November Newsletter: Introducing our new practice partner.

November: Introducing our new practice partner.

Hello!

This month we're delighted to introduce our new practice partner, Mind Body Heart Psychology, based in South Yarra and Blackburn, Victoria.

Led by clinical psychologist, Chenhong Xu, Mind Body Heart Psychology offer the community a full team of bilingual, English and Chinese Mandarin psychologists and counsellors.

Even for those whose first language is English, certain words or phrases may feel impossible to fully express, especially when describing personal, emotional experiences. Having the option to switch between languages during therapy sessions, can provide much-needed support for many seeking help.

Our practice partners demonstrate their ongoing commitment to providing culturally-responsive mental health services to our broad Asian community and we're so honoured to partner with Chen and her team! You can connect with the team over on our practitioner list.

❤️Asami

PS. On a slightly different note, have you entered our Asian Mental Health Podcast giveaway competition? Enter before November 5th here!

🌱Upcoming workshops:

For therapists: Develop your culturally-responsive practice at our next professional development session, Connect and Grow on November 14th at 7.30pm AEST.

Learning theme: Connecting with emerging mental health research and perspectives from Asia.

🦉 Interesting things relating to mental health and Asian Australian identity

📚 Academia: This month we shift towards cognitive psychology, and explore whether there are cultural differences in the encoding and recognition of negative stimuli. 

🤳🏻 Events: If you enjoy Baile funk, garage or the likes, make sure you catch Arthi at one of her DJ shows this month. The OzAsia festival is also on until November 10th, featuring a range of Asian art and music - make sure to check it out if you are in Adelaide! 

Also, massive congratulations to South Korean writer Han Kang for being awarded the 2024 Noble Prize in Literature! Be sure to check out her books - such as The Vegetarian. 

🔎 Searching for a therapist?

Connect with our new practitioners below, or share this page with someone who may need this

 

🎤 Therapist spotlight.

Get to know music therapist and coach, Priscilla via our interview:

"Doing the inner work to be able to connect with our true authentic selves and re-discover clarity is worth, especially once we realise that putting ourselves first and living our best lives means being our best selves for all of those around us"

 

Get to know clinical psychologist, Chantelle via our interview:

"It is a strength to seek support, it is ok to struggle."

✨Thank you for reading up to this point!

We rely heavily on your generous support to provide ongoing and free mental health resources to Asian communities in Australia.

Support Shapes and Sounds HERE.

🐌 And last but not least:

Recently in social media land, 

We shared a few snippets from our new season of the Asian Mental Health podcast. Explore our instagram to check out some more content, and make sure to check out Season 2 on your favorite podcast streaming platform!