A Tree and a Stone
As I sat in the bus and watched the world go by, I noticed the trees and their roots at the side of the road. Tourists from all over the world are always taking photos of the tree roots growing above ground here in Hong Kong. The roots are often found in small areas, but […]
Learning about Supervision part 2
The Benefits of Peer-Supervision for counsellors By Heather Corringham Psychotherapy Healing Space and StrongStone Haven When thinking of supervision, our PHS supervisors (Dina and Bernadette) love to look at it as a space to learn, grow and help their supervisees grow. They turn Supervision into a time of mutual growth. Supervision groups are founded on […]
Learning about Supervision Part 1
Supervision and Peer-Supervision in the mental health community By Heather Corringham Psychotherapy Healing Space and StrongStone Haven In the world of mental-health practitioners we all understand the necessity of having a formal supervisor. An individual who has more experience and training than us, that can help navigate the murky water that is ethical integrity. Peer […]
介紹新書內容 – 節錄自《與主相遇 – 公教徒的覺察靜修》新書分享會
教區婚姻與家庭牧民委員會於2023年4月22日(六)假西灣河聖十字架中心舉行《與主相遇 – 公教徒的覺察靜修》新書分享會 (新書譯自：The Mindful Catholic: Finding God One Moment at a Time)，這次分享會介紹了新書內容及以信仰為本的覺察靜修練習，並邀請了原作者及修習者作錄像及親身分享，並有即場簡單體驗練習。 7mins.25seconds On the 22nd of April Dr Bernadette Wong took part in a sharing session with The Diocesan Marriage and Family Pastoral Committee. This sharing is in Cantonese. They were sharing on a new book “Encounter with the Lord – Awareness Retreat […]
Is it okay not to know?
Life remains a mystery. My emotions are seemingly an even greater mystery. I’ve just returned from time away with my fiancé, and coming back home, feels like the heaviness was waiting for me at the door. I didn’t want to take it up, but here I lie trying to sleep yet failing dismally. I feel […]
My Son
My son, my sun Exhausted by night, as usual. Fall asleep while tucking him into bed. Waking up by the alarm, going to work early morning, seeing the bright blue sky and the shining sun. Starting a brand new day, fresh and bright. Remembering last night, a long working day, having a night walk with […]
Facing reality
If you’ve been following my journey, you’d know that I am a medical intern in South Africa. Working in a health system that’s so overloaded is incredibly strenuous, but more so when you come in with impairments you have no control over. I was diagnosed with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis a little over a year ago […]
To talk or not to talk
To talk or not to talk I’ve never liked to talk about the deep stuff – the kinds of things that make me feel uncomfortable, the things I’d rather not think about. So I’ve developed an ability to avoid it all. This ability has extended beyond conversation alone. I found that I could avoid the […]
My journey with the drugs of psychiatry
“Maybe I really could push through without them and employ the famous ‘mind over matter strategy’ and to ‘just be more positive’.
Please, don’t do that to yourself. You deserve better – and I’m saying that as someone who has been down that road and heard it all before.”
Down the comparison wormhole
Down the comparison wormhole… Have you ever felt so inept that you wonder how you’ve made it so long? Kind of like everything you do is not good enough no matter how hard you try? Have you ever wondered if other people had the same struggles? Wondered how they are so good at keeping it […]
