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Jul 6
4 min

MythBusters - Depression

One of the most popularly depicted mental health issues is depression, so what are some commonly held myths we share about it?

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Dr Phoebe Lau

May 8
2 min

Help to get you through COVID-19

Extra support right now is normal and completely understandable. We have been experiencing collective anxiety and grief for the past couple

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5 tips to get you through self-isolation

Dr Phoebe Lau

Mar 29
2 min

5 tips to get you through self-isolation

In these unsettling times of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to take care of our mental health.

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Eleanor Shao

Feb 26
4 min

What Makes a Healthy Relationship?

How do we know what a healthy relationship looks like realistically? And, why should we care?

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Eleanor Shao

Feb 13
3 min

Love, Romance & Self-Love

Attachment styles are frameworks that reflect the way a person interact with one another in close relationship.

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Eleanor Shao

Jan 28
4 min

What is trauma?

There are a couple of very important events and dates in the month of January that need acknowledging and proper processing.

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What to do when the Holidays bring up Negative Feelings or Memories

Eleanor Shao

Dec 20, 2019
3 min

What to do when the Holidays bring up Negative Feelings or Memories

Movies, music and the media all seem to feed us a very specific image of Christmas, and how one should spend their time during the holida...

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How to Handle Difficult Family Members during the Holidays

Eleanor Shao

Dec 12, 2019
3 min

How to Handle Difficult Family Members during the Holidays

Some tips to help you keep your cool this Christmas period - we hope it helps!

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Festivities Series: Coping during the Holidays

Eleanor Shao

Dec 10, 2019
1 min

Festivities Series: Coping during the Holidays

For many of us, Christmas, or even the whole month of December, can be a stressful and triggering period. This could be due to several re...

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Can our personality impact our mental health?

Eleanor Shao

Dec 5, 2019
3 min

Can our personality impact our mental health?

Understanding our personality is a common topic of interest. A quick Google search produces numerous ways of thinking and testing our per...

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Why you can't change, even though you know you want to.

Dr Phoebe Lau

Aug 29, 2019
2 min

Why you can't change, even though you know you want to.

You keep promising yourself to stick to an exercise routine, or meditation practice but every time time those promises seem to fall short.

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Dr Phoebe Lau

Jul 31, 2019
2 min

4 ideas to help tackle low mood

Low mood or depressed mood can take hold on anyone. If you're feeling like this, here are 4 ideas to start tackling your low mood.

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4 Quick Ways to Deal with Anxiety at Work

Dr Phoebe Lau

Jun 20, 2019
2 min

4 Quick Ways to Deal with Anxiety at Work

I’m often asked for a few quick tools to manage anxiety when it loudly announces its presence at work. Our first goal is to calm our body in

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How to rest to recover and boost performance

Dr Phoebe Lau

Jun 13, 2019
3 min

How to rest to recover and boost performance

For those who think resting is lazy, your brain is doing much more than you think! To help your brain do it’s thing, here are a few tips!

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Sick of comfort eating? Try mindful eating.

Dr Phoebe Lau

Jun 3, 2019
3 min

Sick of comfort eating? Try mindful eating.

Comfort eating is a common, but unhelpful, way of coping with painful or uncomfortable emotions, and even boredom. Mindful eating is one way

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Dr Phoebe Lau

May 24, 2019
2 min

Using mindfulness for painful emotions

Most of us are really bad at accepting and tolerating painful emotions. Whether that’s variations of sadness, disappointment, or anger.

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3 surprising reasons to practice mindfulness this month

Dr Phoebe Lau

May 16, 2019
2 min

3 surprising reasons to practice mindfulness this month

There are 3 surprising reasons to practice mindfulness this month. Besides changing your brain structures, can you guess the three?

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Dr Phoebe Lau

May 9, 2019
2 min

Your breath holds the key

If you practice yoga or meditation regularly you may already know know why the breath is important. But, if you're new to this, don't wor...

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Dr Phoebe Lau

May 2, 2019
4 min

It's mindfulness month!

It’s all about mindfulness this month! If you haven’t heard about it, you’re missing out! I think of mindfulness as a life philosophy and...

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Dr Phoebe Lau

Apr 11, 2019
3 min

3 ways to master burnout

Ever feel like you’re exhausted, stressed, and de-motivated? You maybe suffering from the common burnout. Burnout occurs when what you p...

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