Psychologist with too many projects
In 2022, I spent a lot of time trying to work out what contribution I wanted to make to the world. That led to the articulation of my core projects, roles and responsibilities. In 2023, I'm interested in getting better at utilizing the various communication channels I have available to me to promote that work. … Continue reading Using IFTTT to streamline your online communication
I just finished reading (listening) to Start with Why by Simon Sinek. A shout out to the South Australian Public Libraries system for having a free copy to listen to. This book is my first foray into business, leadership, marketing and management topics. I've chosen to explore a little in these areas because of a … Continue reading Start with Why – Simon Sinek
I subscribe to "Brain Food' from fs.blog. It is a "weekly newsletter packed with timeless insights and actionable ideas from a wide range of disciplines". I'm also a fan of their podcast called the Knowledge Project. The strength of both lie in extracting actionable insights from individuals with expertise in specific areas. In their newsletter … Continue reading Reflection question to mark the transition from 2022 to 2023 from fs.blog
One habit that I was successful in creating in 2022 was my morning walk. Inspired by my sister (an avid walker) and my growing sedentary lifestyle, I committed to trying to get out most mornings (starting around 6.30am) and do around 10,000 steps (the actual number of steps required for health and longevity benefits is … Continue reading The morning walk as a foundational activity
As part of maintaining formal registration, Australian psychologists need to demonstrate that they've undertaken ongoing learning during the year. This is done by keeping a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record. The Psychology Board of Australia (part of AHPRA,) who manage the registration of psychologists, outline what needs to be done in their guidelines for CPD. … Continue reading Keeping a learning journal
Yesterday afternoon/evening I attended an Arts and Health Alliance (AaHA) event. The Alliance is a coming together of the three universities (soon maybe two universities) in South Australia to celebrate the many ways that the Arts and Health can collaborate. At the core of the event was the launch of the report ‘Telling the Story of … Continue reading Arts and Health Alliance in South Australia
This is a repost from a short article I wrote for the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog at Flinders. We aren’t separate from the world. We are intricately intertwined within it. Reminding ourselves of that and nurturing the connection points can be a good antidote to becoming limited in our field of view when stressed. … Continue reading When times are tough, build and nurture connections
I subscribe to a bunch of newsletters, blogs, websites and video channels that have a focus on wellbeing. It makes total sense when you consider my job involves communicating these concepts to others 🙂 I thought I’d share the best of the ones that I currently subscribe to. I don’t recommend you try to follow … Continue reading My current reading/ watching/ listening list
I've had a couple of weird weeks work-wise. By most measures, they have been successful. We've had a publication go live, we won an award, we delivered successful training, collaborations were formed (I use 'we' here specifically because all were genuine team efforts). These successes were culminations of hard work over many months and years. … Continue reading Rationale, not feelings, as your guide to good work
One of my passion projects is Visualising Mental Health. We give 3rd Year Communication Design students at the University of South Australia mental health concepts and get them to develop novel prototypes (campaigns, products, programs, objects, installations etc) inspired by those concepts. It has been running since 2016 as a core training/assessment component for those … Continue reading We published a paper on Visualising Mental Health
Dr Gareth Furber 