Daisy Bai Counselling

06/08/2021

Creator of this work and concept is Lois Tonkin fromNew Zealand. you can learn more about this image here...
❤ https://whatsyourgrief.com/growing-around-grief/

03/15/2021

A comprehensive introduction on the development and neurological impact of trauma based on the groundbreaking work of Stephen Porges on Polyvagal Theory

This video was developed to give a basic introduction and overview of how trauma and chronic stress affects our nervous system and how those effects impact o...

03/04/2021

A Vancouver-based psychologist says evidence indicates most people will bounce back from the toll the current COVID-19 crisis has taken on mental health, but a significant amount are likely to develop lingering problems like depression.

If someone you know is consistently having negative, self-critical thoughts as well as feeling sad, they should consult a health practitioner to determine if they are suffering from clinical depression.

COVID-19 fatigue has most people a bit more irritable and emotional these days but a Vancouver-based expert is already worried about British Columbians whose mental health will continue to be fragile after the pandemic.

12/06/2020

Here’s a little comforting story time to get us prepared for the second round of staying home. Rest in the fact that you are not alone by yourself, but alone WITH yourself. ❤

Lean into loneliness—and know you’re not alone in it. Filmmaker Andrea Dorfman reunites with poet Tanya Davis to craft tender and profound animation on the t...

11/28/2020

Are you thriving or just surviving? The COVID pandemic has created a concurrent crisis around mental health. We all need to be taking care of each other, but that includes ourselves. This is especially true for healthcare workers. This site from the Colorado Healthcare Ethics Resource Group offers information and resources to help address the anxiety and stress that can, if left unaddressed, deteriorate into crisis. https://cohcwcovidsupport.org/

10/26/2020

I was a part of the UBC advisory group for the Stigma & Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre, they are currently recruiting East Asian youth (age 15-20) to join their focus groups to take part in a study that looks at the coming out experiences of le***an, gay, bisexual, q***r, Two Spirit and other (2SLGBQIA+) sexual minority adolescents living in Canada. Please share to interested youth! Thank you!

10/08/2020

In Japan rui-katsu ("tear-seeking") is a service that provides support and a safe space for people to weep. This BBC film, The Man Bringing Japan to Tears, helps those who struggle to express emotion overcome cultural stigma and let their tears flow.

In Japan 'rui-katsu', which means 'tear seeking', is a service that provides support and a safe space for people to weep. It helps those who struggle to express emotion often due to cultural stigmas. Hidefumi Yoshida is a tear teacher and assists clients throughout the process. With the use of sad f...

09/27/2020

Envision through this beautiful exercise your own life development as the growth of a TREE through your ROOTS of upbringings, the environmental GROUND that sustains you, the TRUNK of embodied skills and values, the BRANCHES striving towards your dreams and aspirations, the LEAVES representing your established social support systems, and finally the FRUITS and SEEDS of your legacies you wish to pass onto others. Take your time to journal your tree of life reflections.

The tree of life concept is pretty simple and straightforward. It is a visual metaphor in which a tree represents your life and the various elements that make it up--past, present, and future. By labeling these parts, you not only begin to discover (or perhaps rediscover) aspects of yourself you for...

09/15/2020

Let the cleansing Sounds of the Forest heal our overly occupied mind and overworked bodies~ 🥰

Some of my fondest memories are of hiking the Olympic National Forest in Washington State and the forests of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, seeking the kind of silence one can only find in busy ecosystems full of birds, insects, woodland creatures, rustling leaves, etc.