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Resilience vs Adversity – Childhood Lessons

Resilience vs Adversity – Childhood Lessons

Resilience is rooted in adaptive behaviour and science. The advances in neuroscience in the last decade have allowed a better understanding of why some people develop the adaptive capacities to overcome significant adversity and others do not.  Which one are you –...

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Trauma & EMDR Therapy

Trauma & EMDR Therapy

Traumatic and stressful events in everyday life are very prevalent. Quarrelling with friends, being scolded by others, parents divorcing, emotional neglect, domestic violence, loss of loved ones, natural disasters, serious injury, and major illnesses are all...

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Mental health while working from home

Mental health while working from home

10 tips to boost your mental health while working from home By now, it’s a common concept to many of us, and while it has its obvious positives, working from home can throw a spanner in the works for many, and take its toll on you both physically and mentally. These...

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Positive Thinking

Positive Thinking

One of the many possibilities of ways to improve ourselves, our well-being and our outlook on life is to stop the negative thinking that often pervades a large proportion of our daily thoughts Positive Thinking But we can’t just turn off the negative thoughts. They...

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Relationship Authenticity

Relationship Authenticity

Authenticity in relationships is vital for a healthy relationship with your friends, partner, and yourself. Building a more present and emotionally attuned relationship will help you form long-lasting and more rewarding relationships. Every relationship has its ups...

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Relationship Differences Men & Women

Relationship Differences Men & Women

There is no doubt that we all need to be related to something but men and women have different reasons for forming relationships, and they need relationships in various capacities. When we share a common interest, we tend to gravitate towards that person, whether...

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Types of Relationships

Types of Relationships

Relationships are an integral part of being a human, and when we are in a relationship, we tend to be happier. However, some relationships are toxic, and these make us unhappy and often result in disharmony and regret. Of course, a positive relationship can help...

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Eat Plants Not Meat

Eat Plants Not Meat

“Transformation to healthy diets by 2050 will require substantial dietary shifts. Global consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes will have to double, and consumption of foods such as red meat and sugar will have to be reduced by more than 50%. A diet rich...

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Tips for parents of kids studying online

Tips for parents of kids studying online

  Tips for parents of kids studying online   Here we go again, just as if we are stuck in the Groundhog Day scenario; Hong Kong schools (just primary for now, but who knows what will happen next) are back to learning online. For most parents and children, it was not a...

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AUTISM from a parental perspective

AUTISM from a parental perspective

AUTISM: Understanding Challenging Behaviours.   "Have you ever had the experience where your child is doing something that you don't want them to do, and they just won't stop? You try everything from reasoning with them, scolding them, ignoring the behaviour, but...

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Quarantine and its Effect on Children

Quarantine and its Effect on Children

COVID-19 Compulsory Quarantine: Its Effect on Younger Children Everyone is aware of the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential to cause serious harm, which is why compulsory quarantine has become one of the most significant public health measures implemented so far....

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A Quarantine Survivors Guide

A Quarantine Survivors Guide

45 days over 3 continents. As travel restrictions loosened in the middle of 2021, and there were prospects of a 7-day quarantine upon return to Hong Kong, I booked flights to the UK, not knowing the adventure that lay ahead. After 10 days of self-isolation in London,...

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How and why to be more assertive

How and why to be more assertive

Assertiveness refers to the ability to express one’s feelings and needs directly while maintaining respect for others (American Psychological Association, 2020).  Although this sounds simple enough, practising assertiveness does not always come naturally.  For...

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