By Arc Wellness
The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.
TW: If mental illness, eating disorders, self-harm, and/or suicidality are triggering or uncomfortable topics for you, feel free to click away and join us next time for another episode. Also, if anything makes you feel uncomfortable during today’s session, reach out to the Butterfly Helpline on 1800 33 4673 (or check out other services below).
On today's Stress Less Week Edition of Tea & Talk we are chatting with Danni from the Butterfly Foundation about all things summer, body image, and eating disorder related. Danni has worked in the eating disorder sector for over 20 years, following her own lived experience. We chat about diet culture, social media, living with an eating disorder, and how to help yourself or those around you that struggle with disordered eating behaviours, or body image issues.
Support
If you are in immediate danger, please call 000
Butterfly Helpline 1800 33 4673
Lifeline (24/7) Call 13 11 14, Lifeline Text 0477 13 11 14, or online chat
Mental Health Line (24/7) Call 1800 011 511
UNSW Mental Health Connect 02 9348 0084 https://student.unsw.edu.au/mhc
If it is after hours, call UNSW Mental Health Support, 5pm-9am: 1300 787 026
International students, not in Australia, call +61 2 8905 0307 anytime of the day or night (24/7), and for international students onshore, call 1800 887 283
Overseas Student Health Cover https://student.unsw.edu.au/overseas-student-health-cover
Follow @arcwellnessunsw on IG or check out the website at arc.unsw.edu.au/wellness for more tips, advice and resources.
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On today’s Stress Less Week edition of Tea & Talk we are chatting with Anushka Phal about mental health and culture, what it means to be a third culture kid, and the struggles of existing in migrant communities. Anushka is a General Psychologist located in Melbourne, with a strong passion for cultural psychology. She's a firm believer that “biculturalism is a beautiful phenomenon, however, living up to the expectations of two different values systems can be stressful and have detrimental effects on mental health and wellbeing” – Let’s talk about it!
Find out more about Anushka and Cultural Psychology:
Umeed Psychology
Shore Podcast
Shakti Mental Health
Shapes and Sounds
One Eighty
Indian Care
Follow @arcwellnessunsw on IG or check out the website for more tips, advice and resources.
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Grab a cuppa and sit back for today’s episode of Tea & Talk where we chat with Dr Tim Sharp (aka. Dr Happy) about the myths around happiness and what it means to be happy, toxic positivity, and self-talk. Dr. Sharp has three degrees in psychology and is the founder & CHO (Chief Happiness Officer) of The Happiness Institute, Australia’s first organisation devoted solely to enhancing happiness in individuals, families and organisations.
The Happiness Institute:
drhappy.com.au
@thehappinessinstitute
Follow @arcwellnessunsw on IG or check out the website at arc.unsw.edu.au/wellness for more tips, advice and resources.
Got questions or suggestions? Send us a message on Facebook or Instagram, or email [email protected]
On today’s episode of Tea & Talk (after dark) we are getting into the sex ed essentials: STIs, stigma and misinformation. Hear from Sam Blake, a clinical nurse specialist, who is passionate about de-stigmatising STIs and making sexual health information accessible and inclusive. She has more than ten years’ experience providing STI/HIV clinical care and support through Sydney Sexual Health Centre, the NSW Sexual Health Infolink and “Nurse Nettie” for Play Safe. Grab a glass of wine, or late night bev of your choice, get cosy, and listen in.
Check out these resources for more info and support:
UNSW Health Services
Play Safe
Sexual Health Infolink
Family Planning
International Student Hub
ACON
TransHub
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On today’s episode of Tea & Talk (after dark) we are chatting about those nsfw topics: sex, relationships and pleasure. Hear from Georgia Grace, a certified sex coach, about managing libido in isolation, sexual self confidence, nudes, and accessing ethical porn. Grab a glass of wine, or late night bev of your choice, get cosy, and listen in.
Normal: itsnormal.com
Georgia Grace: georgiagraced.com
UNSW Health Services: student.unsw.edu.au/hsu
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Today we are chatting with Claire from R U OK? Listen in to hear about the organisation, how you can be the best help giver, and the struggles of looking after yourself when others need you.
Follow @arcwellness on IG or check out the website at arc.unsw.edu.au/wellness for more tips, advice and resources. Got questions or suggestions? Send us a message on IG or email [email protected]
If you or a mate are feeling low or overwhelmed, here are a couple of ways you can reach out for support:
Grab a cuppa, get cosy and let's chat!
