How some limiting cultural beliefs around cancer, such as bad karma, had impacted Esther’s cancer experience. Read article: https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/culture/article/2020/05/11/my-cancer-diagnosis-was-seen-bad-karm
Esther的父母认为，女儿患上癌症是因果报应。Esther 发现，澳洲许多老辈华人也和父母一样深陷那些古老的信念之中。 Listen to the session: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/mandarin/zh-hans/audio/esther-xu-s-story-my-cancer-diagnosis-was-seen-as-bad-karma
回家 --- 回归自我，重塑关系，走出孤独。 Eshter Xu将分享她母亲共同经历癌症的那段心路历程，以帮助移民父母在疫情居家隔离中更好地与成人子女进行沟通。另外Esther也将介绍一些个人小贴士，以帮助移民父母逐渐建立在异乡的独立生活。
A trip to Japan with 36 koalas dolls, interacting and receiving the random act of kindness from strangers (locals, travellers). Free hugs on Salamanca market in Hobart. The art of connecting with others, especially people we don’t know.
11月12日，星期四 下午2点-3点 当Esther Xu确诊患癌后，周围华人社区对癌症的偏见让她感到格格不入，孤立无援。听她讲述她是如何让自己的身心灵重获新生，以及她从澳洲出发到墨西哥、日本和以色列游历的故事。活动包含简短的冥想。本活动将以普通话进行。 Zoom邀请将在活动前以电邮形式发给参与者，位置有限。需要注册 When Esther Xu was diagnosed with cancer, cultural stigma surrounding her illness in her Chinese community left her feeling disconnected and isolated. Hear how her journey to reconnect her mind, body and soul led her from Australia to Mexico, Japan and Israel. Includes short meditation. Session presented in Mandarin.
A young Shanghai engineer tells her story after experiencing cancer, overcoming the physical and mental challenges and reshaping a healthy life. Esther will explain the way how she controlled her emotions and regulated her thinking. The session will be partially interactive and is presented in Mandarin.
