Tag: counselling
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How to Build Loving Marriages as Busy New Parents (Even You’re Always Tired & Overwhelmed)
When you first fell in love, connection probably felt effortless.A glance. A laugh. Long conversations that stretched late into the night.It didn’t feel like “work” to enjoy each other — it was natural. But now, between sleepless nights, piles of laundry, meetings, and the constant needs of little ones… It feels like even looking lovingly…
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What Self-Care Isn’t—and What Actually Builds Emotional Resilience for Moms
By Shereen | Thriving New Mama You’ve checked “self-care” off your to-do list. You’ve taken the day off to get your hair done and spend some time alone in the cafe. BUT you still feel tired, irritable and worse, GUILTY even after a break. The truth is, these aesthetic versions of self-care—while Instagram-worthy—don’t actually align…
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5 Myths About What Actually Works in Your Marriage (Free Assessment Tool Inside!)
When it comes to marriage advice, everyone has something to say.Your mum might remind you to “just give in and don’t nag,” your friends might send IG reels about emotional connection, and books or podcasts promise everything from perfect communication to weekly date nights as the answer. But if you’re a new mom postpartum juggling…
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How Well Is Your Marriage Doing Post-Baby? (Free Self-Assessment Tool!)
Becoming a mother is life-changing—and so is becoming parents. You and your spouse may still be under the same roof, but it can feel like you’re living in two different worlds. Between night feeds, toddler tantrums, mounting responsibilities at work, and the invisible weight of the mental load, your relationship might feel like it’s surviving……
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Top 10 ways for moms with young kids to practice self-care and have better mental health this CNY
Lunar New Year can be low-key stressful if you’re a mom with young kids. I can relate. There’s the invisible mental load You’re sourcing pretty red packets (ang bao packets), ensuring that you’ve got enough brand new $2 notes, looking at the bank new notes dispenser schedule, checking off the list of older relatives, aunties,…
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25 Days to Better Mental Health, More Resilience, Joy and Peace-filled Days (Foundation for your 2025 goals and the secret tips from a therapist)
If you’re looking to have better mental health, be more resilient, more joyful and peace-filled this 2025, start investing in your self-awareness. You can sign up for the TOTALLY FREE 25 days mindfulness challenge here. Remember, this is not your “sit down-breathe-meditate” kind of mindfulness. It’s helping you to get on top of the five…
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What REALLY contributes to better mental health? (From a trained counsellor)
What comes to mind when you hear the word “mindfulness?” For me, it never fails to conjure up an image of a person sitting very still, eyes closed and possibly repeating some mantra. I used to think it’s about focusing on my breathing. But the mindfulness or having “present moment awareness” that I’m going to…
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A therapist’s top five ways to prepare for your postpartum (that most people actually miss out)
Imagine you spent nine months preparing for your newborn’s arrival. You’ve asked around and researched for the best stroller, milk bottle, steriliser. You’ve figured out which one out of the ten types of crib mattress is going to reduce risks of SIDS and dust mites. You’ve rehearsed how you’re going to bathe and clothe your…
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Why you need counselling? And here’s your free alternative.
Personal story ahead… When I was struggling with BGR (boy-girl relationship) issues, low self-esteem, lots of shame and stress over academics, I didn’t go to my parents. I didn’t go to the school counsellor. When I was going through a burnout and feeling completely lost in my careeer post-graduation, I didn’t go to a career…
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What is counselling?
After 4 years undertaking my Masters of Arts in Counseling, my parents admitted over a family lunch, “Actually, I still don’t get it. What do you do?” Honestly, counselling sounded like fluff to me. I sit down, talk to a person for a couple of times and miraculously, my problems go away and I become…
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