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South China Morning Post
03-07-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Cantonese cuisine in New York; gifts to avoid in Chinese culture: 7 Lifestyle highlights
We have selected seven Lifestyle and Culture stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing On his left upper arm, Cantonese-American chef Calvin Eng has a tattoo that pays tribute to his upbringing and his identity as a chef. It is a heart with a banner bearing the letters MSG – the abbreviation of flavour enhancer monosodium glutamate – and it shows just how dedicated he is to the ingredient that has drawn controversy for decades. He did not win the US$250,000 prize, but Jed Ray Gengoba Montayre was one of 10 finalists out of 100,000 candidates for the 2025 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award. Montayre, a gerontologist – or healthy ageing specialist – and associate professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Nursing, was considered for the award for his groundbreaking research. While working with children with cancer and other blood diseases as a graduate school student in the United States, Maria Sirois wondered why some families grew stronger and closer as they rallied against severe illness. Watching their stories unfold inspired her to learn more about why some of us develop resilience while others fall to pieces.
South China Morning Post
29-06-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
How to build resilience to help you deal with change, stress and grief
While working with children with cancer and other blood diseases as a graduate school student in the United States, Maria Sirois wondered why some families grew stronger and closer as they rallied against severe illness. Advertisement Watching their stories unfold inspired her to learn more about why some of us develop resilience while others fall to pieces. Today, Sirois is a leading expert in positive psychology and resilience. She helps businesses, community groups, leaders and others to navigate challenges big and small, and works with families dealing with grief and recovering from loss. 'Most people want to learn how to be more resilient, and to deal with upheaval, change and anything else that may bring stress ,' says Sirois, who recently released a new book, The Generous Exchange: How Attention to Beauty, Goodness and Excellence Restores Us and Our World. 'I help them figure out how to tap into the best of themselves while managing the difficulties they face.' Resilience requires a change of mindset Resilience is the ability to adapt to difficult times . It requires flexibility – in our thinking, our perspective, our emotions and our approaches. More than just 'bouncing back' to our old lives, it is about bouncing 'forward' to grow to meet future challenges.
