Career Engagement’. It is a mentorship program run by the Australian Network on Disability, who I’ve mentioned previously in […]
Disability Services are seeking mentors for new students with disabilities
Have you been at Flinders a little while now? Do you know your way around, know where everything is and have settled into University life well? […]
Flinders Health Services available to FISC students
If you are asking yourself – “what the hell is FISC?”, then this post is probably not for you. FISC (Flinders International Study Centre) helps prepare […]
SA Pathology Patient Centre on Bedford Park Campus
Every now and then I like to send parts of me off to a lab to get tested. The results usually come back indicating that I […]
Centre for Anxiety and Related Disorders
One of my jobs and the jobs of the counsellors here at Flinders, is to let you know about different mental health treatment options, so you […]
Learn Without Borders Information Sessions
I’m more of a natural hermit and tend to stay in the one place for long periods of time. Others however are more adventurous and like […]
Free self-help, from the library!
When I think ‘University Library’, I remember the hours I spent in the library photocopying journal articles for psychology papers. But things have got a lot […]
Resilience is not an optional extra
A colleague of mine sent me the following paper – “Embedding resilience within the tertiary curriculum: a feasibility study” by Helen Stallman (who is actually at […]
Creating a disclosure script
When I did my degree, it was hard work. I can’t imagine what it would have been like to try and do that degree if […]
Mental health strategic plans - helpful or total bulls*#t?
Yes, that is supposed to be a purposefully inflammatory title 🙂 So in case you did not know, South Australia has a Mental Health Commission (MHC). […]
Mobile tools to make you sun smart
In a previous post, I attempted to provide some guidelines on the amount of sun exposure you would need to sustain healthy levels of vitamin […]
Getting just the right amount of sun exposure
It’s summer! In simple terms that means it is warm/hot and the sun is out regularly. It also means that people wear less clothes and […]
Welcome to 2018!
Hi everybody – Happy New Year! Apologies up-front for the frightening photo and unpredictable hair. I’m back at the helm of the Student Health and […]
Christmas and New Year Survival Guide
I’m a bit of a grinch. Well I am not technically “the grinch“, but the word has come to mean anyone who has an anti-holiday, […]
safeTALK - become a suicide alert helper
I was fortunate yesterday to have a colleague of mine run me through the half-day safeTALK workshop. safeTALK, developed by LivingWorks Australia, is a “half-day alertness […]
Fact Sheets: Mindfulness in everyday life and quick relaxation techniques
The Black Dog Institute is an Australian organisation dedicated to improving the understanding, prevention and treatment of mental illness. Their website is mostly targeted towards […]
Simple life lesson #1
You know if this is youFundamental Human Needs
If you are anything like me, the use of the word ‘need’ is wrapped up in the everyday minutiae of life. “I need a new […]
Actual stuff you can do to build well-being
Building well-being is something you have to work at. It is why I use the ‘mental fitness’ analogy when speaking about well-being nowadays, because like […]
Paid internships for students with disabilities
You might be interested to hear about the ‘Stepping Into Internship’ program offered by the Australian Network on Disability (AND). The purpose of the program is […]
Gareth reads the internet 2 - the sequel!
I’ve just spent the last few days neck deep in Excel files. Lets just say, it is not as fun as it sounds. Oh wait……it doesn’t […]
School of Life App
I’ve mentioned the School of Life a couple of times on this blog.I am a particular fan of their YouTube channel which contains bite-sized chunks […]
This goes out to anyone in emotional pain
Emotional pain can take many forms: feelings of anxiety, fear and worry; feeling blue, sad, and lost; feeling lonely or isolated; feeling angry and frustrated. […]