Why Scott H. Young’s Foundation Project Is Worth a Look
Scott H. Young’s Foundation Project shows how strengthening life’s key foundations can quietly transform wellbeing, one month at a time. If you’ve ever wondered where to […]
Archive Tag: sleep
When 'Good Advice' Feels Bad: Why Generic Self-Care Doesn't Always Work (An...
When generic wellbeing advice doesn’t fit your life, remember, it’s not you, it’s the advice. Sometimes, what you really need is a personalised plan and a […]
Brain Boosters Revisited: What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t)
A reflection on recent research into brain-boosting supplements, revisiting past scepticism and highlighting why I think lifestyle foundations still matter most. Back in 2019, I wrote […]
Better Sleep Within Reach: MindSpot's New Online Course
Struggling with sleep? A student survey highlighted the need, Flinders has the expertise, and now MindSpot offers a free online course to help you finally get […]
Huberman Lab Network Newsletters
One of my favourite podcasts produces protocols on a range of study relevant topics (e.g. goal setting, sleep). Learn more in the post. One of my […]
Unlocking Better Sleep: Insights from Huberman and Walker
This post contains a PDF that distils key sleep improvement tips from Andrew Huberman and Matt Walker’s discussions, highlighting simple, cost-free interventions to enhance physical and […]
Life Hacks Drop-in Sessions 2026
Practical tools, techniques and strategies will be discussed with your fellow students to improve both your wellbeing and academic performance! When: Weekly every Wednesday […]
Insomnia affects young worker productivity
This is a repost of an article from Flinders In Touch. It talks about the productivity impacts of sleep disorders. I think the title could easily […]
Another good podcast episode on sleep
Discover the power of sleep for learning, performance, and emotional wellbeing through insights from sleep experts like Gina Poe, who shares fascinating facts on the stages […]
The role of lifestyle factors in mental health
Your habits in relation to exercise, diet, sleep and smoking impact your physical and mental health. We don’t always think about the second of these (mental […]
Call out for onscreen participants for SBS/Artemis media documentary series...
Participate in a sleep study AND potentially be on TV. Those kinds of opportunities don’t come around very often. Make sure to fully read the attached […]
I want to build a better life
There are many paths we can take in trying to improve our quality of life. This post looks quickly at a few of those paths and […]
Expand your health service options with Flinders Community Clinics
Access low-cost and free health services by considering Flinders Community Clinics. Reading time ~ 1 minute. When students think about health services at Flinders, their […]
12 best areas of life to optimise for balancing performance and wellbeing ð...
Overview: The pressures of studying or working at university are real. I’ve been thinking a lot about the kinds of habits those of us at uni […]
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Overview: I am not the best reviewer of books, but I know when I find one that I think others should read. In this post, I […]
This podcast episode is jam-packed with useful small tips for improved heal...
Overview: All of us are looking for relatively small, low-intensity interventions to improve our health and wellbeing. One of my favourite people in this space is […]
Yoga Mega Guide for calm, energy and good sleep
I can’t believe that I haven’t featured this on the blog yet! As part of our self-help library, Maureen (one of the counsellors and qualified […]
My experience of Brain.fm
I’ve been using Brain.fm for a few weeks now, with a paid membership.  I am using it right now. I have it on one of […]
Sleep Glorious Sleep
I put out the call to members of our team for their insights into how to manage your mental health during an unprecedented change in […]
Sleep Well, For Goodness' Sake
If you struggle with sleep, this upcoming BRAVE seminar might be worth attending….. https://events.flinders.edu.au/events/brave-sleep-well-improving-health-through-the-science-of-sleep/ Four out of 10 Australians either do not regularly get enough sleep […]
Psychological needs, stress, sleep and exams
I’ve talked about psychological needs previously on this blog. Psychological needs are experiences we need in order to grow and have wellbeing. If our psychological […]
Flinders Insomnia Clinic
Flinders University has some of world’s leading sleep researchers. You can identify them by the funny glasses they wear, and the strange rings adorning their […]
Mental Health Week Challenges #6 and #7
My bad. I didn’t actually post these over the weekend, like I should have. But I was happily playing around in the dirt in my […]
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 […]