May 25, 2021 | Beliefs, Mission
“I have to work hard!” Do you have this belief too? I was speaking to a friend and we realised we both had this belief. Our parents come from immigrant backgrounds and had to work very hard to get to where they are. Growing up, this was a strong belief that you only...
May 20, 2021 | Beliefs, Motivation
“How can I avoid making the same mistake with my kids?” At our recent Stop Emotional Eating webinar, we talked about how events and situations in childhood affect our eating habits now. Food is often used as a reward in many families, especially sugary things as a...
Apr 30, 2021 | Beliefs, Experience
“Don’t forget your pleases and thank yous” My mother used to tell me this. I grew up in the UK and people tend to be very polite. She reminds my little boy too that being polite is very important. Some cultures and languages don’t use such words as often. When you...
Mar 12, 2021 | Beliefs, Experience
“You look exactly the same” Last week I gave a Defy Aging webinar and as I was writing my part of the webinar, I realised that I had a good belief that supports me. My belief is that Asian people look young. We tend to look younger than we are. When I meet up with...
Feb 16, 2021 | Beliefs, Mission
I feel stronger now than I did when I was in my 20s. How is that possible? When I was in my 20s, I wasn’t eating as healthily nor exercising as much as I do now. Over the past few years, I’ve made a lot of changes to my lifestyle starting with food and getting into a...
Feb 12, 2021 | Beliefs, Experience
Gong Hei Fat Choy! 2021 is the Year of the Ox. (1) Everything turns red and gold in the Chinese world as we celebrate Chinese New Year! There are a lot of customs and traditions around this time. As a child, I remembering questioning my parents as to why we had to do...
