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THE STATE OF SINGAPORE
Whether you know it or not, 1 in 7 Singaporeans will experience a mental health illness over the course of their lifetimes.
This page shares general knowledge on mental illnesses, as well as the issues that affect the state of mental health in our little country.
LATEST ARTICLES


Introducing Kaya Toast Notes for Therapists :)
A gentler way for therapists, counsellors, and clients to capture what matters.
5 days ago2 min read


Worksheet - "We keep having the same fight"
An Emotional-Focus Therapy (EFT) worksheet for couples to uncover their conflict cycles.
5 days ago3 min read


“Are we just made out of our past selves?”
A client and I sat with an interesting question in counselling today.
May 74 min read


Worksheet: When your body feels too much.
A hybrid NAMES + Somatic Experiencing worksheet.
Apr 204 min read


Seven Triggers No One Talks About (But Many Quietly Live With)
Signs of a Dysregulated Nervous System - is this you too?
Apr 206 min read


Worksheet: NAMES practice to find safety in the present.
A way of going in and finding safety in ourselves again. There are moments when something in us takes over. A thought loops. A feeling tightens .A part of us becomes loud, urgent, insistent. And before we know it, we’re no longer with the experience. We’re inside it. Trying to fix it. Argue with it. Push it away. Or make sense of it as quickly as possible. But sometimes, what’s needed isn’t more effort. What's needed is a different kind of attention. This practice is not ab
Apr 191 min read


"I think I've failed therapy" a client said to me.
Here's why you didn't. “ I think I've failed therapy .” Was what someone once said to me just this week. And when you sit with this statement... there’s usually so much underneath this. Where maybe it means: “I thought I’d be further along by now.” Or otherwise: “Why am I still like this?” “Maybe I’m me. Maybe I'm just a failure.” -- And I get it. Because somewhere along the way, many of us learned that healing is something we’re supposed to get “right.” That if we try har
Apr 152 min read


Uh-oh, New Research suggests that Money DOES buy Happiness (but apparently not for everyone)
Why money gives happiness for some and not others.
Apr 146 min read


Supporting Someone with Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
An in-depth guide to partners and care-givers.
Apr 135 min read


"Am I a Narcissist?"
The unlikely question that so many of my clients ask me.
Apr 73 min read


Imagine that you died.
An unexpected perspective I'm writing for my daughter (I believe in you)
Apr 53 min read


I made a Trauma-focused Companion App :)
Your daily check-in and time to "come home".
Apr 14 min read


I hope you find the courage to be yourself.
Because you deserve to live.
Mar 302 min read


Worksheet - A Daily IFS Practice.
A simple way to check in with your inner parts
Mar 194 min read


Awe isn't just found in Mountains.
How to experience wonder even in small cities like Singapore.
Mar 75 min read
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