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Throughout the year we will be promoting various events and activities in and around our campuses to promote wellbeing, and a healthy and safe workplace. If you have an event or activity that you wish to include on our WHS page, please contact us via whs-admin@uow.edu.au
- Mindarma - Science and practice of self-care webinar, Thursday 12 September, 12:00 PM AEST
- R U OK Day, 12 September 2024
- TELUS Health - Building Mental Fitness and New Habits, Thursday 19th September, 1 PM AEST
- Wellness Walk for Mental Health, Sydney, 13th Oct 2024
Too often left till last, self-care is crucial to how we feel and how we function. Understand the science and learn simple, practical strategies that can make a real difference.
Topic: Science and practise of self-care
Dates: Thursday 12 September 2024
Time: 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM AEST
Presenter
- Dr Sadhbh Joyce
Senior Psychologist, Co-Founder of Mindarma, Meditation Teacher, External Fellow, Black Dog Institute/UNSW Medicine (NSW)
Access is via Zoom or Livestream, whichever works best for you.
Not available at this time? Register, and we'll send you a link to the recording to catch up on at a more convenient time.
A national day of action reminding people that having meaningful conversations with mates and loved ones could save lives.
Mental health is more important than ever.
Mental fitness is an intentional practice of creating awareness of how we think, feel and behave. Many know what is good for optimal mental fitness - hydrate, exercise, eat well, sleep well - but very few of us practice good self-care regularly. To be able to support our mental health, we need to be able to turn our intentions into actions and create a self-care plan that works. This session focuses on strategies to maintain mental fitness and offers practical strategies to take care of ourselves in busy and challenging environments
Join the Wellness Walk and raise awareness about mental health.
For the past ten years, the Wellness Walk has offered our communities a fantastic opportunity to get out for a walk and increase physical activity while showing your support for people living with mental illness, their families, and carers.
Crossing Sydney Harbour Bridge signifies bridging the gap by moving from stigma to understanding. Gathering together demonstrates fellowship, union, and care for the people we support. The act of walking reflects that living with mental illness is a step-by-step, one-step-at-a-time process.
Participants will be able to celebrate their efforts with a vibrant festival full of fun activities on the grounds of Government House. People can either choose to walk 2km around the beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens or 5.9km across the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and back.