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A Homebody’s Guide To Getting Out Of The House And Into Nature - by Caitlin Lydon

A Homebody’s Guide To Getting Out Of The House And Into Nature - by Caitlin Lydon

A guide to getting out of the house and into nature, written by Caitlin Lydon

Meet Moonshine Magazine, the sixth team in our Collaborative Project Series

Meet Moonshine Magazine, the sixth team in our Collaborative Project Series

On the 6th installment of our 2019 Collaborative Project series, we catch up with Moonshine Magazine, a 3rd year group collaborating to create a literary magazine.

Collaborative Project, community, Cornwall, events, mental health, student work, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelNovember 27, 2019Collaborative Project, collaboration, Mind, mental health, student work, student, 3rd years, Woodlane Campus

Meet The Stepping Stones, the fifth team in our Collaborative Project Series

Meet The Stepping Stones, the fifth team in our Collaborative Project Series

On the 5th installment of our 2019 Collaborative Project series, we catch up with The Stepping Stone, a 3rd year group collaborating with Mind Cornwall.

Collaborative Project, community, Cornwall, events, mental health, student work, Woodlane CampusSherezade Garcia RangelNovember 18, 2019Collaborative Project, collaboration, Mind, mental health, student work, student, 3rd years, Woodlane Campus

Fighting the Fraud: Combating Imposter Syndrome at University

Fighting the Fraud: Combating Imposter Syndrome at University

MA student, Isabella Alldred, shares a couple of ideas on how to handle Imposter Syndrome at university.

community, Creative non-fiction, Cornwall, mental health, student work, writingSherezade Garcia RangelNovember 15, 2019student experience, mental health, imposter syndrome, anxiety, student, student life, community, writing community, university life, university

Tender Loving Care

Tender Loving Care

Student writer A. R. Darling investigates the importance of taking care of yourself in this creative interview with Graham Taylor; Adam Mckillop, Stephanie Robertson and Fiona Robertson.

mental health, student work, interviewsFalmouth SOWJJanuary 12, 2019self help, mental health

Anxiety surrounding hand-ins

Anxiety surrounding hand-ins

Amy discusses some of the things that help her get through deadline season, without too much stress.

community, mental healthFalmouth SOWJDecember 6, 2018anxiety, deadlines, mental health

Mental Health Portrayal in TV – How 'Bojack Horseman' Does It Right

Mental Health Portrayal in TV – How 'Bojack Horseman' Does It Right

In the first of our mental health articles, Abigail Martin discusses how depression and anxiety are portrayed in her favourite Netflix show, and what this means for those who watch it.

student work, writing, mental healthFalmouth SOWJNovember 12, 2018student writing, mental health, bojack horseman

What Ned Vizzini's 'It's Kind of a Funny Story' Taught Me About Mental Health

What Ned Vizzini's 'It's Kind of a Funny Story' Taught Me About Mental Health

Some books can literally change how you feel. This is one of them.

communityFalmouth SOWJSeptember 11, 2018novel, Ned Vizzini, books, novelist, young adult, YA, mental health, depression

The Writer Isn't Well

The Writer Isn't Well

Is there any truth to the stereotype of the mad writer?

communityFalmouth SOWJJuly 31, 2018mental health, writing, writers, advice for writers, creative writing

Industry Focus: A conversation with Cathy Retzenbrink

Industry Focus: A conversation with Cathy Retzenbrink

Cathy Retzenbrink shares her advice for aspiring writers in an interview with MA Professional Writing student Emma Fowle

Industry Focus, writingFalmouth SOWJApril 4, 2018industry, mental health, Industry Focus, writing, Cornwall, Writers in Cornwall, advice, advice for writers

The Listening Page: Writing for Mental Health

The Listening Page: Writing for Mental Health

Jane Moss on how writing can be a way to think, a way to let go, a way out of the dark

community, news, student work, writingAdminFebruary 6, 2018mental health, writing, creative writing, student work

How Writing Has Changed Me

How Writing Has Changed Me

On the transformative power of the written word.

community, news, student work, writingFalmouth SOWJFebruary 1, 2018writing, creative writing, poetry, mental health

Feeling Crap? Here's Where to Go for Help at Falmouth.

Feeling Crap? Here's Where to Go for Help at Falmouth.

If you're struggling with what you think may be symptoms of depression, you are not on your own.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJanuary 30, 2018mental health, depression, getting help

A Drop of Positive Psychology for the New Year

A Drop of Positive Psychology for the New Year

Feeling reflective this New Year? Some tips from a psychotherapist on how to put it to work

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJanuary 11, 2018university, psychology, mental health, new year, goals

Big Sea or Small Pond: Why Choose a Small University Over a Big One?

Big Sea or Small Pond: Why Choose a Small University Over a Big One?

It's time to choose a university. Should you go big or small? Here's a story from a student who's done both.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJanuary 9, 2018university life, Falmouth University, falmouth, university lifes, student, mental health

Diary of a Student: Mental Health at University

Diary of a Student: Mental Health at University

One of the big expectations of university is to be having the time of your life. But what happens when you stop enjoying yourself?

communityFalmouth SOWJNovember 28, 2017mental health, student life, student experience, depression, Diary of a Student