We’re ‘here to hear’ this R U OK? Day
Tuesday, 05 September 2023
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Dr Marny Lishman, ready to arm ECU students with the tools they need to cope with uni life
Thursday 14 September is R U OK? Day and the ECU community is hosting a range of events and giving out freebies and treats all designed to get the conversation started.
R U OK? contributes to suicide prevention efforts by encouraging people to invest more time in their personal relationships – friends, family and colleagues - to be alert to those around them to identify signs of distress or difficulty and connect someone to appropriate support, long before they're in crisis.
You don’t need to be a professional or an expert to have a warm and meaningful conversation. Just follow R U OK?’s 4 step process:
- Ask R U OK?
- Listen with an open mind
- Encourage action
- Check in
For information on how to learn the signs and ask R U OK? head over to the R U OK? website.
What’s happening on the day?
Cake, Crafts and Conversations with the Guild!
11am-1pm
Outside Joondalup Building 32. Join the Guild Advisory Officers for mindful arts and crafts, cupcakes and conversations this R U OK? Day.
Meet Edie and Watson, ECU’s resident wellness doggos and grab yourself a voucher for a buy-1-get-1-free coffee to share with a friend or grab a ukelele from the Library and relax on the lawn.
Grit Toolkit and Embracing a Resilient Mindset with Dr Marny Lishman
2.00-2.45pm (online and in-person)
ECU is delighted to welcome back our esteemed alumna, Dr Marny Lishman to deliver this session for our students with a focus on grit, resilience and arming yourself with the tools to deal with uni life (and the rest)!
If you’re attending in person, pick up your free KitKat (for a chit chat) on the way into the session!
Marny is a Health & Community Psychologist, Writer, Wellbeing & Mindset Coach, Keynote Speaker, Media Commentator and Channel 9 Perth’s Resident Psychologist. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology as well as a Doctor of Psychology degree, with Health & Community Psychology speciality titles - with her Community Psychologist Doctorate undertaken here at ECU Joondalup a few years back.
An experienced facilitator, trainer, speaker, therapist, coach and mental health program developer, Marny has worked in a range of industries that has included designing and implementing government prevention programs, to training professionals in cutting edge evidence-based programs in the health industry. Marny spends her time now writing books and delivering inspirational and influential presentations to workplaces, universities and school audiences to arm them with the psychological tools to increase their own psychological capability and flexibility to fit with today’s fast-moving and uncertain world.
Find out more about Dr Lishman
R U OK? Café
3.00-4.00pm
Join us a Birra Bar, on the Joondalup campus for a casual get-together over free pizza, chill out and chat to your peers and ECU staff with special guest Jake Ward from the Empowered Project.
No registration is required and everyone welcome!
ECU Women’s Community: R U OK? Charity Night
Edith Cowan House, Joondalup Campus, near the lake
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Time: 6-10pm
This event is FREE entry, but please bring your 💰 to support RUOK?
You can expect wine tastings, raffles prizes, grazing table, live music, art auction, Jagua Temporary Tattoos
This event is open to ECU and non-ECU persons 18 or more years of age - dress code is smart casual.
Registration is compulsory to attend, please click the link in our bio
Come and enjoy a night full of fun, while supporting a good cause!
By ECU Women in Business, ECU Women in Engineering and ECU Women's Community
Support at ECU
ECU is committed to supporting our students to achieve personal and academic success, we’re always here to hear, so reach out if you need us.
If you are interested in managing your mental health while studying, Psychological Counselling Support also hold a variety of workshops throughout the year. We also have workshops such as “Anchor Yourself” to support you or check-out our Tip Sheets.
Don’t forget that the Out of Hours Crisis Line for ECU students operates from 4.30pm to 8.30am on weekdays, and 24 hours on weekends, providing students with mental health and well-being support. Call 1300 583 032 or text 0488 884 232