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Lotta Zibell 
Environmental Engineering

lotta.zibell@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Time management, maintaining balance through hobbies and being on campus, and interactions with fellow students

Juliano Giuliano Facchini 
Nutrition and Home Economics

giuliano.facchini@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Getting exercise and consciously taking time out 

Why did you become a first-aider? Because I want to do my best to make sure that nobody has to deal with their problems on their own.

Nalan Ülker 
Environmental Engineering  

nalan.uelker@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? It helps me to know my limits and take time out. 

Why did you become a first-aider? Students often have to rely on themselves and get lost in the anonymity of the university. I became a first-aider to listen to them and give them support.

Laura Paulsen
Biotechnology

laura.paulsen@haw-hamburg.de

Additional qualification: Peer-to-peer advisor

Janina Reinicke 
Nutrition and Home Economics

janina.reinicke@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Exercise and having enough free time

Why did you become a first-aider? I want to be able to help people confidently.

Carla Twisselmann
Health Sciences 

carla.twisselmann@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Talking with my fellow students and breaks for movement and relaxation

Why did you become a first-aider? It's important to me to be able to support people who are in difficult situations. I also want to contribute to reducing the stigma around mental illnesses in our society.

Stella Kaltenbach 
Health Sciences

stella.kaltenbach@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy? Since I'm originally from the Black Forest, I love to go hiking. Being in nature helps me relax and de-stress. Dance and yoga are also important parts of my everyday life.

Why did you become a first-aider? From personal experience, I know that there are sometimes periods that are particularly tiring and challenging. Everyone should have the opportunity to talk to someone who listens to them and shows them understanding in crisis situations. As a first-aider I want to contribute to making it possible for people to speak openly about crisis situations without being afraid of being stigmatised.

Benjamin Possin 
Media and Communications 

benjamin.possin@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? To keep myself healthy I look for regular activities that balance out the work and where I can get away from university-related topics and immerse myself in another world with friends, such as regular games nights or going to movies. 

Erika Rausch  
Communication Design  

erika.rausch@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Dancing destresses me and helps me relax physically and mentally.

Hanna Steinhoff
Costume Design

hanna.steinhoff@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? 'Mindfulness' and 'balancing' are important keywords for me! I've now developed a strong awareness of my body and spirit and quickly notice and take seriously any signs of stress or being overwhelmed. To get through stressful phases, I try to always maintain balance between obligations and free time or relaxation.

Why did you become a first-aider? I've always found psychology and educational theory exciting and fascinating, which is why I am getting training in this area. Being able to understand, and even support, myself and other people better gives me a lot! I would also like to see mental illnesses or burdens no longer be a taboo subject and get more attention, and for us to watch out for one another more! I think mental health is the be-all and end-all and forms the foundation for a healthy and fulfilling life.

Angelique Dins 
Fashion Design

angelique.dins@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? I don't define myself just through my studies and also recognise the value of my hobbies and other activities. This makes me give every activity the right amount of attention. This helps me stay balanced and takes the pressure off in my studies.

Why did you become a first-aider? Based on my own experiences I know that it is nice to know that there is somebody you can contact.

Valeria Raido   
Media and Communications 

valeria.raido@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Healthy time management and maintaining enthusiasm for my area of study are essential partners in my studies.

Diana Huck
Mechanical Engineering/Development and Design

diana.huck@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Practicing yoga helps me study in a healthy way. It clears my head and improves my physical fitness.

Why did you become a first-aider? I am very interested in the area of mental health and also focus on it in my private life. I also like helping people and know myself how difficult it can be to take care of your own needs, especially during your studies.

Mirco Wiedenfeld
Applied Computer Science

mirco.wiedenfeld@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Sports and excercise 

Pratik Devkota
Renewable Energy Systems

pratik.devkota@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you during your studies? Good time management, hobbies for inner balance, and eating healthy food

Why did you become a first-aider? I saw the need for it, especially in the Department of Engineering and Computer Science, because the stress level there during exams is particularly high.

Klara Marek
Mechanical Engineering

klara.marek@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Talking with my friends, relaxing in cafes and reading books! 

Why did you become a first-aider? I took the course because I had already volunteered at a telephone service that involved students listening to students and I noticed that more knowledge about mental health issues, support offers and resources is very important, and that many people impacted can't or don't want to speak with those in their direct environment. This is why I think it's super that this course is being offered at HAW Hamburg and that there's an easy-to-access service for students who are affected!

Friedrich Gaulke 
Foreign Trade/International Management 

friedrich-konrad.gaulke@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Time with good friends for balance, lots of music and good food help me stay healthy as I study. :) 

Why did you become a first-aider? I became a mental health first-aider to give others a safe space for mental health.

Immo Kutz
Social Work

immooliver.kutz@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Having my family and hobbies as a safe place to return to!

Why did you become a first-aider? I became a mental health first-aider to do my best to provide all my fellow humans with first-aid for the diverse mental health stressors that exist in an increasingly complex world. My credo is based on Ghandi's words: Be the change you want to see in the world = to live each day with compassion for my fellow humans.

Anna Plasek
Social Work

anna.plasek@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? What helps me is to maintain a good balance between time for my studies, time for me and time with the people who are important to me. 

Why did you become a first-aider? In my degree course I already deal a lot with mental health. I want to be able to use this knowledge in connection with the mental health first-aider training to support others.

Katharina Baum
Social Work

katharina.baum@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? After stress comes relaxation; after we breathe out, we breathe in.

Yannik Thieß
Social Work

yannik.thiess@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Just leaving things unfinished at times and simply enjoying the evening with friends. If I need more time, I can ask for it.

Max Holz
Education and Learning in Childhood 

max.holz@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy during your studies? Exercise and activities with friends

Why did you become a first-aider? To support friends with depression

Astrid Rösch
Social Work

astrid.roesch@haw-hamburg.de

What helps you stay healthy? Paying attention to what I need, balancing work with socialising, hobbies, etc., and lots of self-care. And for me, tea is always a symbol of looking out for myself and taking a break.

Why did you become a first-aider? Mental health problems are much more common than we might think, and lots of people are impacted at some point in their life. By taking the course, I wanted to contribute to reducing the stigma around mental health problems and get training to support those impacted in the best way possible, to be there for them, and to research suitable next steps together with them.