The drama It’s Okay to not be Okay has put a spotlight on the younger brother as a caregiver to his elder brother who has autism. Let us focus not only on mental illness or people with mental illness, but also the caregiver who has his/her own feelings,…
Our hearts get hurt when we come across distressing and/or psychologically overwhelming incidents. Trauma is there even if you can’t see it.
Click the play button to know more about Acute Stress Reactions (narration in Cantonese with English subtitles).…
When we unwrap our parcels, apart from the object inside the box, some of us may be equally excited when seeing the bubble wrap. We simply cannot control the urge to pop the plastic bubbles. Why is it so strangely satisfying?
According to Dr. Stephanie Sarkis,…
Have you heard that our gastrointestinal system is the “second brain”? Our guts might not only be responsible for food digestion and nutrient absorption. Some research evidence suggests that changes in our gut microbiota might also relate to our brain activities. A study shows that four-week intake of a fermented milk product with probiotics by healthy women might affect the activity of brain regions that are involved in emotion processing.…
