Tag: mindfulness
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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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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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I’m self-compassionate because I’m resilient – tips for mothers & children to building emotional resilience
Before we get into the WHAT and HOW to practice self-compassion, let’s start with the WHY. Why bother? Research shows that practicing self-compassion: Less stress, more social, having hope and joy for life – who doesn’t want that? It also contributes to better emotional regulation and resilience, which is exactly what we covered in the…
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Maternal Mental Health and Child’s Development: Research Says There’s a Direct Link
The World Health Organization defines maternal mental health as “a state of well-being in which a mother realizes her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to her community” (Herman, et al., 2006). Perinatal mental health issues are common 10…
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Be Mindful
Who has tried sitting for five minutes and was uninterrupted? I CELEBRATE WITH YOU. That is a rare gift for me. And for a while, it frustrated me. I’d snap at my poor toddler, “I’m meditating! Give me some time, please!” Yet, mindfulness is such a useful grounding technique. It also contributes to so much…
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