Wellness

HOW TO WIN AT THE GAME OF “WHAT-IF”S?

How to Win at the Game of “What If”s? What if you could win this game by not even playing it in the first place? Jeannette Qhek · 23 November, 2022 | Category: Wellness, Personal Development All of us, to some extent, have experience worries in the form of what-ifs. What-if thoughts do serve a…

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THE TRUTH BEHIND SAFETY BEHAVIOURS

The Truth Behind Safety Behaviours Things that make you feel safe may not necessarily be beneficial for you in the long-term Jeannette Qhek · 11 November, 2022 | Category: Mental Health, Personal Development What are safety behaviours? When we feel threatened, our first instinct is of course to protect ourselves. For example, when we feel…

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A STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH TOWARDS SELF-DEVELOPMENT

A Strength-Based Approach Towards Self-Development Your strengths are potentially your biggest area for growth. Jeannette Qhek · 19 October, 2022 | Category: Personal Development In this article, let’s talk more about self-development and what it is about.  Many people have the notion that self-development or self-help is about looking into our deficits and dysfunctions- and…

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UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF GRIEF AND LOSS

THE NATURE OF GRIEF AND LOSS Stages of grief, distinct grieving styles, and factors influencing grieving Jeannette Qhek · 4 October, 2022 | Category: Mental Health Recently, I’ve been doing quite a bit of reading on the topic of “grief & loss”. I thought of consolidating the findings, together with a few thoughts on this topic,…

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5 STRUGGLES AND STRENGTHS OF A HSP

5 Struggles and Strengths of a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) Have you heard of the term “Highly Sensitive Person”? Jeannette Qhek · 9 August  2022 | Category: Wellness, Personal Development If this post caught your attention, chances are you may relate to being sometimes called “too sensitive”, “too emotional”, or even “too dramatic”. There is a…

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“SOCIAL ANXIETY” VS. “INTROVERSION”: HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE?

Social Anxiety vs. Introversion How to tell the difference between “Social Anxiety” and “Introversion”? Jeannette Qhek · 12 September, 2021 | Category: Wellness, Personal Development Social anxiety and Introversion are terms that are commonly talked about together. Although they may manifest in similar ways, the motivations behind both are completely different. Social anxiety is a…

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EXAMINING THE 4’F’s OF TRAUMA RESPONSE: FIGHT, FLIGHT, FREEZE, FAWN

Examining The 4 ‘F’s of Trauma Response Do You “Fight”, “Flight”, “Freeze”, or “Fawn”? Jeannette Qhek · 8 March, 2022 | Category: Mental and Emotional Wellness Understanding the “Fight-or-Flight” Stress Response We are all familiar with the “fight-or-flight” stress response. This is an evolutionary and also in a way, involuntary part of human’s mechanism which…

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R.A.I.N: 4-STEP PROCESS TO APPROACH ANGER

R.A.I.N: 4-Step Process to Approach Anger Regconize, Accept, Investigate, Non-identification Jeannette Qhek · 26 November, 2021 | Category: Wellness Anger is often labelled as a negative emotion because when we are not mindful, we allow it to take over us and hurt our loved ones with our actions. However, as we have learned in [EP 22: The Value…

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PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF WALKING

Psychological Benefits of Walking Jeannette Qhek · 3 November 2021 | Category: Wellness An underrated form of exercise that can immensely benefit our mental health We are almost two years into the Covid pandemic, and I believe that I am not the only one who finds it difficult to cope with the feelings of stress…

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D.O.S.E OF “HAPPY CHEMICALS”

D.O.S.E of “Happy Chemicals” A scientific approach to happiness – What brings us happiness? Jeannette Qhek · 22 October, 2021 | Category: Wellness If happiness is important to you, this article will be of relevance as it provides a new perspective on how we can manage our own happiness. We often spend a lot of…

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