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Why Seeing a Counsellor isn’t Scary
Whether you’re struggling with the stresses of law school, suffering from depression or dealing with the vicissitudes of life, it’s importan

Survive Law
Aug 28, 20132 min read


How to Beat Pre-Exam Stress
Despite having committed to being as prepared as possible for an exam, the stress that exams bring can still have an effect on you.

Survive Law
May 29, 20132 min read


Five Tips for a Less Stressful Day
The life of a law student is filled with deadlines, classes, late nights and too much coffee. It can also be full of many emotional ups and

Survive Law
Mar 21, 20132 min read


Beating Stress and Finding Balance: The Third Space
As a law student I often have trouble juggling my many commitments and switching between study time, family time and getting my brain in gea

Survive Law
Mar 7, 20132 min read


Why Yoga is Good for Law Students
Yoga, like the law, has been practiced for thousands of years. You’ve probably heard of it before and imagined super flexible types twisting

Survive Law
Feb 12, 20132 min read


A Friend in Need: Depression and the Quiet Cry for Help
As 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 Law
Nov 1, 20122 min read


The Art of the Power Nap
Regardless of whether you spent it studying or watching cat videos, the day after a late night is always a struggle. Most of the day is spen

Survive Law
Oct 25, 20122 min read


Law School Flu
Law school, believe it or not, is a cesspit of germs and disease. Okay, so the law library isn’t going to turn into a scene from the 1995 cl

Survive Law
Aug 29, 20122 min read


Overwhelmed by Exams
The 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 Law
Jun 7, 20123 min read


You know it’s that time of semester when…
It’s the season of mid-semester meltdowns: the time when a rogue comma can cause a breakdown, and when working on assessments feels more cru

Survive Law
Apr 19, 20122 min read


Mental 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 Law
Apr 16, 20123 min read


How's the Serenity? Turn your weekend into a Power Break
As 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

Survive Law
Apr 5, 20122 min read


Facts about Sleep and Sleep Deprivation
As law students we’re familiar with a lack of sleep. Last minute study, late assignments and midnight library sessions can take their toll,

Survive Law
Nov 1, 20112 min read


Book Review: The Centre Cannot Hold by Elyn Saks
“I spent the next hour or so laughing and singing and gibbering away on the roof of Yale Law School. I found several feet of loose telephone

Survive Law
Oct 7, 20102 min read


Depression in Law Students
“I had this plan on how I should live my life. How everything worked. In work, I was so organised, I never fucked up. My therapist couldn’t

Wenee Yap
Feb 7, 20104 min read
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