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Career road bumps can hurt, but I learnt that no experiences are wasted

The new skills picked up in a job taught the writer a lot about stepping out of her comfort zone, and about resilience and adaptability.
The new skills picked up in a job taught the writer a lot about stepping out of her comfort zone, and about resilience and adaptability.

Hong Kong grapples with mental health crisis after Tai Po inferno

Volunteers sit in front of the flowers left by mourners for the victims of a deadly fire at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Tai Po district of Hong Kong on December 8, 2025.  PHOTO: AFP
Volunteers sit in front of the flowers left by mourners for the victims of a deadly fire at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Tai Po district of Hong Kong on December 8, 2025.  PHOTO: AFP

Health Check Podcast

Helping children understand and manage their emotions

A psychiatrist's guide to your child's emotional well-being
A psychiatrist's guide to your child's emotional well-being

Your first responder for mental health could be a chatbot, with limits

AI chatbots sit in pockets, on laptops, and in workplace portals. For many, they are becoming the first stop for worry, low mood, or insomnia.
AI chatbots sit in pockets, on laptops, and in workplace portals. For many, they are becoming the first stop for worry, low mood, or insomnia.

Do you have performance anxiety? Live streamer, musician, C-suite executive share how they cope

(Clockwise) Ms Genecia Alluora Luo, Ms Chan Peifang and Mr Jin Tan share how they overcome their performance anxiety.
(Clockwise) Ms Genecia Alluora Luo, Ms Chan Peifang and Mr Jin Tan share how they overcome their performance anxiety.

Health Check Podcast

When coping with grief is not about the death of a loved one

How to cope with losing a sense of normalcy in your life
How to cope with losing a sense of normalcy in your life

How to scratch that 7-year itch and save a marriage  

According to the latest national statistics on marriage and divorce, marriages are on a downward trend, and divorce rates are rising.
According to the latest national statistics on marriage and divorce, marriages are on a downward trend, and divorce rates are rising.

Programme that provides free marriage and family counselling expands to 11 centres

The FAM@FSC (PPIS) centre at block 41 Chai Chee Street on June 13, 2025.
The FAM@FSC (PPIS) centre at block 41 Chai Chee Street on June 13, 2025.

Children’s Aid Society hopes to move into new home for abused kids by end-2027

Facade of 503 Clementi road premises photographed on Mar 27, 2025.
Facade of 503 Clementi road premises photographed on Mar 27, 2025.

Forum: Regulating psychologists a good step but unlikely to curb unethical practices

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.