[#Podcast - 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 香港生活] 🎙
S8EP5 - 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝗻 開卷有益 📖

🧠 The might of intelligence catches you at your least expected moments - you never know when a piece of random information may come in handy. Reading up in general is a piece of good advice, but what are the right books to read? 🤔 Is learning the sole purpose of why we read, or is there more than just acquiring knowledge from books?

Take a listen to what Ryan and William have to say about reading - you might be inspired to expand your bookshelf! 🤗

有冇覺得永遠都係「書到用時方恨少」？🤓 睇多兩本書幾時都係著數啲，但係我哋應該點樣揀適合自己睇嘅書？暨娛樂於學習梗係好，但係「學習」只係睇書嘅唯一理由？

嚟聽下Ryan同William嘅睇法，可能你都會開始想博覽群書👀

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#KELY #podcast #thishongkonglife #RAWReflections #ForYouthByYouth #readup #bookstowin #開卷有益 #博覽群書

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In this episode, four Weez Walker, who are all students from Victoria Shanghai Academy, has come to share their Weez Walk journey with Ryan and William. 

What are their expectations? What do they hope to find on their journey to support youth mental health? What else are they doing to support each other? Find out in this episode of RAW Reflections!

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We just passed mid-term - feeling a little overwhelmed? How do you plan for yourself when everyone seems to have an opinion? In this episode, Ryan and William opens up about dealing with peer pressure and FOMO. They are also sharing their own tricks on setting multi-dimensional goals, and how to implement them for your own...

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Stress impacts our emotions and daily life. What can you do if you find someone (or yourself) is facing mental health challenges? Ryan and William spoke with our guest Louis, also the Youth Service Officer of KELY, to share his experience of helping others.
You can’t take care of others well if you are not taking care of yourself well! Opening up is definitely the first of healing. You may start viewing the negative stories in a positive light after opening up more and more….

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Welcome to This Hong Kong Life - Season 8: RAW Reflections! In our first episode this season, join Ryan and William as they explore the essential strategies for maximising your internship experience. Discover the intriguing connection between employee and employer, gain insights on finding directions for your career, and learn how an open mind will help you uncover new opportunities. Don't miss out on these valuable insights and practical advice for making the most of an internship!

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**Special Episode in Cantonese 廣東話特別版** The Mastermind「智囊團」

William & Ryan both found themselves faced with internal and interpersonal struggles when they first started at university last year, but they found a way to support and grow together. Come listen to their story – it might help you solve your problems!

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When you have found the thing that you love doing, spending time with people who love to do the same thing could spark some of the happiest moments of your life. For this episode,, we have invited Navan, Harry, Navpreet and Avneet to share their magic moments with us. They are all members of Funjabi, a #Bhangra #dance group who performed recently at KELY’s BE PRESENT: Cherish Your Gifts Carnival.

This is the last English episode this season, and we will have two episodes in Cantonese coming up, stay tuned!

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Krishna had to experiment with a lot of industries before she finally found the one that spoke to her. The hurdles on the way made her feel lost and caused a lot of self-doubt. Luckily, an unexpected experience shown the way for her creative path - to become a tattoo artist. 

Join us and learn how she turned her interest into a career!

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 "You are stressed, I am also stressed!"

Hong Kong is a fast-paced society. Sometimes you just wanna shout “I've had enough!" Being exposed to such a high-pressure environment could make us put our emotions aside, or even neglect our true emotions. 

Find out how our guest (and KELY alumni) Avneet  deals with stress, and her experience in advocating mental health. Spending quality time with yourself is very important too!

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Have you ever felt dragged back by or struggled to move forward with your emotional baggage? Expectations for yourself, from your parents or friends could bring you down sometimes - how do we cope with that? In EP5, we are co-hosting with Melody and Vivian from Unlabelling Effect to talk about the uncertainties and pains of growing up, and how to restart with new beginnings. Our key takeaway? We are free to perceive ourselves in any way we choose.

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The mainstream society has always had specific expectations of how "male" or "female" should behave. These expectations are reinforcing the gender stereotype. How do we construe and interpret concepts like "equity" and "equality" under gender dynamics? How should we adjust ourselves to cater for the needs of different genders? Listen to what our guests, Rita @ Unlabelling Effect and Emery, have to say, and reflect on the relationship between "gender" and "mental health support"!

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