By Mia Bennion “Self-care” is a term you may have heard banded about a lot; I certainly have. When I initially thought about self-care, I pictured a facemask on, in the bath, with a glass of wine…and this may well be your form of self-care but one of the first things I want to convey … Continue reading Treat yo’self – Self-care during your studies
Category: Mental Health
Fighting to Get Fit
By Erin Pallott - One of my favourite parts of my undergrad student experience was being part of a society. I joined the mixed martial arts society in my first year and went on to run it as part of the committee. I gained a lot from it, and I hope my experience encourages people … Continue reading Fighting to Get Fit
UNDERSTANDING SLEEP TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE
By Seyma Calisgan Sleep is a vital function that helps your body and mind to replenish and allows you to wake up renewed and refreshed. There are many questions one might have about sleep, including: What is sleep and why is it important? How many hours should I sleep? How does sleep affect my life … Continue reading UNDERSTANDING SLEEP TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE
Why try Yoga?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com By Seyma Calisgan Wondering if you should start yoga? But don't know what it is or where to begin? Let’s get you started! Yoga is a comprehensive wellness approach that incorporates physical postures, breathing exercises and meditation. It comes from Sanskrit word ‘yuji,’ which means unity. Yoga has been gaining … Continue reading Why try Yoga?
Is your mind playing tricks on you? 10 common unhelpful thinking styles which can affect your mood
By Mia Bennion Typically, we don’t tend to question our brain or our thinking – if you think it, it must be right…right? Not necessarily! Thoughts are opinions, not facts! Our brain can be our best friend, helping to alert us to any danger, problem solve and granting us with creativity and imagination. Unfortunately, sometimes … Continue reading Is your mind playing tricks on you? 10 common unhelpful thinking styles which can affect your mood
PhD life
https://medium.com/p/a0ff5f7a4686/edit (Warning: this is long..... not unlike my PhD.) @The Flying Chipmunk Tired eyes White liesTime fliesMy soul cries.Catching up with newsNo time to loseNot even to hit snoozeCertain to confuseMy exhausted mindNot the efficient kindConcentration hard to findForever falling behindNever-ending to-do listsFrustration in clenched fistsAwaiting magical twistsOr interventions of psychologists.Always thinking I can do … Continue reading PhD life
5 ways to free yourself from Freedom Day fears for those feeling anxious
By Olivia Wong Freedom Day…….long-awaited yet also feared. While we may all want to eventually get back to the normal lives we led pre-pandemic, we’ve also spent almost a year and a half being used to the ‘new normal’. So it’s understandable if some of us feel anxiety rather than joy at the prospect of … Continue reading 5 ways to free yourself from Freedom Day fears for those feeling anxious
PhD-Overwhelmed? How to say Yes and No
By Jack Sharpen Currently whelmed Overwhelmed is a weird word. Etymologically, its derivative whelmen is the Middle English for capsizing/overturning, so prefixing with “over-” is reinforcing one point: you’re kind of doomed. Being overwhelmed isn’t a rare occurrence for us Hive readers: postgraduates, staff and all in-between academics have a higher proportion of teetering on … Continue reading PhD-Overwhelmed? How to say Yes and No
Meditation apps: a review
By Olivia Wong Meditation used to conjure up images of sitting cross-legged in a temple, hands resting palm-up on the legs and eyes closed while chanting ‘oohhhmmmm….’. It has come a long way since then and is now so commonplace that it is even being integrated in corporate wellbeing strategies. With numerous studies showing its … Continue reading Meditation apps: a review
10 top tips for zapping Zoom fatigue
By Olivia Wong “I’ve Zoomed out” - if someone had uttered this phrase to us a year ago, we would have likely tilted our head slightly to one side with a flummoxed look on our face. Unless we were on our computer scaling down the resolution to see the bigger picture of an image too … Continue reading 10 top tips for zapping Zoom fatigue
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