What The University Said

It's been fabulous to have you and Bill work with so many groups of students at BGU. The feedback has always been positive and it is clear that students have benefitted, finding the sessions engaging and enabling - finding their voices to express their own stories, journeys and experiences, especially relating to wellbeing and mental health. The peer support and sense of community that students have talked about as a result of your sessions has helped strengthened cohort bonds and peer-support and friendship groups - this is hugely positive for students who have lived with the restrictions, anxieties and potential isolation of the pandemic. 

What The Students Said

It was a really good session. It was good to open up even though it was challenging at times. It was good to from challenging times and thinking about the negatives to finishing on the positives and happy memories.    Anon

The workshop was quite emotional when people shared their stories and letters to their younger selves. It was hard to think of what to write most of the time. Anon

I really enjoyed today’s session. It was a good way to learn about others and also find ways to deal with our emotions. I would have liked to know we could be more in depth in the letter because I would have discussed coping with leukaemia more. I also worried to trigger others. Thank you. Anon

I enjoyed that it wasn’t just sitting down and writing and that it was interactive. I liked how it was talking about mental health but wasn’t completely depressing.

Naming and Re-Naming was good. Only problem now is I can only associate my peers with their re-name name. The letter was emotionally draining not only for myself but I could empathise with everyone.   Anon

I really enjoyed today’s session. It has really opened my eyes that everyone has hard times and to not let it define us but equally that we can all be there for each other. I feel relieved through voicing my past experience especially as its coming up to my anniversary. Talking has allowed me to process my thoughts.  (ed. Note – the anniversary she is speaking of is a suicide attempt)

It has been helpful and challenging. It helped me a little with my social anxiety aka speaking in front of the whole class. It also gave us a safe place to get all our feelings/thoughts off our chests. Anon