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Jul 11, 2020

What Not to Say to a Struggler

There is a suicide in every 40 seconds, according to World Health Organization. Sometimes, it is obvious when someone we know is...

Jun 26, 2020

Being Different Is Not Wrong

Previously, I wrote about unmet universal human needs and one of them is a sense of Self. Accepting and being accepted for who we are is...

Jun 8, 2020

Universal Human Needs

Have you ever wondered why babies cry? Crying is a baby's first language to communicate their needs such as: “I’m hungry.” “I’m scared.”...

May 27, 2020

Why Counselling

In my previous article, I wrote about some of the common misconceptions about people who struggle with mental health issues. Counsellors,...

May 18, 2020

Break The Stigma

I was tutoring a child one Sunday when her mother walked into the room and asked me to leave after learning that I worked as a...

May 8, 2020

Coping with Uncertainty

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, has everyone on high alert. While we have faced the pandemics such as swine flu (H1N1)...

May 8, 2020

Going with The Flow

I once had a client who described the feeling of anxiety as "worrying over an important exam that doesn't exist", and an anxiety attack...

May 7, 2020

Being "Present"

This falls under one of my job scope. What does being present mean? I like to define being present as having an open mind, attitude and...

May 7, 2020

On Accepting Others

Do we see people for who they really are? Or do we view them though spectacles tinted with our own interpretations and expectations? Do...

May 7, 2020

Possible Ways to Re-Know Ourselves

I used the adjective ‘possible’ here to suggest that it is possible but not guaranteed. And as counselling goes, it is only helpful if...

May 7, 2020

Who Am I?

Numb. Empty. Alone. Lost. These are the words I often hear from clients struggling with their emotions. They find it hard to put their...