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I wrote a short story book called "Kaya Toast for the Soul" :)
A book about music, memory, grief, and the people we used to be
Jul 284 min read


Four Questions for Grieving a Parent Who Hurt You
Some grief does not begin when a parent dies. Sometimes it begins when we realise that the parent we had was not the parent we needed. These four questions can help us name what happened, what it did to us, what we needed then, and what we need now.
Jul 2711 min read


The Birthday People: Why Birthdays Can Hurt More Than We Admit
Why can one day of the year bring up so much sadness, shame, loneliness or grief? In The Birthday People, psychologist Hernping Ang explores the family wounds, expectations and private longings that birthdays can reveal.
Jul 243 min read


What to Do When the Addiction Urge Comes Back
How to Manage Addiction Urges: Four First Steps
Jul 217 min read


Preview: The child who thought they were broken.
A little project I'm working on for those with Borderline Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma
Jun 21 min read


"Goodbye Mihaly": Six Quotes that Mean the World to Me.
Rest in Peace to the Father of Flow.
Oct 30, 20216 min read


Join me on a 30-day Signature Strengths Challenge!
Feel like you're stagnating lately and need a happiness boost? Try this out.
Sep 30, 20213 min read


Are your arguments getting in the way of your relationships?
Try taking an third-party observer's view.
Aug 20, 20214 min read


The 4 Dimensions of Meaningful Work.
Struggling to find meaning in your work? Well, so did I.
Aug 16, 202110 min read


How to create a Happy Human Being.
A little blueprint for Happiness.
Jul 13, 20218 min read


A 15-minute activity to reconnect with your true self.
This is Positive Psychology's Best Possible Self Intervention. Are you ready to reconnect with your long lost self?
Jul 8, 202110 min read


Is Positive Psychology the same as (insert)...
Three common questions from Singaporean readers.
Jul 6, 20215 min read


Join me on a 30-day Kindness Challenge!
Doing good not just helps others, but makes you happier too.
Jul 1, 20214 min read


A thought experiment: Can you live life without Meaning?
Here's Robert Nozick's "Experience Machine".
Jun 11, 20214 min read


What do you think about in the Shower?
Are you savouring the small things in life?
May 27, 20214 min read


Are you noticing the good things in life?
How what we pay attention to affects our happiness. Introducing Positive Psychology's What-Went-Well activity.
May 18, 20216 min read


Celebrate your tiny victories: introducing the concept of savouring.
A simple exercise to appreciate and create long-lasting memories of your life's best achievements.
May 13, 20215 min read


5 precious lessons I've learned from being a volunteer befriender.
And ones that you will learn too by sharing your life and time with others in Singapore.
May 13, 20218 min read


This Ikigai-ish concept can help you focus on your life's meaning.
The Meaning-Pleasure-Strengths activity from Positive Psychology's Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar.
May 7, 20213 min read


Want to be Happier? Try doing Random Acts of Kindness.
Did you know that giving and being kind to others can make you Happier? Positive Psychology says it's one of the best ways to keep you happy
Apr 30, 20212 min read


The 3 choices we must make to find Meaning in Work.
Work takes up such a large part of our lives, it only makes sense that we should find purpose in it. However, why does it seem like such a s
Apr 25, 20217 min read


The "Meaning of Life" according to Positive Psychology.
Struggling with finding your meaning in life? This workable definition might help.
Mar 29, 20216 min read


A complete guide to getting into a FLOW State (Part 3)
The last and probably the most important exercise of them all, is to build our Flow activities into our life's schedules.
Mar 22, 20215 min read


A complete guide to getting into a FLOW State (Part 2).
Next, we'll be using a goal orientation framework to shortlist your final set of Flow activities you can start working on. Immediately!
Mar 17, 20216 min read
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