Category: Blog
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Mindful Holidays for a joyful year ending
Joy is an attitude of the heart. The warm feeling we can choose to feel from inside with intention.
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A bundle of nerves to rule them all: Unpacking the vagus nerve.
We all constantly cycle through stages of disconnection, mobilisation and social engagement. Our Autonomic Nervous System adapts protection and connection from moment to moment. However, patterns of protection can compromise our social engagement system.
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Using subcortical processing to overcome performance blockages
Addressing emotional blockages is key to personal and professional change. Neurobiological techniques that target subcortical processing are effective in accessing what is hidden from our conscious minds. Embedding these focused treatments into the safe space of coaching and counselling provides significant transformational momentum.
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Far from over: How your upbringing impairs your work performance
Childhood is the longest phase in life as is impacts who we are as professionals and how with think and operate at work. As children many of my now adult clients were exposed to suboptimal parenting.
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Happy Birthday Pandemic! One year of mental health struggles
The UK and Hong Kong ranking top and second on workers’ mental health being most negatively affected by the pandemic. The impact on mood and performance is often neglected or finds the wrong outlets.
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Men’s Mental Health: Don’t suffer in silence!
The way male depression manifests is poorly recognized by our current diagnostic criteria and approaches. Traditional concepts of masculinity deter men from seeking help, making the problem worse.
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Singaporeans’ struggle with wellbeing and the need to find a counsellor
According to my experience with Singapore-based clients, the most common issues are relationship challenges and maintaining mental and physical sanity in the midst of career change and family drama in town and abroad. The ambition and demand to stay connected creating additional psychological strain in times of travel restrictions and quarantine.
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Lovingkindness – The neuroscience of wishing well
Understand what’s in for you to wish people well that you don’t like that much or let’s say would not vote for.In this blog you will learn what Lovingkindness is and how evidence-based science demonstrates the psychological benefits for your well-being.
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How to find a Hong Kong-based counsellor in times of pandemic? update
You want to check qualification, personal fit and readiness. However, the Therapeutic Alliance is king and queen of your therapy castle.
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Hugging – think Minuet not Tango
Today, the main wrench of the pandemic is: Just when we need human connection the most, we are told to socially distance.