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My phone is sabotaging my life
While smart phones are meant to save time and make lives easier, they end up ruining time. Are smart phones ruling lives? It is definitely ruling mine.
Messy room as a depiction of my inner world
To organize my living space is to organize my thoughts. When I declutter my living space, it creates clarity in my mental space too.
Therapy is nothing but talking
If therapy is nothing but talking, how useful would that be?
Mind Matters With Jessie Foo
Jessie Foo, clinical psychologist talked to The Lite Breakfast on the latest mental health issues in the news.
“My Husband Killed My Son”
Years ago, my husband was a very different man – kind, caring, and loving. We were married happily for 10 years with a daughter and two sons. But things took a turn for the worse when his business began to crumble, bringing out the monster in him. It filled him with resentment and anger, and my children and I soon bore the brunt of his abuse. Nonetheless, I stayed with him throughout it all for the sake of our children.
Sleep On It
Studies find that hectic and stressed lifestyles and the proliferation of electronic products triggers for insomnia. Short-term effects of insomnia may seem mild but in the long run, it affects the brain. Chronic insomnia can lead to physical and mental health issues, and even a greater risk of death.
Routines & Play: A public talk for parents of children with speech and language delay
IN conjunction with Better Hearing & Speech Month, Sunway Medical Centre is organizing a public talk for parents of children with speech and language delay entitled ‘Routines & Play’.
(SEMASA) Philips collaborates with Sunway Medical Centre to share knowledge on lactation, nutrition and family life
Motherhood is one of the most important roles in a woman’s life. In this age of information, the quest for knowledge on how to improve the motherhood experience is an ongoing process.
MIND-BODY MEDICINE, CARING FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL ILLNESS
Experts from Sunway Medical Centre discuss the ways in which emotional, mental, social, spiritual, experiential, and behavioral factors directly affect your health. The key to any mind-body technique is to “train” the mind to focus on the body without distraction.
Should you spare the cane?
“Research has shown that severe disciplinary methods like spanking will only reduce a child’s self-esteem and at the same time, increase his anger and anxiety levels,” explains Foo, who facilitates group therapy sessions and psycho-educational workshops for parents and children at the Shine Guidance Centre in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.