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...
by Margaret Aitken As Covid-19 begins to spread throughout the country, we’re seeing more and more public events cancelled. Some boarding schools have sent students home and some classes are opening online. It may well be that soon we will all be...
As a novelist myself, I frequently engage in what I like to call the Writer’s Exaggerated Exclamation of Anguish: “I have no time to write!” Being a university student as well as working part-time means I’ve spent years devising strategies on how to...
It can be a nightmare when attempting to turn new activities into habits. This has been widely studied – to create habits we would need to routinely do the activity over a period of time. Mindfulness is a practice that focuses on relaxing the...
I have been called a studyholic on numerous occasions. During semester time I do focus on study and it is my number one priority. However, during the holidays I forget about study, schedules and assignments. I know lots of people who study during...