Listen "04. Festive Self Care: Prioritising Wellbeing During the Winter Break"
Episode Synopsis
As the nights grow colder and the decorations begin appearing sooner each year, it's time to consider how to approach self care during the festive season. It is likely a time where you are able to take a longer break from your PhD, so let's chat through how to manage your wellbeing over the winter period.Follow on instagram for behind-the-scenes fun and also PhD life chaos @morethanaphdResources:Contact Samaritans by calling 116 123 or via their websiteFor more resources regarding mental health please check out Mind & the Mental Health FoundationA few pages on burnout here and here.Seasonal affective disorderAtomic Habits by James ClearInfo sources for things I spoke about:https://fmhspgsa.auckland.ac.nz/phd-student-burnout/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9830820/https://epigram.org.uk/the-reality-of-winter-depression-at-university/https://study.com/resources/seasonal-affective-disorder-college-students.htmlhttps://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/about-sad/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8715816/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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