Psychologist with too many projects
I recently road-tripped to Melbourne for the Shut Up and Write (SUAW) Conference 2025, which surprised me. Anyone that knows me knows I am not a fan of travel, crowds, or the sensory overload of conferences. But I got a personal invite to attend (I think because I've experimented with SUAW before) and being honest … Continue reading I attended a Shut Up and Write conference
I've been very fortunate in my career over the last eight years. After rejoining Flinders University, where I originally studied, I transitioned from 10 years of working in child and adolescent mental health into a role that allows me to align my strengths with meaningful work. I've crafted a role that plays to my interests, … Continue reading Thinking 1, 5 and 10 years into the future
I tend to fall into the trap with blogging of only ever writing a blog post when I have a very specific thing I want to talk about. But blogging can also be a public thinking space, somewhere to organise one's thoughts. With that in mind, I thought I'd take a moment to do a … Continue reading What is happening in my world of mental health promotion
[this is a revised version of a post I wrote for my work] I started taking mental health as a topic seriously when I started working at Flinders. Yes, it was part of my training as a psychologist, but my career had kept me on the periphery of the topic for a long time, at … Continue reading A stepped approach to improving one’s mental health
First posted on the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog (part of my day job) Since starting my role at Flinders in 2017, I have been trying to clarify my mission, that is, what is it I am working to achieve. At present it is about making available to everyone high quality, evidence-based knowledge, tools, skills … Continue reading Self-care = actions you take to improve your outcomes
When I first started my job at the university, I noticed the term 'self-care' was used a lot by my counselling colleagues. I understand self-care as any deliberate activity that an individual engages in with the distinct purpose of improving their physical, mental, social, spiritual or intellectual health. Since starting my role, I've thought a … Continue reading Self-care and the concept of balance
Dr Gareth Furber 