RED DOOR

31/10/2024

I hope the light of Diwali help give you clarity, energy and joy

31/10/2024

Hope you have a special and spooky day.

12/10/2024

is it time for you to take a break from booze? If so, we've collected a plethora of great books to help you reconsider your relationship to alcohol, for the short or the long term.

https://reddoorhongkong.wordpress.com/2024/10/06/dont-cry-for-me-margarita-breaking-up-from-your-relationship-with-alcohol

11/10/2024

Thank you to DBIS and Jessica Hickling for inviting me to talk as part of a wellbeing panel yesterday for .

Attached is a blog on Resilience which can help you assess if you have the needed resilience to get ahead in today’s world.

https://reddoorhongkong.wordpress.com/2024/10/07/the-resiliency-rx-check-in-to-check-up/

10/10/2024

Are you doing what is required to have a long and happy life?

Learn how you can live a better, happier, longer life in our latest blog.

https://reddoorhongkong.wordpress.com/2024/10/09/your-mental-health-contributes-to-your-longevity/

09/10/2024

Are your thoughts hurting you?

We all use cognitive filters when we view a situation. These cognitive filters are like a pair of glasses.

Occasionally instead of bringing situations into focus, cognitive filters distort what we perceive, leading us to jump to conclusions, over react, or feel unduly negative about ourselves.

When you change the view, you can change your life.

https://reddoorhongkong.wordpress.com/2024/10/06/change-the-view-challenging-your-thinking-filters/

08/10/2024

Thank you to HSBC and Tara Anand (HSBC) for allowing me to speak to employees about ways to deal with workplace conflict as part of their employee well being series. Thank you also to other panelists Surendra Rosha from HSBC for providing senior management insights and his personal stories on this important topic. Another thank you to Sam Trump from HSBC for strategic ideas to help teams work more effectively, efficiently and kindly.

I attach my blog on the individual aspects of workplace conflict for anyone navigating difficult relationships in the workplace. Happy Mental Health week everyone.

https://reddoorhongkong.wordpress.com/2024/10/07/help-yourself-better-navigate-workplace-conflict/

07/10/2024

Is there a support group for you?

Group counselling or therapy has great benefit - working through challenges in a group can help eliminate feelings of isolation, shame, and can help you find resources to help you and also may provide counselling options at cost for you. Our latest blog lists some of the therapy and support groups that operate English sessions in Hong Kong.

https://reddoorhongkong.wordpress.com/2024/10/05/get-into-a-group-english-language-support-or-therapy-groups-available-in-hong-kong/

05/10/2024

Today is World Teacher's Day - to all the amazing teachers out their, I appreciate how stressful your job can be, and how committed many of you are to your jobs. But also remember to take care of yourselves. Look out for Burnout.

04/10/2024

Most parents will encounter a day when their child does not want to go to school. Imagine that happening every day.

School refusal continues to affect 1/25 families. What can you do if you have a child who consistently refuses to go to school?

https://reddoorhongkong.wordpress.com/2024/10/04/understanding-school-refusal/

30/09/2024

If you, or a friend, is going through divorce, consider the Iron Fairies. The Iron Fairies is a therapeutic support group, lead by a counsellor and psychologist, supporting women going through divorce.
PM me for more details.

28/09/2024

social skills are essential skills for neurodivergent teens.

We have a couple of spaces in our Saturday Social Skills programme.

If you are a parent in HK with a neurodivergent teen, have a look at the programme for SOCIAL SATURDAYS, and message me to find out more.

25/09/2024

Are you good at being single?

I am perplexed why society continues to romanticize "being in a relationship" over being single for young people. Movies, books, songs, all herald the goal of finding, "the one" as a persons ultimate accomplishment.

Why are we do negative about SINGLEHOOD? Whats more, why are we so bad at being single. When we treat "being Single" as a pit stop between relationships, we miss the chance to appreciate that for young people, and for those you find themselves, suddenly single, being single is a time of great growth.

If you do it right.

Don't just be single. BE GOOD AT BEING SINGLE.

https://reddoorhongkong.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/good-at-being-single/

23/09/2024

21/09/2024

So much to be grateful for: this week in sicial skills class we discussed the things students are grateful for. We made a gratitude lantern string to list out the services, items and people we are grateful for including: parents; good music; independence; pets; special talents; video games; legos and even Deliveroo! Not surprisingly, social class was in everyone’s list.

20/09/2024

It is important to be able to protect yourself mental health at work.
I’ll be part of a lively panel on holistic approaches to mental health at The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Conference Hong Kong 2024, taking place on 17 October 2024 at PMQ, Aberdeen Street,
Register using the promo code "ANNCPCHK24" for a 20% discount off the prevailing rates.
https://nationalcounsellingconference.asia/hk/registration/

19/09/2024

If you have been feeling blue, you might want to check that you are getting enough of the hormones that are associated with feeling happy. There are many natural ways to stimulate these feel good hormones.

https://reddoorhongkong.wordpress.com/2024/09/19/feel-good-hormones/