Welcome to Real Talk, the QUT Student Services Podcast. Each episode, we dive into real-life challenges, share practical coping strategies, and interview experts who offer valuable insights on managing stress, anxiety, and the pressures of academic life. Tune in, take a breath, and let's build a healthier, more resilient university experience together.

Sarah Winkleman is a Clinical Psychologist and counsellor at QUT Student Services.

Melanie Rolfe is a current PhD student at QUT as well as a psycho-social researcher in paediatric health.

Recommendations – Mel recommends stand-up paddle boarding as a fun new way to explore and get outdoors. Sarah recommends going to the beach and feeling the sun and salt water.

In this episode, Sarah and Mel discuss how to recognise if you may be a perfectionist, the costs and benefits, and how to break the cycle if perfectionism is having a negative impact on your life.

This podcast touches on topics relating to mental health and is for educational purposes only. It does not replace the valuable experience of personalised counselling support. If you need urgent help, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. If you or others are in immediate danger of harm or in the case of a mental health emergency, always call 000.

Counselling support is available to current QUT students at both Garden’s Point and Kelvin Grove Campuses. Visit  Counselling and psychology - Student - QUT Portal for details, or call (07) 3138 2019. Further reading:

· Perfectionism| Psychology Today

· The destructiveness and public health significance of socially prescribed

perfectionism: A review, analysis, and conceptual extension

· Multidimensional Perfectionism Turns 30: A Review of Known Knowns and Known Unknowns

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