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We get a chance to hear Adelaide’s experience, a former student lead at Peace of Mind and the perspectives shared by students and teachers at school about the organisation. The organisation provides vital resources, tips and support for youth struggling with mental health on social media platforms.
Peace of Mind
In this episode, you join #impact co-host Juhi Gangaramani and her guest Adelaide Ng, a former leader of a youth-run organisation called Peace of Mind from 2021-2022. Adelaide is a student studying in Hong Kong with a passion for psychology and mental health advocacy among youth.
“I am trying to spark more conversations”
We get a chance to hear Adelaide’s experience as a student lead at Peace of Mind and the perspectives shared by her students and teachers at school about the organisation. The organisation provides vital resources, tips and support for youth struggling with mental health on social media platforms.
“It’s time to normalize mental health conversation”
She also shares bold commentary on life as an Asian student, the pressures she faced and the demanding tasks posed by school systems. We learn how difficult it is to be a student taking on the world during the pandemic and the unrealistic expectations given to the current generation.
“At the end of the day, you just need to focus on your own health and wellbeing first and then when you are better you can make up for it”
Mental Health Stigma
Mental health stigma and the spectrum of dealing with one’s well being is also discussed by Adelaide, as she says that making critical decisions for yourself matters more than the perception of others.
“Don’t be afraid to work on yourself”
This conversation gives you a rare and unheard perspective that may change the way you see mental health stigma in Hong Kong and how students are really struggling during this new world.
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In this episode you get:
- 03:10 – How Adelaide started to get involved in mental health advocacy work as a highschool student
- 10:20 – Looking at failure in relation to maturing
- 13:10 – Adelaide’s personal experience in the Hong Kong local school system and how it impacted her self worth
- 18:11 – The spectrum of mental health as it is visualized by Adelaide
- 23:40 – How to make self care choices
- 26:10 – Making decisions in the context of the pandemic and her work with youth advocacy Peace of Mind
Follow them on IG:
https://www.instagram.com/peaceofmindhk
Want to hear More?
Listen to our LIVE recording featuring Juhi Gangaramani recorded at Hong Kong Literary festival here.
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