Mar 45 minEMPOWERMENTSelf Care in Chinese Medicine Growing up in Hong Kong, Chinese medicine had always been a part of life. I used to accompany my grandma Nai Nai on her visits to the...
Feb 76 minEMPOWERMENTHow It Began: Origin Story My daughter Erin recently asked me how I came to be this person who is a doctor, coach, and author on brain health and ageing. The story...
Nov 27, 20235 minRESILIENCE5 Feelings Myths Myth No. 1 - Feelings are a problem Sometimes it seems like feelings are just too difficult to manage and it would be so much easier to...
Oct 20, 20237 minBODY BASICSHacking Your Food HabitsDoctors often think of weight loss in terms of simple biology: “Calories in vs calories out”. And that’s not surprising because science...
Sep 21, 20236 minMINDSETWhy Mom Your Brain?Most people intuitively get what I mean when I say Mom Your Brain, but it’s worth unpacking a bit. The mom I’m referring to isn’t...
Aug 14, 20236 minCONNECTIONAbout Nai NaiThe story of dementia started for me with my grandma, also known as Nai Nai. I knew that I was losing her, but I didn’t want to believe...
Jul 31, 20233 minEMPOWERMENTHonouring the MatriarchIt’s finally done. I’m embarrassed to admit that it’s taken me over three years to complete this family portrait of my grandmother,...
Jun 13, 20237 minRESILIENCEUnshaming Self CareI recently had my hair cut by pre-eminent celebrity stylist Kim Robinson. The funny thing is that while I have been friends with Kim for...