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
Navigating the Challenges of an international student Today is World Mental Health Day, so our Student Mental Health Champions have shared their thoughts and experiences around mental health to help raise awareness. Check out our other WMHD blog written by Beth too! By Jelly, a Human Resource Management MSc NTU Student Due to the ever-growing … More WMHD: Struggling with my mental health as an international student
Today is World Mental Health Day, so our Student Mental Health Champions have shared their thoughts and experiences around mental health to help raise awareness. Check out our other WMHD blog written by Jelly too! Written by Beth Green, MA Magazine Journalism NTU Student What makes you happy? It seems so simple, so why is … More World Mental Health Day: Navigating Life
Written by John Chambers, Student Support Officer – Halls of Residence Moving away from home is a change that can be upsetting, but it is a change that affects everyone at some point in their life. According to the National Union of Students more than half of all students suffer from some sort of homesickness. … More New student Homesickness at NTU
By Izzi Meynell, 2nd year Creative Writing NTU Student I was worried that, when I started university, I would have no friends. You hear so many stories about isolation when it comes to living off-campus in your first year, almost as many as you hear about the joys of living on-campus. Obsessively reading threads on … More Friendship anxiety: How to deal with feeling like you’ve not made ‘enough’ friends at uni.