UEA Wellbeing Podcast

This episode focuses on managing emotions. This month Rach is joined by Yin, a Wellbeing Adviser in Student Services and Elsa, a Postgraduate student here at UEA. We explore what emotions are, and some guidance around healthier ways to manage challenging emotions.

Content warning: Brief mentions of physical harm.

Access Support from Student Services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/UEA-STS⁠⁠⁠⁠

More info about wellbeing workshops: bit.ly/ueawworkshops

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This episode focuses on financial wellbeing. Join Rach as she chats with Naomi the Senior Student Life Advisor for Finance in Student Services at UEA about the impact that finances can have on students wellbeing particularly at the moment with the cost of living crisis. Naomi shares some guidance as well as different options for students to access further financial and wellbeing support.

Links for further support as discussed in the episode:

-Student Life Finance general web page: Finance (uea.ac.uk)
-Student Services Fund and Loan information: UEA Student Services - Hardship Fund

-Budgeting web page (including workshop sign up form): Budgeting and Debt Issues (uea.ac.uk)

-Save The Student: Save the Student - Student Money, Discounts and Jobs
-Money Saving Expert: Money Saving Expert: Energy Help, Credit Cards, Flight Delays, Shopping and more

-YGAM (Gambling and Gaming support): Homepage- YGAM

Access Support from Student Services: ⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/UEA-STS⁠⁠⁠

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This episode explores how to form healthy habits – this is something that is particularly relevant at the start of the year when so many of us set new years resolutions. We discuss a few tips to help guide you to form new healthy habits as we go into the new year but of course is applicable at any time.

Access Support from Student Services: ⁠⁠bit.ly/UEA-STS⁠⁠

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In his episode we're talking about 'the five ways to wellbeing', five simple things we can all do to benefit our physical and mental health.

Rich is joined by Megan, one of our Student Services Advisors, to think about how we can use the five ways to wellbeing as a proactive way of improving our wellbeing, as well as a reflective tool for checking in with ourselves.

Access Support from Student Services: ⁠bit.ly/UEA-STS⁠

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This is a bonus episode for this month for Disability History Month. In this episode we chat with Annabel who is a Wellbeing Adviser for Disability within Student Services about looking after your wellbeing with a physical disability. Highlighting the impact that living with a disability can have on someone's wellbeing, and exploring some practical and personal actions that can help. As well as hearing from our Student Wellbeing Trainer Anya, about how they make wellbeing work for them.

Find out more about support for students with disabilities: https://my.uea.ac.uk/divisions/student-services/wellbeing/help-for-students-with-disabilities

Access Support from Student Services: ⁠bit.ly/UEA-STS⁠.

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This episode explores how to support a friend with their mental health. Considering the steps we can take to support someone, and the importance of boundaries and looking after ourselves. Rach and Rich reflect on some key questions with Emily and Tiya, two students at UEA and members of the Headucate society, hearing their perspective on how to best support a peer who may have poor or declining mental health.  

Check out the How to Support a Friend section on the Blackboard Student Services Hub: https://bit.ly/HTSAF-UEABB

Check out our How to Support a Friend workshop on YT: https://youtu.be/LvKu7UbjDLs

Access Support from Student Services: bit.ly/UEA-STS.

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World Menopause day is October 18th! This is a bonus episode of the month and it explores what menopause is, some of the signs and symptoms and the impact it can have on your wellbeing. Listen to Rach chat with Suzy Shutt who is a lecturer in Physiotherapy at UEA and also works privately specialising in women's health. Suzy talks through some tips for anyone experiencing menopause and where they can go for further support.

-British Menopause Society Menopause Toolkit  ⁠https://thebms.org.uk/education/principles-practice-of-menopause-care/bms-ppmc-resources-toolkit/⁠

-Dr Louise Newson, GP Menopause specialist and Balance App:  ⁠https://www.balance-menopause.com/dr-louise-newson/⁠

-Book ‘Preparing for the perimenopause and menopause': ⁠https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/443200/preparing-for-the-perimenopause-and-menopause-by-newson-dr-louise/9780241504642⁠

Access Support from Student Services at UEA: bit.ly/UEA-STS.

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This episode explores the wellbeing and mental health support that is available at UEA to all our students throughout their time here. Looking after your wellbeing is important, and there’s lots of support through Student Services that can help you with this. Listen to Rich and Rach as they chat to Jock, Head of Wellbeing (Access and Early Intervention), to help explain the support we offer and how you can access it.

Find about more about wellbeing support at UEA: bit.ly/WelcomeWB-UEA

Access Support from Student Services when you have started at UEA: bit.ly/UEA-STS.

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This is the first episode back after the summer! Rich & Rach are joined by Gemma Standen the Widening Participation Officer for Mature Students. Drawing on Gemma's experience as a student, and with the students she supports in her role, we discuss what students can be doing to prepare themselves for university with a particular focus on the actions that will support their wellbeing during this transition. Although there is discussion around support for mature students this episode is suitable for all students getting ready to start at UEA.

Please note Study Together will now be running on Thursday's between 1-4pm in the Student Union Bookable Room 6 throughout the autumn term. All UEA students welcome!

Access a free course that can help you prepare for University: futurelearn.com/courses/preparing-for-uni

Find about more about wellbeing support at UEA: bit.ly/WelcomeWB-UEA

Check out these grounding techniques that can be used to help manage feelings of overwhelm: bit.ly/UEA-GT

Access Support from Student Services when you have started at UEA: bit.ly/UEA-STS.

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