If you would like to learn something new, take a look at these podcasts, ted talks and external services!
April 2024
Stress Awareness Month
April is Stress Awareness month. The theme #LittleByLittle which highlights the impact of consistent, small positive actions on over-all wellbeing.
Stress Awareness Month 2024 – The Stress Management Society
Barnsley College Wellbeing Week
Between Monday 15th – Friday 19th April, the Health and Wellbeing team will be delivering 4 fun filled days focusing on both staff and student wellbeing. Our theme is “Mind Body and Soul” and the week will have a range of activities, freebies and advice and guidance stalls.
TED Talks
Brittany Packnett: How to build your confidence and spark it in others
Chris Bailey: How to get your brain to focus
Christine Lewandowski-Shannon: Mental Well-Being & Mindfulness
Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat: How mindfulness meditation redefines pain, happiness & satisfaction
Gen Kelsang Nyema: Happiness is all in your mind
Jackson Bird: How to talk and listen to transgender people
Kathryn Schulz: Being wrong
Kio Stark: Why you should talk to strangers
Light Watkins: Debunking the five most common meditation myths
Daryl Davis: A chance encounter with a member of the Ku Klux Klan