It’s National Mental Health Month – an important time where the Australian community comes together to raise awareness that mental health matters. This year we’ve experienced some devastating events across the country, beginning with...
This blog is based on information from a book by psychologist and environment scientist, Bob Doppelt and a Deakin University article by psychologist, Dr. Carmel Sivaratnam. In times of global stress, whether it be caused by COVID-19 or climate...
Prior to the onset of COVID-19, global loneliness levels had reached an all-time high. According to the Australian Psychological Society’s 2018 Loneliness Report, one in four Australians are lonely and more than half of the population feel they...
Charles Sturt University’s Foundation Day is coming up on the 19th of July, and as Australia’s first carbon-neutral University, Charles Sturt is a great example to us on how to live sustainably in union with our beautiful Australian landscape...
Charles Sturt University joins universities across Australia and New Zealand to mark the seventh University Mental Health Day, this Tuesday 5 May 2020. University Mental Health Day aims to bring together Charles Sturt University and its diverse...
You may have seen the hashtag stayhome across Instagram, from your service provider on your phone or as a reminder across the media. But, what do you do at home if you can’t go out except for a limited number of reasons? The primary objective...
While the world is suffering from this virus, it can be challenging to maintain one’s mental health. Perhaps we are isolated with others that might cause conflict or we might be passionate about our work or other aspect of our life that we now can’t...
The world is a weird place at the moment. We all face different challenges in this current situation so with that in mind, here is a guide on some of the things that you can do to feel refreshed, be more at peace and be positive whilst looking after...
Let’s not beat around the bush. This whole COVID-19 isolation thing sucks. In a matter of weeks, our entire world has been thrown upside down. However, there are very important reasons for us to make these moves into self-isolation for the health of...
by Margaret Aitken As someone who’s been writing poetry for five years, I create poetry to relax and unload all of my negative feelings or joyfully express all of my positive emotions. It’s a great creative outlet that doesn’t require a ton of...
