Blog

MEET REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGIST, GHASSANI SWARYANDINI mental health Sep 02, 2021

Our Asian Australian mental health practitioner list continues to be a highly utilised resource for many Asian Australians seeking therapeutic support...

Continue Reading...
MEET REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGIST, SMRUTHY NAIR interview mental health Aug 02, 2021

Our Asian Australian mental health practitioner list continues to be a highly utilised resource for many Asian Australians seeking therapeutic support...

Continue Reading...
MEET REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGIST, CHRIS TRAN. interview mental health Jul 02, 2021

Our Asian Australian mental health practitioner list continues to be a highly utilised resource for many Asian Australians seeking therapeutic support...

Continue Reading...
SHAPES & SOUNDS LOCKDOWN PLAYLIST wellbeing Jun 04, 2021

Melbourne, here we are in the midst of lockdown once again.

To hopefully create a little bit of ease and joy during this time, we've invited back our...

Continue Reading...
HOW FEAR IMPACTS THE BODY. mental health trauma Mar 21, 2021

 

The shootings in Atlanta impact us so greatly because on some level, we know that if the conditions were the same in Australia as they are in the U...

Continue Reading...
SIDEWALK POLITICS. racism reflections Mar 13, 2021

 

As pedantic as this might sound, I find the small interactions that occur when two people pass each other on the street, really fascinating to obse...

Continue Reading...
RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS PART 2. racism Feb 28, 2021

This is part two of our conversation about racial microaggressions. You can read part one here.

~

Whenever we approach the topic of racism, we must ...

Continue Reading...
"YOU'RE SO ASIAN!" AND OTHER RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS. racism Feb 20, 2021

STORY #1

I’m in the workplace kitchen amongst some colleagues, talking about the weekend. Someone says something funny and everyone laughs. I also la...

Continue Reading...
I'M NOT LIKE OTHER JAPANESE WOMEN. reflections Jan 25, 2021

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always proudly said things like, "I’m not like other Japanese women" and the older I get, the more I see how incre...

Continue Reading...
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE TERM, ASIAN AUSTRALIAN? reflections Jan 17, 2021

I'm sure I'm not alone in saying this but I’ve always looked to the US to learn more about my Asian identity. I’ve long felt like the diaspora convers...

Continue Reading...
Joshua Sim: Shapes and Sounds Interview #12 interview Dec 14, 2020

Throughout 2020, we invited prominent Asian Australians to answer the same three questions about their mental health and their experiences of growing ...

Continue Reading...
Shapes and Sounds Summer Playlist wellbeing Dec 06, 2020

It's been a big year to say the least, so now as we head into Summer, we wanted to give you a little present just for making it through. 

HERE is a w...

Continue Reading...