Finding Your Purpose in a World of Wicked Problems
Find meaning and purpose in your studies by connecting them to the “wicked problems” facing Australia, and turn concern into positive action for greater wellbeing. The […]
Archive Tag: meaning
The Self-care Mega Guide (2025)
I’ve been collecting self-care strategies for a while now and the current home for them is my Self-care Mega Guide. There is a lot in there […]
How to prepare yourself psychologically for work placements
Work placements provide students with valuable hands-on experience, helping them to develop practical skills and gain real-world insights into their chosen field of study. Work placements […]
Live like you are in one of the Blue Zones
There are many models, roadmaps, blueprints for happier, healthier lives. One that I frequently come back to is the Power 9 from the Blue Zones research. […]
The photos on your phone might have more wellbeing value than you think
We can take for granted the ability to snap photos of key parts of our life, with the cameras in our smartphones. But that capacity can […]
Finding Meaning and Purpose during difficult times: Increasing our self-awa...
Overview: I am always stoked when I get to feature a guest post. The author of this guest post is Mary Stompe, a CBT psychotherapist who […]
5 tips for tolerating (end-of-degree) uncertainty by psych student Maddy
Overview: Psych student Maddy Slegers takes on uncertainty as she finishes up her undergraduate and honours experiences. From those experiences she derives 5 tips for tolerating […]
The different domains of mental health
Last week was a crazy busy week. This week is turning out the same to be honest 😫. The bulk of last week was taken […]
The everyday activities that bring happiness and meaning into our lives
A couple of recent projects of mine have got me thinking about what the key ingredients of a life with meaning and contentment are. The […]
Finding purpose in life
The Greater Good Magazine has a good article on finding your purpose by Jill Suttie, outlining 7 activities you can engage in that have been […]
Just tell me how to have a good life already!
In my line of work I come across a lot of ‘wellbeing frameworks’. A wellbeing framework is simply how an individual or organisation or group […]
Best possible self, meaningful photos and thought defusion
So I’ve been getting trained in a Wellbeing and Resilience program by the guys at SAHMRI Wellbeing and Resilience Centre. It has been really good, […]
Mental Fitness Workbook - Chapter 5
Having drawn my first Mental Fitness Course to a close, I am setting out with a new goal, to develop a Mental Fitness Workbook, that builds […]
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 […]
Meaning and purpose in life
In a previous post, I looked at how to derive a sense of meaning and purpose from your studies. Given that you spend a large […]