Fire is a poem dedicated to the last day of in-person counselling. An ode to what is going, what is gone, and what is to come. I hope this speaks to you like it spoke to me suddenly on this final day.

The idea of sex is a controversial one. In most cultures, sex is spoken with supreme consideration and care. The words associated with sex fall on the ears of those that have been chosen to hear them.

Where intimacy is involved, there you will find bodies. Now, I must assert that intimacy comes in two different fashions -physical and emotional. Today, we explore the primary confines of physical intimacy in relation to body image.

What defines the line between looking good and feeling good looking? Confidence. This is the answer. We are ingrained with multimedia messages berating us to look a certain way, so much so that many articles have been written on the subject.

When grief greeted me at the door, I did not invite It in. In fact, I did not ask for Its presence either, yet I was unsurprised by Its appearance. It introduced Itself to me, “Hello old friend”, followed by a gentle nod of Its head.

It is common to think that grief centers around losing a person or beloved animal to death. I had this mindset for the longest time, whereby we shed tears of a different pain when someone is lost to us forever…

What does it mean? Trauma, what do they mean? Traumatized. What do I do? Traumatic how am I doing?

Like the word trauma, this post is no easy task to write about. Yet, I think that there is a great need to bring it up. Trauma has a voice that dwells in those who are afflicted by it…

The title speaks for itself, but there often is no simple way to say it. What happens when we’re told by someone that we are what is wrong with the relationship? What does that even mean in the first place? Hear me out here.

In the course of my time as a clinical counsellor, I have come across many who have shared about some kind of toxicity in their lives…

I put boundaries with my mother by simply stating that ties would be cut. She is to be distanced from my own family, which comprised my wife and kids…

Parent-child relationships are complex things, filled with trials and tribulations. The complication comes with heightened emotions and opinions, especially as the people involved progressively age…

Even in the chaos, I love you…

O’ the winds and waves they struggle, O’ observe how they churn, O’ the water spew and bubble, O’ the breath fresh air yearn.

As parents, we do our very best to raise excellent children. The amount of hard work and effort placed into childrearing is akin to putting our funds into long-term investments…

We all have anxiety. A simple name for it is STRESS. It is a feeling of intimidation that agitates both the brain and body. It pushes us into our fight-flight-freeze mode, but perhaps more on that for another time…

I caught anxiety the other day, and it was distressing. Here I was, thinking about my upcoming trip back to Malaysia. "Finally", I thought to myself, "After 3 years, we can go back home."…