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Find professional and non-judgmental mental health information on topics including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, loss, self-harm, suicide, borderline personality disorder, relationships, psychotherapy, Covid-19, resilience and more.
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Quarantine Tip: Be Playful [VIDEO]
For more information or to book a consultation with psychologist Dr. Esslin Terrighena, please contact (852) 2521 4668 or...
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Quarantine Tip: Be Creative [VIDEO]
For more information or to book a consultation with psychologist Dr. Esslin Terrighena, please contact (852) 2521 4668 or...
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Quarantine Tip: Keep a Journal [VIDEO]
For more information or to book a consultation with psychologist Dr. Esslin Terrighena, please contact (852) 2521 4668 or...
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Safety: The Antidote to Anxiety
Hong Kong is going through a time of uncertainty and confusion. Will we be going into lockdown? Will we be separated from our families?...
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Quarantine Tip: Cosy Up Your Room [VIDEO]
For more information or to book a consultation with psychologist Dr. Esslin Terrighena, please contact (852) 2521 4668 or...
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Quarantine Tips: Set a Routine [VIDEO]
For more information or to book a consultation with psychologist Dr. Esslin Terrighena, please contact (852) 2521 4668 or...
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Quarantine: Staying Mentally Healthy
Quarantine and isolation can put stress on our mental and physical health. Here are some ways to make the most of your quarantine...
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Another Pandemic Christmas: How to share Meaningful Family Time
The festive season is associated with family gatherings and traditions. Travel restrictions and other Covid-19 measures can put a...
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Covid-19 Grief: Another Festive Season of Separation
The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered grief in response to on-going separation from friends and family across the globe. We may have been...
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Back to the Office in Covid 19?
How to manage on-going changes in our work routine without compromising our mental health. #mentalhealth #mindbalancehk #covid19...
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Panic Buying & Hoarding during Covid-19
Why does it happen? How can we manage it? #mindbalancehk #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #covid19
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Are you experiencing Covid-19 Fatigue?
Are you experiencing Covid Fatigue? You aren't alone. Here is my interview on RTHK3 with Noreen Mir about mental health in the Third...
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Covid-19: A Mental Health Opportunity
Social media is full of reports on how to maintain your mental health during the uncertainty of Covid-19. The sudden change in routine...
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Maintain your Mental Health during Covid-19
Long work hours, high-pressure work environments, high-density city dwelling, pollution, protests, and now the outbreak of the Corona...
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Covid-19: Is it Us vs. Them?
When we are dealing with uncertainty and threat to our safety, we fall into old evolutionary patterns in an attempt to regain control and...
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Why is Covid-19 creating such a divide among us?
With numbers on the rise all over the world, some people still go to social gatherings and do not wear masks, while others are...
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How can we handle our Covid-19 anxiety?
As human beings, our we are geared toward survival. The Coronavirus itself, and all the uncertainty surrounding it, is identified as a...
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Panic-Buying during the Coronavirus
Why do people panic buy? Does trauma play a part? How can we remain calm? Listen in to my chat with Noreen Mir at RTHK3 on her 123 Show...
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