Need a Better Way? Drop into LifeHacks
Sometimes the best advice comes from other students who are dealing with the same pressures you are. LifeHacks is an informal weekly drop-in where students come […]
Archive Tag: counselling
Quick guide to Student Life services, programs, facilities, resources, topi...
BetterU is part of the Student Life division. Within that division are a frankly mind-bending number of services, programs, resources and media sites that are all […]
Navigating Digital Mental Health Resources: It is Mostly Good News
Explore how digital mental health tools, like those in the eMHPrac directory, can empower university students with accessible, evidence-based support for anxiety, depression, and wellbeing. As […]
Stress Happens - Here’s How I Cope (and Where You Can Get Help Too)
Public health student Akon shares how she tackles stress, and how you can to with support, self-care, and a solid routine. Hi, I’m Akon, a public […]
R U OK? day activities continue for a second week
Think we’d restrict R U OK? Day and Wellbeing Week celebrations to just one week? Surprise! R U OK? Day activities kicked off yesterday (10th September). […]
Thinking Traps: When Your Brilliant Brain Trips You Up
I mean this in the nicest possible way, but you might be thinking about that wrong. Your brain is a remarkable thinking machine and I hold […]
Grief and Loss: A Helpful Resource When You're Hurting (or Supporting Someo...
Grief Australia is a trusted national resource offering support, articles, counselling, and tools like the MyGrief app for those experiencing grief or supporting others through loss. […]
Mindfulness for Academic Success goes online!
Boost your focus, beat stress, and study smarter with this fun and practical 5-week online mindfulness program, kicking off 21st May. We are going ONLINE for […]
When it comes to mental health, how much should you invest?
You don’t need to do everything to care for your mental health—just something that fits, feels doable, and moves you in the right direction. When it […]
Self-help Library (2025) 📚
Our self-help library is there for students who wish to do some reading in the area of mental health, wellbeing and productivity and learn about different […]
Discover Oasis: Your Wellbeing Hub at Bedford Park!
Find connection, support, and space to recharge at Oasis, the Student Wellbeing Centre. 2026 Semester 2 Timetable Is live!! Discover Oasis: Your Wellbeing Hub at […]
Your life is eminently storyable
With the end of 2024 in sight, I ponder something a little outside the usual content. In this post, I explore the potential value in seeing […]
Are you struggling with unpaid bills?
Heard on the counselling grapevine that FUSA has some funds still available for their Financial Support Grants for second year or later students. Applications for them […]
Support Services Referral Chart for Staff
At the end of last year, a colleague and I were discussing creating a one-stop referral list for staff, so they could be aware of where […]
The Flinders University Out-of-hours Crisis Line 📞
If it is during business hours and you need assistance, counselling services are a sensible point of contact, but who do you turn to if you […]
An in-depth look into the social services sector
Studying social work or interested in community services? You might find this social services sector event of interest. An in-depth look into the social services sector […]
Open Arms Veterans and Families Counselling
A colleague forwarded me a flyer about Open Arms Veterans and Families Counselling. I’ve reproduced here for those in the Flinders community who have also served […]
How to do a counselling session
Overview: Counselling is one of the core wellbeing services offered at Flinders. In this post, I look at how to get the most from the counselling […]
Health, Counselling and Disability Service and Oasis Closure Dates
Howdy all From December 20th 2021 to January 10th 2022, Flinders University will be closed. Accordingly, so will Health, Counselling and Disability Services and Oasis. […]
When you just need someone to talk to 🗣
Note: There are COVID-19 specific mental health support services available that you can learn more about at the link. They cover a range of different […]
The wellbeing programs that are already up and running
The academic year hasn’t kicked off yet but there are already some wellbeing programs happening. I’ve covered the main ones below. This list will grow […]
(Post) Lockdown basics: Health, Counselling and Disability services
As you are probably aware, a 6-day lockdown was recently initiated to curb the recent Coronavirus cluster outbreak. That lockdown ended early and the university […]
Ben talks about OASIS - the student community centre
Ben (one of our counsellors) who also starred in this cool student-created video prepared a brief case study for the Student Experience Team a while […]
Flinders film students work with us to make a short film on anxiety in stud...
We were very lucky recently to get to work with 4 very talented Flinders film students who put together this short film on anxiety. Starring […]