Today is Epilepsy Action Purple Day. Two of our students have shared their experiences with living with epilepsy at university to help raise awareness around epilepsy and the support available. By Holly Holman, a year 3 Childhood Psychology BA (Hons) NTU Student About me My name is Holly, I am a student in my 3rd … More Epilepsy Awareness Blog
By Jamie Sarson, a current NTU Psychology student My name is Jamie Sarson and I currently reside on the management committee of the national anxiety charity No Panic. No Panic supports those living with Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, and other related anxiety disorders through offering a helpline service, as well as a number … More Raising awareness for national anxiety charity No Panic
You might think that condoms are just about protection, but they’re so much more than that. They’re often seen as the go-to for preventing unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which is true – they do an excellent job at that! If you’re someone who loves to explore intimacy or is currently navigating relationships … More 5 Reasons You Need A Condom
By Lily Albone, a current MSc Psychological Well-being and Mental Health NTU Student & Consent is Everything Facilitator Content Warning: This blog post discusses sexual violence, rape and victim blaming which can be harmful and upsetting to anyone who has experienced this. In Sexual Violence and Awareness Week, I’m pouring my heart into these words … More Sexual Violence Awareness Week: Student blog
How are you, really? (This is you sign to talk about it) Olista Naurallegra – 3rd year BSc (H) PsychologyNo matter how often we talk to ourselves inside our heads, those thoughts won’t find a way out, so they pile up. And then, getting them out can be the most difficult task, even though sometimes … More Time to Talk Day How are you, really?
By Hannah Willcocks, a Well-being and Mental health MSc NTU Student Let’s be honest, January can be a tough moment for a lot of us! Finances can get tight, the weather is dark and gloomy, cold and flu season is in full swing, and we’re trying to recover from a busy holiday season whilst managing … More Top tips to beat the January Blues!
By Mrunmai Vinay Wakade, Final Year BSC Psychology (Mental Health) NTU Student I remember spending winter break in Nottingham as a first-year international undergraduate student. It was my first time being away from home and most of my flatmates had gone back to visit their family. This was also coupled up with the corona virus … More Ways to cope as an international student who is staying in Nottingham during winter break
By Leah Wareham, Student Health and Wellbeing Project Officer at NTU & NTU Alumni Content warning: mentions of grief, suicidality and medical terminology In July 2022 I went through one of the most traumatic things I have ever had to deal with. I lost my dad, not physically, he survived what happened to him but … More Grief Awareness Week: Living & coping with grief
By Veronika Russakova a 2nd Year Graphic Design NTU student We often experience stress and anxiety; these feelings of stress and anxiety can be a normal response to things that are going on in our lives, e.g. it’s normal to feel some stress and anxiety over a presentation. However, I have never thought about it or felt … More Art as a way to overcome and manage anxiety
By Jamie Smith, a 3rd year, Business Management and Economics Has University got you feeling overwhelmed and in need of a mental reset? Here my tips for focusing on de-stressing to help you manage your mental health, happiness and the busyness of university and life! Everyone will be different in terms of what will be … More My tips for de-stressing at university
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