Content warning: mentions self-harm, depression, mental health, trauma, emotional abuse, suicide and suicidal thoughts By Sofia Sabatino, 2nd Year Psychology with Mental Health NTU Student Hello. My name is Sofia and I’m a second year student studying Psychology with Mental Health at Nottingham Trent University. March 1st is Self-Harm Awareness Day and so I wanted … More Self-Harm Awareness Day: My Story
By Kirsty O’Leary, 3rd Year Fashion Marketing and Branding Student Content Warning: Mention of Eating Disorder This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which aims to raise awareness and educate people on Eating Disorders. It can be difficult to know how to approach the situation when someone close to you has an Eating Disorder, and … More Supporting Someone With an Eating Disorder
By Sophie Hall, 1st Year Creative Writing NTU Student When I came across this blog, I was thrilled to see an honest discussion of mental health and wellbeing in students. Especially considering the impact of the pandemic leaving many students feeling isolated from each other and the university community. Knowing first hand how hard I … More Poetry Prompts: Writing for Wellbeing
Content Warning: This story mentions sexual violence, which could be triggering to some readers. By Niak Pezeshkanahanian, MSc Psychological wellbeing and mental health NTU student. Because of growing up in a society where the culture and laws that did not accept and respect human diversity, I have faced some issues as a member of the … More Sexual Violence Awareness Week: My story
By Megan Cooksley, 2nd Year Textile Design NTU Student Trust me, as someone with a birthday in January it really isn’t the best month of the year. With Christmas and New Year’s over and the weather getting increasingly more freezing, it’s hard to gather the energy to do even the simplest of tasks. There is … More Self-Care tips that got me through January
By Ruby Mae Pales, 3rd third year Psychology NTU student After all the fun and festivities of December – we are hit with January, a dull, cold, dark start to the year and you may be left feeling a little deflated. With pressures of reinventing your life with the new year new me, a crash … More 5 easy self-care tips to beat the January blues
By Nancy Kufort, 2nd year Psychology (MH) NTU student January seems like possibly, one of the longest month in the year. With the end of all the celebrations and festivities, we go into the year not only potentially exhausted, but also holding this mindset that we have to change our whole lifestyle because of the … More Looking after yourself during January
By Kirsty O’Leary, 3rd Year Fashion Marketing and Branding NTU Student January can feel like a very overwhelming time for many, with pressures to set new goals and start fresh for a new year, it can be daunting to navigate and is completely normal to be struggling. Managing your mental health during this time can … More Combatting the January Blues
By Olista Naurallegra, 2nd year Psychology student Spending winter break in a country where I have only lived for a few months with different cultures and weather is not easy- having to deal with the fact that I will be spending the festive period and new year thousands of miles away from my family is … More Tips for feeling less alone during winter break – from an international student
By Caitlin Megan Lee, 1st Year MSc Psychology Student It’s that time of year again – the Christmas markets are in full swing, and the winter break has started! While this can often be a fun and exciting time of year it can also bring the stress of revision and deadlines as well as homesickness for those unable to return home. This will be … More Christmas wellbeing Tips
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