

Lesson 2.2: A Simple Way to Find Out “Do I have depression?”
Depressed in Beijing? Sometimes we do not know if our bad mood has gone out of the norm and become a depression. Welcome to lesson 2.2:...
Mar 5, 2018


Lesson 3.1 Causes of Depression- Environmental Factors (Part 1: Life Events)
For people in Beijing, have you noticed that your mood changes depending on AQI (Air Quality Index)? Yes, environment has a big influence...
Mar 5, 2018


Lesson 3.2 Causes of Depression-Neurology, Biology and Genes
Welcome to the third class in our “Depression Essentials” series. In our first lesson, we learned about the prevalence and general...
Mar 5, 2018


Lesson 3.3 Causes of Depression- Psychological factors
Meet Lin. She is in her 30’s and living in Beijing, China. Lin is successful, smart and likeable. She has many of the things she always...
Mar 5, 2018


Lesson 4.1: The Art of Telling, To or Not To
Mental health in China for expats has been an under supported sector. In the capital alone, there are over 200,000 expats (Xinhua Net,...
Mar 5, 2018


Lesson 4.2: The Art of Telling. The How and The What
In our depression support group in Beijing, the new comers often express that they’ve never told anyone about their depression. In our...
Mar 5, 2018


Lesson 4.3: The Art of Telling – When and Whom to Tell
In our CandleX Depression Support Group in Beijing, we have people from different backgrounds coming in to seek support and help. I have...
Mar 5, 2018


Lesson 5.1: I Have Major Depression- The DON’TS
The first thing that people usually say to us after mustering up the courage to speak about their depression is at one of our events is,...
Mar 5, 2018

