Think Positive (NUS Scotland)

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Think Positive, Scotland's flagship student mental health campaign, tackle some BIG themes affecting student mental health in Scotland right now. Reena, one of our Student Health Project Coordinators, speaks to specialists and leaders from all sorts of fields for an in-depth, insightful conversation. Anyone taking part in the Scottish Government Funded 'Student Mental Health Agreement', this is a must listen!

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Episode 2 - Loneliness

Welcome to Episode 2 of Think Positive’s podcast series! [CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of distress, loneliness, anxiety, depression, mention of self-harm] In this episode, we’ll be exploring the topic of loneliness and how it interacts with and affects student mental health. Reena gives us an insight into her own dealings with loneliness, sets out some facts and statistics on loneliness and has a good old conversations with her friend Megan to get down to the details of loneliness in a Higher Edu...

Nov 26, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1 - Racism

Welcome to Episode 1 of Think Positive’s podcast series! [CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of racial trauma, anxiety, depression, mention of suicide] In this episode, we’ll be starting a conversation on racism and mental health. Here’s what the episode will explore: A look at Reena’s background, touching upon her experiences with racism Racism in Scotland Racism in a HE context Supporting students’ mental health through improving our anti-racism work Resources shared in this episode: https://www.bbc....

Oct 21, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Think Positive's first podcast series! (Trailer)

This five-part series is going to cover some BIG issues affecting student mental health in Scotland. Reena will be talking to some key figures who specialise in their field to address some fundamental topics. In this podcast, you can expect an open, honest and practical discussion about racism, loneliness, environmental sustainability, poverty and studying from home. So, yeah, some pretty big topics. If you’re participating in this year’s Think Positive project cycle, this is an absolute must-li...

Oct 15, 2020•1 min

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