/student/wellbeing/ en /student/wellbeing/news/list/2022/04/28/unmasking <p>In the name of safety and protecting those around me from COVID-19, I readily accepted the mask mandates in 2020 and have gotten pretty comfortable with them since. But maybe… a little too comfortable?</p> May 04 2022 Grace Elizabeth Duiker /student/wellbeing/news/list/2022/04/28/unmasking /student/wellbeing/news/list/2020/04/17/warding-off-worry <p><span><span><span><span>Are we still talking about COVID? </span></span></span></span></p> April 14 2022 Ember Corpuz /student/wellbeing/news/list/2020/04/17/warding-off-worry /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/10/05/a-dose-of-moderna <p>I have officially had my first dose of Spikevax (Moderna).<em> Yay! </em>Getting vaccinated is another <em>to-do</em> item I have had to tick off my list and it was certainly weighing me down. </p> October 13 2021 Cooper Williams /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/10/05/a-dose-of-moderna /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/09/15/the-future-of-covid <p><span><span><span>I have family all over Australia and the current Covid situation is quite worrying. What will the future of Covid look like?</span></span></span></p> September 21 2021 Cooper Williams /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/09/15/the-future-of-covid /student/wellbeing/news/list/2020/04/24/lunch-break-self-care <p><span><span><span><span>In a previous post, I suggested having a goal of having at least one social connection during each workday. I do this in the evening straight after work. It helps you transition from work mode to home mode and is good for your mental health. Below are a few more suggestions for self-care activities during the weekend or even during one of your lunch breaks.</span></span></span></span></p> August 13 2021 Ember Corpuz /student/wellbeing/news/list/2020/04/24/lunch-break-self-care /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/07/28/pandemic-fatigue <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>We've emerged from lockdown (yay) but there’s still a very palpable sense of uncertainty fatigue. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> August 01 2021 Ember Corpuz /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/07/28/pandemic-fatigue /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/07/09/of-learning-to-reach-out-and-log-off <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>When I came across this Tweet, Adelaide and South Australia were in the lucky position of having the lowest level of restrictions in mainland Australia.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> July 24 2021 Ember Corpuz /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/07/09/of-learning-to-reach-out-and-log-off /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/07/22/how-i-stay-sane-during-lockdown <p><span>Ahh here we go again, we are confined to our homes in the final week of our break. I’m having flashbacks from last year of zoom movie nights, banana bread and Netflix. There is comfort knowing that everyone else is in the same boat – and we made it through last year, so we can push forward (lockdowns are temporary)! Continue reading for tips on handling this lockdown.</span></p> July 23 2021 Ingrid Sofia Mowbray /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/07/22/how-i-stay-sane-during-lockdown /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/07/23/beyond-blue-support <p>We all need to reach out for some extra support from time to time.</p> July 23 2021 Nicola Venditozzi /student/wellbeing/news/list/2021/07/23/beyond-blue-support /student/wellbeing/news/list/2020/05/22/disruption-during-a-phd <p><span><span><span><span>I am very lucky to have such supportive supervisors but also to have such encouraging peers amongst my cohort. </span></span></span></span></p> July 22 2021 Ember Corpuz /student/wellbeing/news/list/2020/05/22/disruption-during-a-phd