How do we find the words for unspeakably painful experiences? In this talk, Steph Ng shares how an early love for storytelling and creative writing helped her navigate one of the most challenging times in her life: her teenage years battling an eating disorder. Drawing on excerpts from her memoir, Big Bites Break Boundaries, Steph invites the audience to consider how they can similarly use storytelling as a transformative tool to navigate adversities in their own lives.
Talk will be conducted in English
我們該如何為難以言喻的痛苦經歷找到合適的語言？在這場分享會中，Steph Ng 將講述她如何透過對的熱愛，幫助自己度過人生中最艱難的時期之一——青少年時期與飲食失調的抗爭。Steph 將分享她回憶錄《Big Bites Break Boundaries》中的片段，並邀請觀眾一起思考，如何將故事敘述和創意寫作作為一種轉化的工具，幫助我們在面對人生逆境時找到出路，重建內心的力量。
座談將以英語進行
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Steph Ng is an award-winning mental health advocate, educator, and Ph.D. researcher whose work aims to foster caring conversations on body image and mental health issues. She is the founder of Body Banter, a registered charity in Hong Kong on a mission to empower young people to spark conversations about body image with curiosity and courage. Through her new venture, The Lending Language Lab, she extends this work as a mental health communication consultant, helping schools, nonprofits, and businesses transform their well-intentioned mental health initiatives into evidence-based strategies that truly connect with their communities. She is also the author of Big Bites Break Boundaries, a memoir that recounts her personal experiences with an eating disorder and her professional experiences in Hong Kong's mental health landscape. Her work has gained local and international recognition, impacting over 10,000 individuals to date.
Steph Ng 是一位獲獎無數的精神健康倡導者、教育工作者及博士研究員，致力推動以關懷視角探討身體意象與精神健康議題。她創辦了慈善組織「Body Banter」，旨在鼓勵青年以好奇心與勇氣開啟身體意象的對話。其新創項目「The Lending Language Lab」進一步延伸此理念，作為精神健康傳訊顧問，協助學校、非牟利機構及企業將良善的精神健康企劃，轉化為具實證基礎且能真正觸動社群的策略。她更撰寫了回憶錄《大口咬破界限》，親述其克服進食障礙的歷程與在香港精神健康領域的專業實踐。其工作獲本地及國際認可，至今已影響逾萬人。
