Setting Boundaries for Better Mental Health: A Path to Self-Care and Wellbeing
In today’s fast-paced and interconnected world, setting boundaries has become crucial for protecting our mental health and overall wellbeing. Boundaries empower us to establish limits, protect our energy, and prioritise self-care. In this blog, we will explore the importance of setting boundaries for better mental health and provide practical tips to help you establish and […]
Self-Care for Working Parents: Nurturing Your Wellbeing Amidst the Juggling Act
Being a working parent is a beautiful yet demanding role that requires balancing professional responsibilities with the needs of your family. In the midst of managing hectic schedules, deadlines, and family obligations, it’s crucial to prioritise self-care. Taking care of yourself not only benefits your own wellbeing but also enhances your ability to be present […]
How is children’s mental health impacting working parents?
Parenthood is a beautiful journey filled with love and joy, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges. One such challenge that many working parents face is the impact of their children’s mental health on their own well-being and professional lives. In this blog post, we will explore the complex dynamics between children’s […]
Positive Wellbeing Self Care
Firstly, we would like to suggest that you focus on making your mental health a priority and then working on your goals from that point. Using your mental health as a base for the decisions in your life can help qualify the right options for you. As well as making choices that boost, rather than […]
Self-injury Awareness Day (SIAD) is on the 1st of March each year.
You may be more familiar with the term ‘self-harm’ than ‘self-injury’. ‘Self-harm’ is more of an umbrella term for all actions that a person might take which causes them harm. This might include suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, substance misuse, over-eating, over-exercising, over-work, deliberately mismanaging medications and many other self sabotaging actions. We are going to […]
Tips on How to Support a Young Person with Their Mental Health
Whether you are a parent or someone who has regular contact with young individuals. Mental health refers to the way we think, behave and feel. Like their physical health, children’s mental health can change over time, and any child or young person can experience mental health difficulties. From a parent’s perspective – how to support […]
YMHA Data
Positive Wellbeing started delivering Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) courses in early 2016 and over the years we have trained over 1,100+ participants. Of those participants, over 950+ participants completed feedback surveys which is an impressive response rate for surveys. Although we still are in the process of analysing the data, but we would […]
Effective communication skills can assist somebody who’s going through challenging times: Here’s what you need to know.
The last few years have been challenging for numerous reasons, most of which are outside our control. Thankfully, schools are returning to the new normal and students are back in the classroom. This is important for their emotional, physical and mental health as well as their academic and social development. Given that the greatest asset […]
What schools & organisations can do to promote wellbeing of staff
Did you know? Hong Kong has one of the longest working hours in the world, and was ranked the 5th most stressed population out of 23 economies in a 2018 survey. In another research that surveyed 1,210 adults across all regions of Hong Kong, 73.4% stated that their workplace did not provide any programmes of […]
Our Conversation Series
Often we don’t know how to start difficult conversations with someone who is struggling, however it is important that we try to learn, understand, connect and support people who may be going through mental health problems or a crisis situation. Research suggests that open and honest communication about mental health supports steps towards suicide prevention, […]