Self-leadership sessions

Bright Side’s self-leadership sessions are a series of 60-minute workshops where our coaches will facilitate discussions and practical activities that will allow you to explore self-leadership topics in a safe environment.

These workshops are free and open to all AUT students. If you’re completing the AUT Edge Award, these sessions will count towards your leadership hours.

Workshops open for registration

We’re offering four self-leadership topics for the remainder of 2024 with more new topics to be made available in 2025. Sessions will be capped at 8 students maximum.

Procrastination

A discussion based-session that explores how procrastination shows up in life, and investigates how underlying emotional dysregulation negatively impacts how we use our time.

Physical wellbeing

An activity-based session that describes the impact of the nervous system on physical wellbeing, and outlines how we can take positive steps to look after our bodies.

Mental wellbeing

An awareness session that uncovers how stress turns up in our lives, and describes how our inner critic can be addressed and overcome.

Values

A self-awareness session that explores which values are important to us, and how that might shape our outlook on our future endeavours.

Meet your coaches

Dana Salih Toogood

Dr Dana Toogood is a Bright Side health coach and founder of Dana Toogood Healing Space. Dana has a Bachelor of Chiropractic from the New Zealand College of Chiropractic and a Neuro Emotional Technique Practitioner qualification. For ten years, Dana ran a chiropractic practice in Melbourne oriented to mind-body healing. She uses her chiropractic experience and knowledge of spiritual and somatic-based healing to help people find their balance.

Shaun Pulman

Shaun is the programme manager for Bright Side and has previously worked as an employability specialist at AUT. He has previously been employed in career development, events and counselling roles at the University of Auckland, Careers New Zealand and Victoria University of Wellington. He is also a trained secondary school teacher.

Cindy Wang

Cindy coaches students that have completed Bright Side programmes through interactive and practical exercises, designed to enable students to incorporate their learnings into their day-to-day lives. She also devises and delivers bespoke development sessions according to the requirements of faculty and student groups. Cindy previously worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, and holds a Master of Business specialising in Organisational Psychology as well as a Graduate Certificate in Career Development. She is also an ICF certified coach.

AUT Edge Award

Stand out to employers with the AUT Edge Award by developing sought-after skills through volunteering, leadership and employability activities. Bright Side’s self-leadership sessions count towards your AUT Edge Award leadership hours.

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My wellbeing

Reminder to breathe

Being well has a significant and positive impact on your studies. We encourage you to take a holistic approach to your health and understand how your physical, mental, spiritual and social health form the cornerstones of your wellbeing.

Look after your wellbeing

Contact us

Want to find out more about how we can help you reach your potential?

Email the Bright Side team at:
brightside@aut.ac.nz