Managing Mental Health After Trauma
When the safety and well-being of ourselves or our loved ones are threatened, we go into survival mode. This may involve overwhelming feelings, dulled thoughts, adrenaline rushes, and rapid fight-flight reactions. Even when we have made it to safety, the sheer...
Fighting Addiction
Do you realize that addiction is a problem? Have you admitted this to yourself and others? Can you leave substance abuse for good to achieve a better life? There are people who have managed to halt substance abuse, overcome their addictions and move on to lead more...
Elderly Mental Health: Taking Care of Yourself and Elderly Around You
Imagine turning 65 years old and recognising how precious life is. You reflect on your contributions in making your and your loved ones’ lives worthwhile and acknowledge that you are now full of experience, knowledge and compassion. But what next? How can you live the...
SCMP Article: Stuck in quarantine? Forget Being An Adult and Do Something Just For Fun
Checking into quarantine is not an experience many look forward to. Often, quarantine can be exhausting, and we may feel drained, overwhelmed or anxious being away from our loved ones. Dr Quratulain Zaidi shares how new activities and having fun may actually boost...
Overcoming Shame to Improve Your Mental Health
What is Shame? When Aaron was small, his mother would lock him in the closet to discipline him when he was loud. His father would come home and shout at his mother for doing this. Then, Aaron's father would walk over to the closet and let him out. He would then say,...
Stepping Away From Resentment in Your Relationship
Sometimes you can become so frustrated and resentful with your partner that it may seem easier to just end the relationship. You may feel like you can no longer tolerate your loved one's behaviour and see no way to fix it. So you ponder the idea of leaving. However,...
How to Support Someone Struggling With Drug or Alcohol Abuse
When family members or loved ones abuse drugs, it affects everyone around them. Their addiction can have tumultuous emotional, psychological, financial, and environmental effects on the family and friends who care about them the most. Here are some things to keep in...
Drugs and Alcohol: How to Strike Up the Conversation With Your Kids
Talking to kids about drugs and alcohol is an important step in developing resiliency and building communication. Whilst it may be challenging and perhaps even intimidating, it is an essential conversation to have. Drug and Alcohol Use Amongst Children: By the...
How Creativity and Innovation Can Support Your Healing Journey
EMDR Francine Shapiro created eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). One day as she was walking and thinking, she noticed that her eyes were shifting back and forth, from left to right. As her eyes moved, she felt less negative emotion when...
Tatler article – Hong Kong Psychologist Defines Good Mental Wellbeing
What is good mental health and how do you define it? Measuring mental health is trickier than measuring other types of health—one’s physical health status can be determined by a series of biological tests. Mental health and mental wellbeing, however, are a bit...