Mental Health Week: Games and mobile apps to help you de-stress and re-focus
Which games and mobile apps can improve your mental wellbeing, relieve you of stress and give you energy to refocus? Alain Nguyen offers his suggestions.
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Mental Health Week: What can I do to give support as a concerned friend?
If you’re concerned about your friend’s mental wellbeing but unsure how you should speak to them about it, we have the guide for you. Wing Kuang spoke with student counsellor Camilo Martinez to assist students wishing to offer peer support.
Mental Health Week: The Meld ‘Social Media Detox’ Guide
Social media may be affecting your mental health in more ways than you know. Emmelyn Vincent explains how you can begin to reduce your use of social media today and begin improving your own mental wellbeing.
Mental Health Week: Why we need to do better at destigmatising mental health issues
During Mental Health Week, Meld will be bringing to you a series of articles that aim to assist, educate and inform international students on what to do to improve their mental wellbeing. Stories will also include guides for students who may have a friend or family member undergoing mental issues.
Meld Asks: Where do you get your sex ed from?
This #SEXtember, we ask… Where do you get your sex ed from? And what are the biggest problems facing it today?
Four YouTube fitness gurus who’ll become your next personal trainer
Looking to get fit and healthy but not sure how? Trinity College Foundation Studies students Minh Nguyen, Lydia Wang, Christine Lu list four great Youtube fitness channels to help you get started!
Creative therapy: Five creative outlets that help you stress less
Stressed out and not sure how to relax? Trinity College Foundation Studies students Johnny Chung, Si Kao, Jindi Wu lists five creative outlets to help you unwind.
Riding the red wave: Apps that help manage your period
Periods getting the better of you? Trinity College Foundation Students Hui Liu and Jialin Xu test out period tracking apps to help you manage and conquer your time of the month!
Safe sex and STDs: How much do international students really know?
Do you know how to keep yourself safe during sex? What about the kinds of STDs there are? Trinity College Foundation Studies students Madeline Kosasih and Susan Nguyen provide their guide to understanding STDs and how to prevent them.
Train your brain: 6 ways to keep your mind sharp and focused
Keeping your mind sharp is just as important as staying physically fit. Trinity College Foundation Studies students Mayce Neo, William Xie and Yue Qi offer six ways for students to train their brain.
How to reset your body clock
Any student who has pulled an all-nighter or a series of all-nighters would know how difficult it can be to make sense of night and day again after that. Trinity College Foundation Studies students Victoria Huo, Erin Zhang and Kamjanasaya S speak to a health professional for tips and advice on how students can reset their body clock.
Interview with Rita Nehme, co-founder of Steer North charity
Fancy a cycling journey from Melbourne to Cairns? Ride for charity with Steer North, an organisation that promotes a healthy lifestyle and raises funds for cancer. Samantha Chew caught up with co-founder Rita Nehme to learn more.