News

Home > News
Uncategorised
8 March 2023

Destigmatising Mental Health and Wellbeing

As a student at the University of Bradford, I believe that destigmatising mental health and wellbeing is of utmost importance. Mental health struggles are prevalent amongst university students, and yet,…
Every Mind Matters Video : Healthy LifestyleNews
8 March 2023

How to Stay Healthy

Good day, beautiful people! In today's write up as you can tell from the title, I’ll briefly go through what staying healthy looks like in a practical sense. I will…
News
8 March 2023

Mindfulness

As a student, you may feel overwhelmed by the demands of academic life, social activities, and personal responsibilities. Mindfulness can help you manage stress and increase your focus and productivity,…
Mental Health MeeToo LogoNews
8 March 2023

Breathing for Mental Health – The Here and Now

From my personal experience of living with mental illness, psychosis and distress in my immediate family and growing up with the consequences of it, I believe and know that it…
UoB Counselling Service VideoNews
22 December 2022

All About You- Mental Health Conference

I attended the “All About You” mental wellbeing conference in which speakers discussed many topics regarding how students especially in university, can struggle with their mental health, as well as…
News
22 December 2022

Hope

This content mentions suicide or suicidal thoughts. Please read with care. There are details of where to find help at the bottom of this page. I started experiencing suicidal thoughts…
News
22 December 2022

Scars

This content mentions self-harm. Please read with care. There are details of where to find help at the bottom of this page. Self-harm is a very emotive topic. Many are…
News
21 December 2022

The Art of Letting Go!

More often than ever, we often find ourselves stuck in the same behaviour loop for years. Whether it is the decisions in our lives or our emotions, we are so…
Every Mind Matters Video: Managing StressNews
21 December 2022

10 Things You Can Do to Relax / De-Stress

In our day to day lives there are several reasons why we may stress; this can be due to exams, revision, work, or home life. Below is a list of…
Every Mind Matters Video: Reframing Unhelpful ThoughtsNews
9 November 2022

How To Combat “Fresher’s Stress”

The adventure begins, you made it to university, and you have hopefully enrolled onto your course. For some, you may have moved away from home for the first time, you…
News
8 November 2022

10 things to do in Bradford, before Graduating!!

As a third-year university student who resides in Bradford, I can say I have explored many places in this city, and I have found all the social gems which every…
alarm clock showing ten past 2:10amNews
26 July 2022

Getting enough sleep

Did you recently notice having a reduced attention span during the day? do you feel like you study without the information sticking in? have had a morning headache? do you…
News
26 July 2022

How to Deal with Post Graduate Depression and Anxiety

The experience of finishing your degree can be the best and most liberating at times but it can also bring on a lot of fears and worries about where your…
work and play neon signNews
26 July 2022

How I Manage Stress 24 Hours Before The Exam

I had a friend who never used to get anxious and lived stress-free even 24 hours prior to the exam. However, mostly he used to re-sit them as well. Eventually,…
Rainbow map of the worldNews
26 July 2022

Travel Therapy?

For a travelholic like me, staying in a city for months due to a pandemic was not easy. With time I started to notice how it was not only affecting…
feet in white trainers on coloured mosaicNews
26 July 2022

South Asian Community and Mental Health

Mental health is usually a taboo topic in most of the South Asian communities and the worse part is that this does not change even if they move to western…
lots of coloured ballsNews
26 July 2022

Learning how to juggle

As a mature full-time student with dyslexia, children and a part-time job university has most certainly had its challenging moments and its difficulties. Studying has not been the easiest of…
News
26 July 2022

Dealing with Pyschosis

TW: Voice hearing, self-harm I have always struggled with my emotions, constantly feeling “other” and like people couldn’t understand me. When I was a child I went through some traumatic…
Pile of different coloured booksNews
26 July 2022

Dealing with exam stress

In this blog, I will share my experience in university and some tips on how to look after your mental health especially dealing with exam stresses. During your time in…