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Understanding Nostalgia’s Role In Emotional Resilience
Nostalgia means recollecting memories of the past with longings in a rose-tinted manner. The good old times, as the saying goes. Old songs and old movies hold a special place in a lot of people’s heart, and probably all of us have the experience of spending hours looking at childhood collections and photo albums when…
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Overcoming Trauma Avoidance: Steps Towards Healing and Growth
Given the threat system’s proneness to react with full-blown fight or flight response in response to trauma related cues, avoidance of places and activities that remind one of traumatic memories can be both an automatic response to triggers and an active attempt to cope with the impact of trauma. The questions is, how can we…
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How Specific Compliments Boost Confidence and Resilience
Do you take complimenting others seriously, or do you mechanically tell others “You are great”? Promoting a culture of showing appreciation and positive feedback is definitely a desirable trend, yet giving out generic compliments blindly can sometimes result in recipients disregarding these positive feedbacks while feeling uncertain about other’s “true view”. For the anxious ones,…
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2026 Monthly and Weekly Planner With Mindful Compassion Record
I am happy to announce that the 2026 version of Monthly Planner with Sleep Quality/ Mood tracker and Weekly Planner with Mindful Compassion Practice Record is now ready. It is available for free download but any support is appreciated if you find the resources helpful. Monthly Planner with Sleep Quality and Mood TrackerFrom Oct 2025…
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Reassuring Your Mind After Trauma: Mindful Compassion Techniques
In the aftermath of trauma, the threat system in our mind can frequently say to us words like “It’s just like the time when (trauma) happened” in response to minor triggers in the surrounding. Worse still, the threat system can turn to blame us, the victim, because it is easier, feels safer and more in…
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Coping with Flashbacks: Techniques for Trauma Recovery
Flashback refers to re-experiencing traumatic events as if they are happening right now. It can come in various vividity, from intrusive recollection of what happened in the mind to dissociative experiences where one feels like reliving the traumatic event in real time. Flashback is one of the major suffering trauma survivors struggle with because every…
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Transforming Routine: Adding Joy to Everyday Life
I like living a life of routine often but I am also aware that making this statement risks negative social perception. People like to say that a predictable life is boring and the idea of waking up at the same time, having the same food, going to and leaving the office at the same time,…
Compassionate Living Psychology
Cantonese & English speaking clinical psychologist in Warwickshire, West Midlands/ Compassion focused therapy resources
Compassionate Living Psychology 