by Sophie Mei Lan | Mar 2, 2019 | Health
Many people with eating disorders suffer in silence because they don’t feel they “fit in” to the norm of what someone with an eating disorder looks like. But it’s not just the person struggling who has stereotypes engraved into their head, as I’ve found, it’s health...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Jan 16, 2019 | Health, Uncategorized
I love goal-setting and making New Year’s Resolutions in January, it’s kind of like a free trial month for you to explore your goals and then set them in stone from February (or for me, Chinese New Year). But as someone who blogs and vlogs about mental health as...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Oct 9, 2018 | Health
We’ve all got Mental Health and it needs to be held in at least the same esteem as Physical Health is. I am pleased that this year World Mental Health Day on October 10th is focusing on “young people and mental health in a changing world” because it...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Sep 10, 2018 | Health
If I could’ve picked a worse time to have a mental health crisis, it would have been during the school summer holidays. If I could’ve picked a worse time to be discharged it would also be during the summer holidays. But then there’s no good time...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Jul 22, 2018 | Health, Uncategorized
We’ve all got mental health but not necessarily a mental illness. There’s a big difference. “I am just so depressed.” “I feel anxious.” Through all the brilliant work on ending the taboo around mental illness, have we now opened the flood gates to...
