Successful Student Transitions - A Time to Thrive

Successful Student Transitions - A Time to Thrive

By Louise Wiles and Elizabeth GilliesEducationSelf-ImprovementParentingKids & Family
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Successful Student Transitions - A Time to Thrive episodes

  • Fundamentals For Well-being - Coping With Relationship Challenge
    Our relationships play a fundamental role in our well-being. When they are positive they nourish our well-being, but when relationship challenges arise they can be a significant drain on our well-being. In this episode we discuss different types of relationship challenge and suggest strategies for coping with them positively. We discuss:
    • The different kinds of relationship challenge that may arise in times of transition.
    • The importance of knowing what is important to you in a relationship - what is healthy and unhealthy for you.
    • Suggestions for repair and restoration when relationships go wrong.
    • What to do if someone is ghosting you.
    • How to end a relationship well.
    • The importance of focusing on rest and recovery and self-compassion in times of relationship struggle.
    36 min
  • Well-being Fundamentals - Relationships that Matter
    Social connection and friendship are fundamental to our level of well-being especially at times of student transition. A move to University, a year abroad or to the world of work offers new opportunities for connection and friendship, but the process of creating new relationships is not always easy. In this episode we discuss:
    • Why relationships matter.
    • Why we are socially motivated to connect.
    • How we can create meaningful friendships.
    • The value of our overall network of connections and friendships.
    • Why talking to strangers and kindness feeds our sense of well-being.
    50 min
  • Well-being Fundamentals - Do You Rest Enough?
    Times of change and transition can be both fun, exciting, challenging and sometimes, overwhelming. As we adapt to our new environment, make friends and settle it's really important to make time for rest and recovery. Sleep is one form, but there are other ways to recharge our batteries and sustain our energy levels. Listen on as we discuss:
    • The importance of rest and recovery.
    • Why sleep alone is not enough.
    • Seven ways to boost levels of rest and recovery.
    47 min
  • Nutrition Fundamentals - Eating Healthily on a Budget
    We all know the benefit of healthy eating - in theory. This episode is packed full of fun and budget friendly ways to help you move from theory to practice and eat nutritiously as you settle into your new environment. We talk to Rob Hobson a registered nutritionist and sports nutritionist who is passionate about everything to do with food, nutrition, health and sport. We discuss:
    • Why it is important to eat healthily.
    • The ingredients needed for a healthy diet - some may surprise you.
    • How you can eat healthily in a non-expensive way with clever planning.
    • Why including friends helps build good nutrition practices and mental well-being.
    • Why it is not all about nutrition, Rob shares his BED mnemonic for good sleep.
    39 min
  • Movement Fundamentals - Why Movement Matters

    Movement is important for physical fitness and well-being and yet research has found that inactive Brits spend two times longer sitting on the toilet per week, than they do exercising. Movement doesn't have to mean hard hitting or extreme exercise. In this podcast, we discuss what movement is, and how we can all build more of it into our lives in ways that enhance our well-being in many surprising ways. In this episode we discuss:

    • Why movement is helpful in times of change and transition.

    • The extraordinary benefits of exercise and movement.

    • how to expand your thinking about what constitutes movement in your life.

    • Eight ways to think about, and build more movement into each and every day.

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    45 min
  • Sleep Fundamentals - Why Sleep Matters
    Student life and new beginnings are often a whirl of new experiences, opportunities and challenges - and one of the well-being fundamentals most likely to suffer is our sleep.In this episode we talk about:
    • Why sleep is so important.
    • The benefits that sleep provides both the body and the mind.
    • Strategies for creating good quality, restful and plentiful sleep.
    'We are all animals and we are programmed to be active in the day and asleep at night. ......and we are just starting to understand the importance of this restorative part of the day and the processes that take place.' Elizabeth Gillies - listen to this episode to discover more.
    30 min
  • The Well-being Bucket

    In this episode we introduce you to the Well-being bucket. A fantastic way to visualise well-being from a holistic perspective. We discuss:

    • How our buckets of well-being are impacted in times of change and transition

    • The inputs: What feeds our well-being

    • The leaks: What drains our well-being

    • How our buckets sit within our specific environments

    • The impact of our well-being on other people's buckets

    • The impact of other people's well-being on our buckets.

    24 min
  • Well-being Foundations
    In this episode Louise and Elizabeth introduce you to positive psychology and the PERMA model (Prof Martin Seligman).They discuss:
    • Why it is important to pay attention to well-being through times of change and transition.
    • Why well-being does not have a definitive or fixed set point and ebbs and flows through the highs and lows of life.
    • How we can all use the PERMA framework as a foundation on which to identify and build well-being strategies.
    39 min
  • Introducing Series Three - Fundamentals for Well-being - Dynamics for Thriving Through Change
    Are you facing a big life change? Maybe a move to university, a year abroad, a work placement or out into the world of work. Times of change like these can be both exciting and challenging. Series three aims to support you to thrive as you embark on this exciting new chapter in your life. In this episode we introduce you to:
    • The theme for this new series - Fundamentals for Well-being.
    • A model for thinking about your well-being.
    • The different elements of our well-being framework
    22 min
  • Voices in Transition Alexa, Supporting Students Through Times of Transition
    In this Voices in Transition episode, we welcome Alexa Cutteridge to the podcast. Alexa is a PE Specialist and Head of Student Induction and Training in a London School. She is extremely passionate about student wellbeing throughout their education and in particular at times of transition. In this episode we discuss:
    • School strategies for supporting transitions on arrival and then at key transition points during the student journey.
    • The benefits for students of a good transition experience.
    • Alexa shares great questions to help educators reflect on how well their schools are supporting students through transition experiences.
    26 min

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Are you a student about to make a big life change? Do you feel both excited and nervous about this new life chapter? Elizabeth and Louise understand - and are here to…