BOUNCE UP - A Podcast on Mental Resilience

This podcast episode is proudly brought to you by the Student Counselling Unit at the University of Pretoria. The expert guest speaker for this podcast episode is Ms Vanishaa Gordan, the Operations Manager from Sadag (South African Depression and Anxiety Group). Ms Gordan will be sharing valuable information with our listeners on what signs to look out for in loved one's who may be suicidal and ho...

This is the 8th podcast episode in the Student Counselling Unit's Mental Health and Wellbeing podcast series. In this episode we will unpack an extremely important topic, namely Gender Based Violence. We will explore some of the following questions, (1) what constitutes GBV? (2) How should we speak about and raise awareness about GBV? (3) What are some of the possible reasons for the high rates of...

This episode is on “thinking traps” and has been inspired by Aron Beck’s cognitive model, which explains that at times our thoughts can become distorted and influence our view of ourselves, others, the world and the future. Everyone experiences thinking traps to some degree. As such, our students may also unknowingly experience thinking traps which may negatively impact their academic performance,...

This is our 6th podcast episode. For this episode, we will unpack what anxiety is, what are common symptoms of anxiety, what can contribute to anxiety and how anxiety is treated.  Practical tips and advice on how to manage anxiety will also be explored. Our expert speaker for this episode is Mr Quintin Ludick, a registered Clinical Psychologist with 11 years experience who works at the Studen...

This podcast episode is on “Self-Compassion: the Ultimate Health Guide. The inner voice as the supportive friend”. Research shows that self-compassion can lower levels of anxiety and depression. People who are self-compassionate tend to recognize their suffering and are kinder to themselves at these times, which can reduce anxiety and related depressive symptoms. Other benefits of self-compassion...

This podcast episode aims to provide valuable information on how our university students can create and maintain a workable routine with Online Learning. What to include in one's routine, productivity, motivation, boundaries, communication and self care are some of the important aspects which will be explored in this episode. Ms Alexandra Norton, a Counselling Psychologist from the SCU who has a p...

For this podcast episode, the aim is to share valuable information about depression with our UP students. Clinical Psychologist, Dr Hanlé Kirkcaldy is our expert speaker for this episode. This podcast episode will focus on the following:  what is depression,  what are common symptoms of depression,  which professionals can help with screening for depression, the prevalence of depres...

This episode explores relational well-being, focusing on what it is, why it's important and how our UP students can enhance their relational. Our expert speaker for this episode is Ms Ronel du Toit, a Counselling Psychologist from the Student Counselling Unit at the University of Pretoria with a special interest in interpersonal relationships and published author of the book titled "Relationships...

This is the very first podcast episode in the Mental Health & Well-being Podcast Series especially designed for our UP students proudly brought to you by the Student Counselling Unit (SCU) at UP. The topic for this episode is Resilience and our expert speaker is Prof Linda Theron, an esteemed and leading researcher/practitioner in the field of child and youth resilience. Listen furth...