Bertha Chan had a difficult childhood and always felt like she did not fit in and was often excluded. She had a Tiger Mum who was always telling her that she needed to be thin and pretty to be able to find a rich husband. Bertha's mum placed her on diet pills at the age of 12. Unfortunately, Bertha ended up being hospitalised with an eating disorder in her early 20s and this was a turning point in her life. Bertha wanted to find a way that she could be happier and could embrace her curves. She joined online support communities, and this helped her to change her mindset and to learn to love herself. Eventually, she felt comfortable with her self and learned a lot about self-acceptance. She decided that she wanted to share what she had learnt with others and try to help others to embrace their perceived flaws. She started a blog called ‘Curvasian’ to help curvy girls find clothes in Hong Kong as she had always struggled with both her body image and being able to find clothes that fit. She decided to combine her blog with the body positivity movement and started her own webpage to help others who struggle with low self-esteem or a negative body image. Bertha is campaigning for greater body diversity in media representations and she promotes a step by step journey to self-love. She reminds parents that they must be aware of how they speak about bodies and weight around their children as she does not want other children to go through what she has been through in her struggle for self- acceptance.

Curvasian: http://curvasian.com/

Warning: This podcast focuses on the topic of eating disorders. If you feel triggered in anyway, then please contact your local GP. Alternatively, you could reach out to any of the following resources.

The Samaritans HK: https://samaritans.org.hk/

Mind HK: https://www.mind.org.hk/

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Bertha Chan had a difficult childhood and always felt like she did not fit in and was often excluded. She had a Tiger Mum who was always telling her that she needed to be thin and pretty to be able to find a rich husband. Bertha's mum placed her on diet pills at the age of 12. Unfortunately, Bertha ended up being hospitalised with an eating disorder in her early 20s and this was a turning point in her life. Bertha wanted to find a way that she could be happier and could embrace her curves. She joined online support communities, and this helped her to change her mindset and to learn to love herself. Eventually, she felt comfortable with her self and learned a lot about self-acceptance. She decided that she wanted to share what she had learnt with others and try to help others to embrace their perceived flaws. She started a blog called &lsquo;Curvasian&rsquo; to help curvy girls find clothes in Hong Kong as she had always struggled with both her body image and being able to find clothes that fit. She decided to combine her blog with the body positivity movement and started her own webpage to help others who struggle with low self-esteem or a negative body image. Bertha is campaigning for greater body diversity in media representations and she promotes a step by step journey to self-love. She reminds parents that they must be aware of how they speak about bodies and weight around their children as she does not want other children to go through what she has been through in her struggle for self- acceptance.
Curvasian: <a href="http://curvasian.com/">http://curvasian.com/</a>
Warning: This podcast focuses on the topic of eating disorders. If you feel triggered in anyway, then please contact your local GP. Alternatively, you could reach out to any of the following resources.
The Samaritans HK: <a href="https://samaritans.org.hk/">https://samaritans.org.hk/</a>
Mind HK: <a href="https://www.mind.org.hk/">https://www.mind.org.hk/</a>
Check out &lsquo;Fool Me Twice&rsquo;- A True Crime Podcast: <a href="http://www.foolmetwicepod.com">www.foolmetwicepod.com</a>
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Hong Kong Confidential is a podcast designed to educate and entertain. Jules Hannaford interviews interesting people in Hong Kong about their lives, personal journeys and secrets. Guests share their wisdom, experiences and insights with our audience. Guests include a doula, a dating and relationship coach, community leaders, LGBTQ+ activists, human rights defenders, abuse survivors, psychologists, life coaches, recovered addicts, authors, a fire fighter,  a matchmaker, accomplished business women and many more. They all have fascinating stories to share.

Hong Kong Confidential

Hong Kong Confidential podcast is designed to educate and entertain with episodes featuring interviews with a doula, a dating coach, psychologists, abuse survivors, authors, female business owners, people with mental health issues, recovered addicts, LGBTQIA+ activists, and many other interesting people with fascinating stories to share.

Bertha Chan had a difficult childhood and always felt like she did not fit in and was often excluded. She had a Tiger Mum who was always telling her that she needed to be thin and pretty to be able to find a rich husband. Berthas mum placed her on diet pills at the age of 12. Unfortunately, Bertha ended up being hospitalised with an eating disorder in her early 20s and this was a turning point in her life. Bertha wanted to find a way that she could be happier and could embrace her curves. She joined online support communities, and this helped her to change her mindset and to learn to love herself. Eventually, she felt comfortable with her self and learned a lot about self-acceptance. She decided that she wanted to share what she had learnt with others and try to help others to embrace their perceived flaws. She started a blog called ‘Curvasian’ to help curvy girls find clothes in Hong Kong as she had always struggled with both her body image and being able to find clothes that fit. She decided to combine her blog with the body positivity movement and started her own webpage to help others who struggle with low self-esteem or a negative body image. Bertha is campaigning for greater body diversity in media representations and she promotes a step by step journey to self-love. She reminds parents that they must be aware of how they speak about bodies and weight around their children as she does not want other children to go through what she has been through in her struggle for self- acceptance. Curvasian: http://curvasian.com/ Warning: This podcast focuses on the topic of eating disorders. If you feel triggered in anyway, then please contact your local GP. Alternatively, you could reach out to any of the following resources. The Samaritans HK: https://samaritans.org.hk/ Mind HK: https://www.mind.org.hk/ Check out ‘Fool Me Twice’- A True Crime Podcast: www.foolmetwicepod.com Please visit my Patreon page if you would like to sponsor the production of Hong Kong Confidential Podcast. I have many great rewards to offer my supporters. Thanks for taking the time to check out the page https://www.patreon.com/hongkongconfidential?alert=2 Email: jules@hongkongconfidential.net Webpage: https://www.auscastnetwork.com/home/hong-kong-confidential Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hongkongconfidential/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/juleshannaford/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hongkongconfidential/ Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, YouTube and anywhere you find your podcasts.