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Whether you're here for helpful tips, thought-provoking insights, or just a little bit of joy, our blog is designed to be your safe nook online to support your wellbeing. With every post, we aim to meaningfully connect with you, celebrate the wins, no matter how little, give you strength during the challenges and together we FLOURISH.
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Wellbeing
There Is More to Holidays Than Pad Thai Around a Pool. Mongolia certainly proved that to be true
A family therapist, a very good sport of a husband, eight nights in a ger, and no plumbing. What a family trip to Mongolia taught one Hong Kong expat mum about discomfort, connection, and showing up.
Parenting
I Am a Screenophobe. Then a Panel Changed My Mind
An honest reflection on screen time, neurodivergent children, and why one family therapist has had to loosen some of her most strongly held positions.
Wellbeing
Your Life Is Not Real Life. What Expat Mums Need to Hear Before They Go Home.
Every summer, expat mums in Hong Kong go home and hear the same thing: your life isn't real life. Family therapist Lisel Varley on identity, belonging, and why your life is more real than anyone knows.
Parenting
Twenty Thousand No's
By age 12, the average neurodivergent child has received 20,000 more negative messages than their peers. Hong Kong family therapist Lisel Varley on what this means for parents and how to begin changing it.
Parenting
When Your Child Turns to ChatGPT First: Peer Orientation, Attachment and Belonging in Hong Kong Families
On peer orientation, AI, and what happens when children lose their compass. A Hong Kong family therapist reflects on attachment, screens, and how families find their way back.
Parenting
Why your child listens to everyone but you: Peer Orientation in Hong Kong
When your child dismisses everything you say but hangs on every word from their friends, this is an attachment problem. Family therapist Lisel Varley explains peer orientation and what Hong Kong expat parents can do.
Parenting
Tweens and Friendship: What Peer Orientation Really Means for Expat Families in Hong Kong
Your tween is pulling toward their friends and away from you, and it is completely normal. Family therapist Lisel Varley explains peer orientation, why the foundation still lies at home, and the one reframe that changes everything about how we help our kids find their people in Hong Kong.
Parenting
Want to Raise "Confident", "Independent" Kids? Secure Attachment is the answer
You will be surprised that independence is built not through detachment but through secure attachment and healthy interdependence. Being their safe haven offers them roots to come home to. Being their secure base offers them wings to take off into the world with confidence.
Parenting
Understanding your Attachment Style to Parent your Third Culture Family
Reflecting on your attachment style, developing a secure attachment starting with yourself is the best gift you offer your family. It is the home base you and they keep coming home to.
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