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This is a CandleX community project. Since CandleX was founded in 2015, we have seen members of Beijing community within our Mental Health Peer Support group in intimate violent relationships struggle to access help. Our peer‑support groups offered support for this group of people. In 2021, psychotherapist/counsellor Xiaojie Qin co‑launched ProjectA with Megan Purvis from the United States, providing group and individual counselling for people who have left abusive intimate

This article is presented in English first, followed by the Chinese translation. | 本文前半部分为英文全文，完整中文翻译在文章后半部分。 The very first word that came to mind when I heard Sabina Brady's (白思南) story was "pioneer." To this day, many, myself included, continue to benefit from the foundations she laid in Beijing all those years ago, most of us without ever realizing it. That understanding came to me through years of working alongside the Western Academy of Beijing. I have always deeply res

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day 2026, we’d like to help you answering this question: The wisdom in traditional Chinese Character 聽(tīng, 听in simplified) teaches us the exact way to show up for them. To put our ears first, give full focus, meet their eyes, and hold their pain sincerely in our hearts. First, 耳, the ear, paired with 王, king. This radical pair tells us: the ear must be king of this moment. When someone shares suicidal pain, speaking does not get to take ove