Welcome to the Resting Tree blog, where we delve into the intricacies of mental health, healing, and personal growth. As a private practice specializing in trauma-informed, compassion-focused, and humanistic approaches, we are dedicated to providing insightful and empowering content to support your journey towards holistic well-being.
Our blog is a safe space for exploring the complexities of the human experience, offering valuable resources, and fostering a sense of community. Join us as we navigate the path to healing and self-discovery, one blog post at a time.
We are also starting to offer a Chinese (Traditional + Simplified) version of the Resting Tree blog to better serve our Chinese-speaking community. This space shares the same heart and intention as our English blog—exploring topics related to mental health, healing, and personal growth from a trauma-informed, compassion-focused, and humanistic perspective.
Mindfulness and Meditation: Common Myths
Meditation and mindfulness have grown in popularity in mental healthcare as helpful tools for our emotional and mental well being. As with any popular topic, there will be some common myths and misinformation. Let’s look at them closely.
Healthy Relationship Skills: How to Set Boundaries
By setting boundaries, we let others know how to treat us. Honouring our needs also includes asserting our boundaries. Drawing our boundaries kindly and firmly is an act of love towards ourselves and others.
Healthy Relationship Skills: How to Express Your Needs
We all have needs and expressing them healthily is part of maintaining a strong, loving and respectful relationship with ourselves and others.
Healthy Relationship Skills: How to be a Good Listener
Active and empathic listening skills are necessary for listening effectively. To listen is to be able to understand and validate the other party’s feelings and needs, which sets the foundation for great communication.
Short-Term vs. Long-Term Self-Care
Learn the difference between short-term and long-term self-care and why the both of them matters
Why Long-term Self-Care is Hard
Seeking long-term fulfilment means having to face short-term discomfort. Are you ready for it?
What it’s Like to have High Functioning Anxiety and How to Deal with It
Do you relate to these experiences? High-functioning anxiety is a form of silent suffering that’s well-hidden from the world.