Live Well Learn Well
What is Live Well Learn Well?
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Service and Skills@Cumbria have teamed up to bring you Live Well Learn Well at Cumbria. We explore the relationship between wellbeing and academic performance and how mental health can affect concentration, motivation and your capacity to succeed in your studies. We hope to support you in developing positive, practical strategies for handling academic pressures and improving your wellbeing, helping you thrive at university and beyond .
Live Well, Learn Well
- Subscribe to our blog
- Webinar: Study Smarter, Stress Less
- Webinar: Get Stuff Done!
- Accessing Support
- Wellbeing Collection
Subscribe to our blog
The Live Well Learn Well at Cumbria blog explores the relationship between mental wellbeing and successful study.
Subscribe to receive regular posts providing advice, stories, strategies and more to help you improve and protect your mental health whilst also supporting you to achieve your academic goals.
Webinar: Study Smarter, Stress Less
Delivered by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Team and Skills@Cumbria, this 60 minute webinar will cover:
- Identifying causes of academic stress
- Challenging negative thoughts
- Strategies to manage stress
- Tips to stay on top of your studies
The webinar is confidential, supportive and informal with the option to participate anonymously.
To book, click the link below to view our Webinar programme and select a date.
Book your place
Webinar: Get Stuff Done!
Delivered by the Mental Health and Wellbeing Team and Skills@Cumbria, the content of this 30 minute webinar will be:
- What is procrastination?
- Why do we procrastinate?
- Tackling procrastination and managing your time
This is a confidential space and participation can be anonymous.
To book, visit our webinar page and select a date.
Accessing Support
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Team are able to support any University of Cumbria student or apprentice with issues such as anxiety, home sickness, low mood, self-esteem, trauma and more. As a team of dedicated, qualified clinicians and case workers, they can provide confidential and compassionate support and work with you to improve your mental health.
To make contact with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, you can complete the self-referral form or make an enquiry via the Student Enquiry Point (STEP).
In addition to one-to-one mental health support, you can also access Togetherall. To learn more about Togetherall, visit this page.
Wellbeing Collection
Wellbeing Collection
With support from the Mental Health and Wellbeing Team, Library Services have launched the Wellbeing Collection, a collection of specially-selected self-help books and ebooks to help you thrive at university.
Some of the topics in the collection include managing stress, self-care, low mood and anxiety and specific mental health concerns.
The padlet below features some highlights from the Wellbeing Collection but you can also access the Wellbeing Collection Reading List for the full range of titles.