The Anxious Generation - are smartphones to blame?
Psychologist Haidee reflects on reading The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt which puts smartphone use in the spotlight as a potential cause of poor mental wellbeing […]
Archive Tag: social media
Quick guide to wellbeing focused services, programs, facilities, resources,...
There are many wellbeing-focused services, programs, resources and media coming out of Health, Counselling and Disability Services, Oasis and our partners around the university. If you […]
The impact of screen time and social media on the mental health of young Au...
If I’m honest, I have a fairly negative view of social media, but this report about the impact of social media and screen time in young […]
Wellbeing Week (11th-15th September) website is live!
Wellbeing Week for Semester 2 is coming up (11th to 15th September) and information about what is happening around the university has been posted on the […]
Heads-up on some wellbeing activities coming up!
Ready to take on the second half of Semester 2? Think you need a tune-up in terms of productivity and wellbeing? There are things happening in […]
Wellbeing focused phone mods I made are going well
I’m always looking for ways to make gains in productivity and wellbeing. Some recent changes to how I use my phone have been beneficial. In this […]
Join me in deleting some apps off your phone
Overview: I want to reduce the amount of time I spend mindlessly scrolling my phone. So I am. Join me and together we can free our […]
Encouraging you to sign up to Oasis Online
You probably aren’t aware of this (and you don’t necessarily need to be), but the same people that run Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS) […]
4 things I learnt from deleting my Instagram account for a year
Serena, one of our guest bloggers (see her nutrition posts here) has been reflecting on her social media use, particularly her use of Instagram. Enjoy! […]
Why I prefer LinkedIn as my primary social media channel
A while back I left social media. I am glad that I did. However I am not here to convince you to do the same. […]
Do you have a problem with social media?
I got this message from a student a while back. I’ve reproduced it anonymously with the permission of the student. Hi Gareth! I hope you’re […]
Aim for a more private, if not healthier approach to Facebook
I’ve written previously about the relationship between social media and mental health, particularly the results of a 2017 report called “#StatusOfMind – Social media and […]
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 […]