/student/wellbeing/ en /student/wellbeing/news/list/2024/09/02/getting-fit-battling-anxiety-and-embracing-mistakes <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>“Get fit,” they say. “It’s good for your wellbeing,” they say. But what they don’t tell you is all the mistakes you’ll make along the way!</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> September 20 2024 Christopher John Iacopetta /student/wellbeing/news/list/2024/09/02/getting-fit-battling-anxiety-and-embracing-mistakes /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/11/26/why-submitting-my-thesis-feels-like-a-mountain-to-climb <p><span><span><span><span>Embarking on my Ph.D. journey has been a remarkable and transformative experience, but as the final chapters unfold, the process of submitting my thesis unexpectedly becomes a mental battleground. </span></span></span></span></p> December 12 2023 Ember Corpuz /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/11/26/why-submitting-my-thesis-feels-like-a-mountain-to-climb /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/10/26/the-people-pleasing-predicament <p><span><span><span>The desire to be liked and accepted is a universal human trait. </span></span></span></p> November 06 2023 Ember Corpuz /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/10/26/the-people-pleasing-predicament /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/10/20/a-few-techniques-to-feel-less-anxious <p><span><span>It is mental health month in October, so it is a great time to normalise and talk about feeling anxious.</span></span></p> October 24 2023 Georgia Poppy Mason /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/10/20/a-few-techniques-to-feel-less-anxious /student/wellbeing/news/list/2022/10/03/trying-not-to-get-swept-up <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Sometimes, the storm of negative feelings gets too strong. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> October 03 2023 Anushka Patil /student/wellbeing/news/list/2022/10/03/trying-not-to-get-swept-up /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/05/20/overcoming-stage-fright <p>To some, speaking in a room full of people is second nature but for others like me, it may be something that we have to get used to.</p> July 17 2023 Asirah Abdul Kadir /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/05/20/overcoming-stage-fright /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/06/25/go-into-it-scared <p>On getting over the biggest hurdle.</p> July 01 2023 Asirah Abdul Kadir /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/06/25/go-into-it-scared /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/05/05/harnessing-confidence-for-the-thesis <p><span><span><span>I’m in the countdown phase now – not quite close enough to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but the adrenaline is certainly pumping, and the fear and unease is palpable. This has to be over soon. I’ve finished all the empirical studies and now it’s tying it all together into the thesis.</span></span></span></p> June 06 2023 Ember Corpuz /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/05/05/harnessing-confidence-for-the-thesis /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/05/15/talking-to-yourself-as-kindly-as-a-friend <p><span><span><span>Dear friend, </span></span></span></p> June 02 2023 Ember Corpuz /student/wellbeing/news/list/2023/05/15/talking-to-yourself-as-kindly-as-a-friend /student/wellbeing/news/list/2022/09/12/moving-away-from-family <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Three years ago, I moved interstate to start uni at 18 but didn’t have the best support from my parents.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> December 18 2022 Anushka Patil /student/wellbeing/news/list/2022/09/12/moving-away-from-family