Survive LawApr 5, 20162 minProfile: Robyn Bradey on Law and Mental HealthSurvive Law first encountered social worker and mental health expert, Robyn Bradey, at College of Law's Wellness Forum. We caught up wit
Survive LawOct 26, 20152 minControlling mental monsters‘It’s too difficult’. ‘I’m not smart enough’. ‘Everybody hates me’. Do any of these thoughts sound familiar? Psychologists call these types
Survive LawJul 17, 20152 minEat, Sleep, Law, Repeat: Caring for Yourself in Law SchoolI once heard that law school was “a marathon, not a sprint”, but now that I'm in my fourth year, I’ve found that studying law is more li
Survive LawApr 1, 20152 minYour mental health mattersI found myself at a party one evening speaking to a friend’s dad who is a barrister. I told him of my interests and explained that someone r
Survive LawOct 15, 20143 minManaging Your Mental Health in Law SchoolOur lecturers and tutors regularly remind us that depression and anxiety are more prevalent among law students and lawyers than in any other
Survive LawMay 8, 20143 minLaw School BluesMy first experience of depression happened at 16. Family and childhood issues from a young age had changed my cheerful, blissfully ignorant
Survive LawMay 7, 20143 minMental Health Resources for Law StudentsLaw as a profession has one of the highest rates of depression and anxiety of any occupation, and it all starts in law school. As law studen
Survive LawApr 3, 20143 minLooking out for the Signs of Depression and AnxietyWe all know that being a law student can be stressful. However, when the demands of law school are combined with the general stresses of dai
Survive LawOct 1, 20131 minVictoria Launches Foundation to Improve Lawyers' Mental HealthA new foundation will be working to improve the mental wellbeing of Victoria’s legal practitioners. Launched last month, the Wellbeing and t
Survive LawSep 21, 20132 minBeing a Law School OutcastCountless online forums, note sharing websites and law societies are a testament to the notion that when it comes to law school ‘We’re All I
Survive LawSep 11, 20132 minLaw School a Major Factor in Student Stress: NZ SurveyMore than 85% of New Zealand’s law students experience high levels of stress, and 95% of students say their legal studies are a direct or co
Survive LawAug 27, 20132 minWhy Seeing a Counsellor isn’t ScaryWhether you’re struggling with the stresses of law school, suffering from depression or dealing with the vicissitudes of life, it’s importan
Survive LawAug 8, 20132 minUseful Apps for Law StudentsSure, some of us still enjoy hard copies of legislation, dictionaries and personal organisers, but there's nothing like the convenience
Survive LawFeb 12, 20132 minWhy Yoga is Good for Law StudentsYoga, like the law, has been practiced for thousands of years. You’ve probably heard of it before and imagined super flexible types twisting
Survive LawJan 24, 20132 minStress Less: Why you should be Relaxing Right NowStress is no stranger to a law student, but it’s not our best friend either. That’s why the university break is so important (and so awesome
Survive LawOct 31, 20122 minA Friend in Need: Depression and the Quiet Cry for HelpAs exam time looms closer, anxieties in the law school community are running high. It doesn’t help that one of the common law student charac
Survive LawJun 7, 20123 minOverwhelmed by ExamsThe stresses of law school are most apparent in the lead up to exams. You feel run down, overwhelmed and pushed to breaking point, but you g
Survive LawApr 17, 20122 minWorking into the GroundLaw school often reminds me of the theory of natural selection - a survival of the fittest where the beneficial traits include an irrational
Survive LawApr 16, 20123 minMental Health and Students: A Working Solution?The Sydney University Law Society recently hosted a panel-based discussion forum on the topic of how mental health issues amongst students,
Survive LawApr 5, 20122 minHow's the Serenity? Turn your weekend into a Power BreakAs we approach the madness of mid-semester, most of us are wondering how to find work/life/study balance. Taking a few days off to relax wil