Student Stories: Morris Gallagher
Posted: 09/03/23 02:52 | 2 Comments
My final year work is a zine targeting help and advice at doctors who think that they might be stressed or burnt out.
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National Stress Awareness Month
Posted: 01/04/21 09:27 | 0 Comments
The month of April is National Stress Awareness month, organised by the Stress Management Society. After the year we’ve had I’m sure everyone is feeling stress in at least one aspect of their lives. Whether it’s additional work responsibilities, no work, ill health, mental health, or anything in between there’s a lot going on that […]
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Uni Mental Health Day – App Launch
Posted: 04/03/21 09:22 | 0 Comments
University Mental Health Day is this year on 4th March, and in the run up to it I’ve been pondering the following question: What does it mean to be an organisation that values and supports mental health? Back in 2018, we launched an action plan on Mental Health to drive forward a range of improvements […]
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OCA wellbeing: On self-care
Posted: 13/08/20 09:47 | 6 Comments
Increasing online presence may result in online fatigue with visual and somatic symptoms. To Self- care and to be aware of changing habits and maladaptive behaviour patterns may overcome not only chronic ‘online’ disease but also negative impact on concentration, mood and emotions.
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OCA wellbeing: Community in lockdown
Posted: 23/07/20 09:15 | 3 Comments
Miranda shares what she has found helpful during the pandemic so far. Miranda is new to the Student Services Team at OCA, and has had the challenge of joining the OCA ‘virtually’ during the lockdown period!
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OCA wellbeing: Pets
Posted: 16/07/20 09:51 | 3 Comments
I have settled reasonably well into life in lockdown and I think it’s largely to do with my furry companion. I’ve kept my normal routine of getting up and walking to work, which currently means taking Enzo out and looping back home to log on.
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OCA wellbeing: Not quite art
Posted: 09/07/20 09:56 | 1 Comments
My relief and support throughout all this has been to immerse myself in a hobby and history in a way I’ve not done before.
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OCA wellbeing: Photography
Posted: 02/07/20 09:51 | 6 Comments
I’d started up an Instagram account a while back, but I’d fallen into posting very sporadically, going months without and not making much of a contribution. So I decided to try out the whole ‘post an image a day’ and use some hashtags to get the message out that although we were in lockdown, we were still here.
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OCA wellbeing: Volunteering
Posted: 25/06/20 09:52 | 2 Comments
When I drop shopping off some people like to have a distant chat, just general stuff about the weather and how they are coping, while others are very regimented and want their shopping leaving at the end of the drive and they come and collect, everyone is dealing with this pandemic in their own way and has to do what they feel is right, I completely respect that.
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OCA Wellbeing: A trip to the bibliotherapist
Posted: 18/06/20 12:30 | 9 Comments
Imagine going to the doctor’s and coming out with a prescription – for a good book. It’s really not as daft as it may sound. And what’s more, the notion that our mental wellbeing can be improved by something other than pills is far from new.
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