Trauma Traumas are normal stress reactions to abnormal circumstances. The subsequent effects of trauma comes in different forms for different people as trauma interacts with our individual biological, sociological and psychology makeup. Just as how the effects of...
Anger is a common feeling. Blood boiling. Muscle tightening. Clenched jaw. Want to scream. Pent up energy. These are the common internal experiences of anger. Most people, if not everyone, have felt angry at some point of their lives. We can feel angry when we...
A solution-focused approach to staying optimistic in the face of challenges.My preschooler son and I recently returned to Singapore to put down roots after spending several years abroad. Before our self isolation, the idea of being stuck at home for two weeks with my...
There are many reasons to relocate to a foreign country: to see a different world and experience a new culture, to further studies, to explore different perspectives or relocate for your foreign spouse… Entering a new environment definitely creates some form of stress...
We are in times of uncertainty right now, there’s no doubt about it. And it is in uncertain times like this, our psychological resilience is put to test and shows up most evidently. As nations, organizations and individuals brace ourselves in meeting the challenges...
Chinese New Year, the most dreaded time of the year is here. As a single person, you cringe when you think of all the relatives you have to visit. The aunties and uncles who never fail to ask the same old questions: Are you married? Have you found a...
Things happen unexpectedly and some of them make us stressed. As a citizen in Asia, I have experienced two unexpected crises that caused massive psychological distress in my lifetime: the 2004 Asian tsunami and the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Whatever happened in...
Without secure relationships as our psychological bedrock, feeling safe with people can be quite challenging. Our instinct for self preservation comes before our need to bond, which is the biological make-up of our brain. In neurology, we know that our primitive brain...
I have recently been searching for podcast on mental processes and these are the ones that bring a smile when I listen to them. I smiled because the discussion is rich and nourishing to my mind, far different from what you get from mass media. I encourage you to...