Trust issue, distrust, trustworthiness, safety issue, betrayal, self-doubt, boundaries, reliability / By Yingli Wang / Oct 3, 2022
In my last article “Who destroyed your trust?”, I talked about what trust is, the connection between distrust and childhood experiences, three significant effects of lacking/losing trust, and the importance of self-trust. In this article, I will give you more tools for dealing with trust problems, including the seven elements for measuring trust...
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Trust issue, distrust, betrayal, phobia of attachment, insecure attachment, self-doubt / By Yingli Wang / Sep 22, 2022
In my counselling and coaching services, two of the most common themes that arise are trust and betrayal. Trust issues are so widespread that almost every client I have met has experienced the process of trusting, being betrayed, feeling hurt, and then not being able to trust, which fueled a lot of problems in their relationships...
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Safe issue, safe/unsafe home, lack of safety, safe environment, trust issue, self-sufficiency, phobia of attachment, anxiety / By Yingli Wang / Sep 16, 2022
In my last article “Do you Feel a Lack of Safety in the World?”, I explained in detail what emotional unsafety is, the symptoms of feeling unsafe, why it matters, and what it really feels like to feel safe. I would like to use this article to further explain the impact unsafety has on us and some specific and practical ways to become safer...
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Safety issue, emotional safety/unsafety, feeling safe, safety needs, hyper-vigilance, trust issue, safe place/space, anxiety / By Yingli Wang / Sep 6, 2022
The root of all mental illness is unsafety:
In this increasingly tense social and global environment, the issue of safety has returned to the forefront of many people’s minds. In my counselling practice, I have noticed that all my female clients at some point mentioned their insecurities — a sense of unsafety with their family members, in their intimate and interpersonal relationships...
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Mother-daughter relationship problem (母女关系问题), family conflict, co-dependent relationship, mother wound, chronic guilt, resentment, boundary issue/problem, setting boundaries / By Yingli Wang / Aug 17, 2022
I am a mental health counsellor and a mother-daughter relationship therapist and coach who cares deeply about women’s physical, emotional, and mental well-being. In my London private practice, I provide coaching sessions for women who struggle with their relationship with their mothers and want to establish healthy and effective boundaries.
A woman’s mother is extremely important because she is the foundation of a daughter’s self-formation...
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Chinese women, Chinese culture, Filial Piety, guilt, obligation, duty / By Yingli Wang / Sep 26, 2021
Filial Piety: The Most Important Chinese Moral And Cultural Value
The concept may be unfamiliar to many people, but “filial piety” is no stranger to the Chinese. Whether you are a native Chinese, or the offspring of Chinese immigrants who were born and raised abroad, it is rare not to feel its effects on your subconscious mind and behaviour...
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Self-esteem, self-worth, perfectionism, perfectionist, intrinsic values / By Yingli Wang / Jun 10, 2021
Self-esteem is one of the hottest topics in the mental health field – it is estimated that approximately 25,000 papers have been written on this subject. So what is self-esteem exactly? And what is the difference between self-esteem and self-worth?
People often confuse self-esteem and self-worth because they are closely linked, yet they are quite different. Self-esteem comes from...
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