In this episode we are excited to be talking to Dr Sarah Dash. Sarah is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute for Health and Sport at Victoria University. Her work examines the role of lifestyle, in particular diet and physical activity, on mental health. Sarah’s background is in psychology and her doctoral work examined the role of diet in the prevention and treatment of depression.
Sarah’s research interests include how aspects of lifestyle can help to promote physical and mental health, particularly among emerging adults. She is also interested in working to make sure that programs and interventions are accessible, relevant and realistic for all involved.
It's okay not to be okay. If you need support, please reach out:
Support Lifeline: Ph: 13 11 14
Emergency (Police/Ambulance/Fire): Ph: 000 | Ph: 112 (mobile phones with no network coverage)
UNSW Specific Services Counselling & Psychological Services (CAPS): Ph: 9385 5418
UNSW Security: Ph: 9385 6666 (emergency) | Ph: 9385 6000 (non-emergency)
UNSW Disability Services: Ph: 9385 4734
UNSW Health Service: Ph: 9385 5425
Follow @arcwellnessunsw on IG or check out the website at arc.unsw.edu.au/wellness for more tips, advice and resources.
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Today we chat to Adry also known as Ad's. Ad's has lived experience and is a mental health speaker for a charity in Sydney. Not only this, Ad's is also a UNSW alumni and works in philanthropy here at UNSW. We are so grateful to have the opportunity to hear from legend's like Adry who really champion talking about the tough stuff.
CW: Today we chat about depression and cancer diagnoses which may be upsetting or confronting. If you need support at any time, you can find support services to reach out to included below.
It's okay not to be okay. If you need support, please reach out:
Support Lifeline: Ph: 13 11 14
Emergency (Police/Ambulance/Fire): Ph: 000 | Ph: 112 (mobile phones with no network coverage)
UNSW Specific Services Counselling & Psychological Services (CAPS): Ph: 9385 5418
UNSW Security: Ph: 9385 6666 (emergency) | Ph: 9385 6000 (non-emergency)
UNSW Disability Services: Ph: 9385 4734
UNSW Health Service: Ph: 9385 5425
Follow @arcwellnessunsw on IG or check out the website at arc.unsw.edu.au/wellness for more tips, advice and resources.
Got questions or suggestions? Send us a message on Facebook or Instagram or email ([email protected])
Clinical Psychologist Katie Dobinson from St Vincent's Hospital's THIS WAY UP programme shares her insights about difference between transient moments of stress (such as those caused by exams) and clinical mental health issues and how to recognise these differences in your own life. Katie also shares the different ways people can access professional mental health help - including free resources that are clinically proven such as THIS WAY UP.
Find out more about THIS WAY UP: https://thiswayup.org.au/
It's okay not to be okay. If you need support, please reach out:
Support Lifeline: Ph: 13 11 14
Emergency (Police/Ambulance/Fire): Ph: 000 | Ph: 112 (mobile phones with no network coverage)
UNSW Specific Services Counselling & Psychological Services (CAPS): Ph: 9385 5418
UNSW Security: Ph: 9385 6666 (emergency) | Ph: 9385 6000 (non-emergency)
UNSW Disability Services: Ph: 9385 4734
UNSW Health Service: Ph: 9385 5425
Follow @arcwellnessunsw on IG or check out the website at arc.unsw.edu.au/wellness for more tips, advice and resources.
Got questions or suggestions? Send us a message on Facebook or Instagram or email ([email protected])
It's Stress Less Week! Wellness Warriors Marie (@mai.e), Sarah (@sarmckenzie12) and Will (@will.garing) join Iz in the studio to chat about their experience volunteering with Wellness at Arc. Listen in to find out why they joined the Wellness Warriors and what they think students should know about wellness. Come for the wellness knowledge, stay for the chaotic banter.
Follow @arcwellnessunsw on IG or check out the website at arc.unsw.edu.au/wellness for more tips, advice and resources.
Got questions or suggestions? Send us a message on Facebook or Instagram or email ([email protected])
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It's okay not to be okay. If you need support, please reach out:
Support Lifeline: Ph: 13 11 14
Emergency (Police/Ambulance/Fire): Ph: 000 | Ph: 112 (mobile phones with no network coverage)
UNSW Specific Services Counselling & Psychological Services (CAPS): Ph: 9385 5418
UNSW Security: Ph: 9385 6666 (emergency) | Ph: 9385 6000 (non-emergency)
UNSW Disability Services: Ph: 9385 4734
UNSW Health Service: Ph: 9385 5425
The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.