I was inspired this week by watching a webinar about living well. This was presented by Jana Nightingale, who raises self-awareness on personal development. It was quite insightful and I learnt a lot, and it really made me self reflect. The Brain History The webinar opened on a brief history of the lives our ancestors [...]
Many posts may be about the achievements and successes of people's 2020. During an unprecedented year, other posts may be about realisations and epiphanies. It is ok to have just been able to survive 2020, treading water. For me, 2020 has been a wake up call. I had the time and space to stop and [...]
I saw an Instagram post the other day that struck a chord with me. It was about anxiety, uncertainty of the unknown (during the tense US election days), and about mental health. It was also about knitting. Apparently I am months behind on the trend because lockdown has created a surge in knitting artists and [...]
Yesterday was World Mental Health Day - an international day for global mental health education and awareness. Mental health, or emotional health or wellbeing, is just as important as physical health. And perhaps more so, considering the months we've been living through lately. Not everyone has a mental illness, but everyone does have mental health. [...]
I listened to a really insightful Asian Boss Girl podcast episode (no. 44) where Christine Chen was interviewed about mental health. The episode discussed building resilience and how we can build our mental muscles. Which got me thinking: can it really be done? Perspective I suppose everything is about perspective. One quote that I thought [...]
I listened to a Listen Hunnay podcast episode of Jeannie Mai interviewing Karen Felice about Reiki, an alternative therapy. It's energy healing from Japan in the 1800s and uses hands or palms to move the flow of energy in the body, similar to acupuncture. I listened sceptically, but my main take away from the podcast [...]
I watched a webinar recently, presented by Juliet Adams, about wellbeing and what authentic happiness is. And it really got me thinking, especially during lockdown and this pandemic. Essentially there are three contributors to authentic happiness: pleasure, engagement, and meaning. Pleasure This focuses on positive emotions and aims to increase it, or simply focuses on [...]
Kindness is the theme of Mental Health Awareness Week this year. One act of kindness can lead to many more, like a lovely domino effect. A green ribbon is the international symbol of mental health awareness. The charity behind this week in the UK is the Mental Health Foundation, which was founded in 1949, but 2001 [...]
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