This article is about trying new things, overcoming fears doubts and insecurities. As a law student, my inspiration comes from the film, Legally Blonde. I honestly find the film so inspiring and […]
Go On – Try Something New
The Mindfulness of Hygge
For many students, the months leading to summer are incredibly stressful and filled with deadline-related worries. From third year dissertations, exams, and the empty void of summer, many are all feeling a […]
How To Find A Therapist: A Student’s View
As your accidental resident writer of mental health related issues, I thought it was time for me to discuss a topic that is very important to me – finding a therapist. Not […]
Let’s Be Honest – ARU’S Mental Health Report
Report can be accessed here: https://www.angliastudent.com/represent/campaigns/letsbehonest/ Over the course of the year, Anglia Ruskin University’s Student Union and Student Services have been running a campaign targeted at focusing on student’s mental health […]
A third of women too embarrassed to have a smear test.
A study of 2,017 women by the Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust Charity has shown a third of the women either delayed or missed going to their cervical cancer/smear test because they were […]
The Other Eating Disorder
This article deals with some sensitive topics, including eating disorders and suicidal thoughts. As per request from the interviewees, names have been changed to prevent identification of those who have shared their […]
How to manage the impending overload of Christmas
Once again, Christmas has come upon us almost like magic, and many of us feel unprepared already despite knowing of its return every 12 months. Christmas jingle, Christmas smell, Christmas lights – […]
Expanding your horizons and long-term employability planning
For many of us January will mark the halfway point of the academic year, with a few deadlines and exams chucked in for good measure. But you are also in the midst […]
Meditative Media
The stress of a generation As Week 4 of the Semester dawns on many of us at University: some of you reading this may already be feeling stressed. Stress will be a […]
Mental health issues affecting primary aged children as young as 4?
A recent survey by the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) has shown a so-called ‘mental health upsurge’ among pupils. The survey, completed by 2,000 teachers, had some startling […]
