Congratulations Mind HK on the 5th year anniversary of More Than A Label. It was a joy to be one of the ambassadors taking part in an exhibition of light, art and recovery stories to mark this milestone. I attended the opening of Refraction: A Journey of Our Mind with artist Charles Tang. Attendees were invited to take home a poem inspired by mental health recovery as a memento.
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Bipolar Espresso on RTHK Radio 3 this World Bipolar Day!
I dropped by RTHK Radio 3 for a bipolar expresso (not to be confused with an espresso martini, which I also asked for) with rockstar producer Rachel Liu this World Bipolar Day! Thanks RTHK for making this happen at short notice and making me feel so welcome!
https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3/programme/brunch/episode/1088957
If any of this resonates with you, please join Bipolar Hong Kong, the SAR’s bipolar support group. Wishing all bipolar bears a World Bipolar Day that is juuuuuuuust right!
Refraction Exhibition
I’m excited to be taking part in another epic exhibition celebrating the 5th year anniversary of Mind HK‘s trailblazing More Than A Label anti-stigma project! The exhibition will explore ambassadors‘ journeys through art, poetry, audio, films and stories. It will be held at The Rotunda, Exchange Square, Central, from 13-26 April. Please save the dates!
Baker’s Secret Exposed!
Thank you to RL Industry, the company behind Baker’s Secret, for your generous contributions to Home Kong Kitchen over the past year! Thanks to your support, we were able to distribute brand new cooking equipment and utensils to migrants in crisis (many affected by the tragic Tai Po fire) at Bethune House this week, and refugees at Refugee Union earlier this year.
We were also able to donate designer specs by Georigio Armani, Dolce and Gabbana, Lindberg and Bvlgari to our refugee friends at Refugee Union. As a tiny community baking project, we don’t often receive donations of brand new designer specs (!), so it was a real treat for us to bring specs appeal to refugees! Special thanks to Norika for reaching out! Merry Christmas!
Mental Health and Film Talk at HKAPA!
What a blast and a huge honour to have been invited to speak to students at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts as an ambassador for Mind HK about mental health, film and the arts alongside the amazing Kate Sullivan! Kate’s short film about mental health was screened at the event – check it out here! The event was moderated by the lovely Tiff! Thanks to everyone who made it happen!
This was my second event for Mind HK in the past month. I also had the joy of contributing as a panelist and an ambassador to Mind HK’s summer exhibition Listen to the Beat along with all these lovely people! 🥰
HK Mental Health Conference 2025
Don’t miss your chance to bag tickets for Mind HK‘s Hong Kong Mental Health Conference in Nov! With an exciting line-up of local and international speakers, all pioneers in their fields, this is shaping up to be an unmissable event for anybody with an interest in mental health! The conference will be followed by a Wellbeing Festival Nov 8!
Don’t miss a Beat!
Despite the Hong Kong weather’s best efforts to drown me on the way there and back, the launch of Mind HK’s summer 2025 exhibition Listen to the Beat at Our Gallery was EPIC – and PACKED!!! Congrats Mind HK for curating an unbeatable exhibition of ambassadors’ work! My contribution is among the handwritten letters on display. I also shared a bit of my story as part of a panel. If you’re looking for an inspiring, cool and DRY place to hang in Hong Kong this summer, swing by! The exhibition is open until 15 Aug.
Listen to the Beat: Mind HK Exhibition at Our Gallery
Excited to be one of the ambassadors taking part in Mind HK’s summer 2025 exhibition at Our Gallery, Wan Chai. Last summer’s Here and Now exhibition at the 3812 Gallery was epic! This one is called Listen to the Beat. My contribution is a handwritten letter. The last thing I wrote by hand was my signature – it was declined by my bank as illegible.
I’ll also be sharing my story in a panel alongside two other ambassadors this coming SAT (2 Aug) from 3.30-5pm. Tix are free but you must sign up! The exhibition is open 1-15 Aug. If you’re sweating in the city this summer, swing by!
Mental Health Award
I discovered I’d been nominated for a GHP Mental Health Award a few weeks ago for my contribution via Mental Ideas and Bipolar Hong Kong. Well, apparently I’ve won ‘Most Dedicated Mental Health Advocate 2025’ (Hong Kong)! 😂 🙏🏼
Thanks to everyone who’s given me a platform to rant and muse about mental health, especially Mind HK and RTHK. It’s a lovely way to celebrate the 10th birthday of Bipolar Hong Kong! 🇭🇰 🩷
Eny’s Inspiring TEDx Drops!
I was lucky enough to be ‘matched’ as a mentor to dynamo of ideas Eny Bawse by the Resolve Foundation on their 2022 fellowship, Wellbeing Re-imagined, and our friendship has only strengthened since then. Yup, Eny is now officially my mentor!
Eny’s TEDx talk for Tin Hau Women in 2023 has been posted on TED’s official YouTube channel – and I couldn’t be prouder of her! Get inspired by her powerhouse performance on why we should all be championing wellbeing for our foreign domestic helpers! She is planning to give her second TEDx talk at HKU later this year – GO ENY!!!
