Big Bites Break Boundaries By Stephanie Ng
Moving messy meaningful fantastic storytelling that makes you pause and ponder 9789888868049
How do we tell our stories when we don t have the words Navigating an eating disorder in her early teens in Hong Kong Steph Ng knows all too well what it feels like to be voiceless in a cultural environment that frowns upon open discussions about mental illness In Big Bites Break Boundaries Steph brings together pieces of personal and professional experiences to recount her journey of breaking free from deeply entrenched cultural narratives stories that have shaped her perceptions of what it means to be a pretty good and accomplished woman A collection of sporadic story fragments this book is a statement of resistance against cultural norms that often silence and dismiss stories that are unfinished or unpolished Big Bites Break Boundaries is not a story of triumph from challenge Instead it is a story that celebrates the inherent messiness of being human This book announces that to be wholly human is not to be embraced and beloved despite our mess It is to be embraced and beloved for it Let your mess be your message Big Bites Break BoundariesSteph is a mental health advocate entrepreneur and researcher whose work aims to foster caring conversations on body image and mental health topics Having experienced an eating disorder in her early teens she is dedicated to sparking open and meaningful conversations about mental illness amongst Hong Kong youth Steph is the founder of Body Banter a registered Section 88 charity in Hong Kong on a mission to empower young people to spark conversations about body image with curiosity and courage As a research fellow with local mental health charity Mind HK and a Ph. D candidate at the University of Hong Kong she conducts research on how personal stories can help transform stigmatising beliefs and attitudes toward mental illness in Hong Steph is a mental health advocate entrepreneur and researcher whose work aims to foster caring conversations on body image and mental health topics Having experienced an eating disorder in her early teens she is dedicated to sparking open and meaningful conversations about mental illness amongst Hong Kong youth Steph is the founder of Body Banter a registered Section 88 charity in Hong Kong on a mission to empower young people to spark conversations about body image with curiosity and courage As a research fellow with local mental health charity Mind HK and a Ph. D candidate at the University of Hong Kong she conducts research on how personal stories can help transform stigmatising beliefs and attitudes toward mental illness in Hong Kong and incorporates these insights into evidence based mental health initiatives She is also the author of Big Bites Break Boundaries a new book which recounts her personal experiences with an eating disorder and her professional experiences in Hong Kong s mental health landscape Her influential voice in the field of mental health and body image advocacy has gained international recognition and has been featured on prominent platforms such as BBC TED Channel NewsAsia Tatler Asia NowTV and Deutsche Welle She is the winner of the Young Changemaker Award at the American Chambers of Commerce Women of Influence Awards 2023 and the recipient of the Youth Award at Jessica Magazine s Most Successful Women Awards 2023 site_link
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