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same loop. happy birthday.

April 14th, 2019 | No Comments

Same loop.

I haven’t been writing for months. Haven’t been reading either.

I haven’t seen many of my friends, even though I vowed to spend more time being with people and not just in transactional meetings.

I am wondering again if I will ever make it – not knowing what “it” is.

I am unravelling, feeling like I cannot hold myself together anymore, questioning the meaning of everything I do, and panicking about finances and the future.

I cannot get up in the mornings, choosing to force myself back to sleep and hide under the covers. Keep Reading…

how do we just stop?

March 4th, 2019 |

I get it. Many of us want to stop and feel like we cannot. We do not have the luxury to be depressed. 9 years ago, I could. I had no kids and therefore no financial obligation or school fees to pay. I had a company to support me through part of that experience. I…
follow the herd

February 12th, 2019 |

98,598 page views 1,258,945 followers 12,590 likes 305,619 downloads XXX award. YYY scholar. ZZZ woman of the year et cetera, et cetera, et cetera… All. Not. Mine. Nothing to do with me, except for the fact that I feel incredibly insignificant when I scroll the WeChat Moments and group chats and Facebook links and LinkedIn…
i’m taking credit

January 21st, 2019 |

I’m upset. Davos picked Prince William instead of me to speak about mental health. Fine. I get it. Fair choice. It is very heartening to see mental health high on Davos’ agenda. It is heartening to see mental health on more and more people’s agenda these days. When I first wrote about depression ten years…

about Noch Noch

Enoch Li, (pen name: Noch Noch) was born and raised in Hong Kong and Australia. She has also studied / worked / lived in the US, France, UK, Japan, The Netherlands, China, and has travelled to more than 40 countries. She loves travelling and her curiosity in foreign cultures and languages has led her to enjoy her life as an international executive in the banking & finance industry. However, she was forced to take time off work in 2010 due to her illnesses and after spending time in recovery, cooking, practising Chinese calligraphy, reading and writing – in short, learning to take care of herself and letting out the residual work stress, she has transitioned into a Social Entrepreneur and founded BEARAPY to help corporates make workplaces mentally healthy, and support executives to become more resilient.