With cosmetic surgery gaining ever more popularity, young people having the means to pay for the changes they want, and society become more and more nonchalant about it, is it really the kind of message we want to be sending to the young women and our next generation? If you don’t like your face, change it? Or is it more important to love what you’re given?
Since 2015, Beijing-based mental health organization Candle X has been offering to English-speaking teenagers and adults living in Beijing. Designed to fill the gap in mental health support and resources for Western expats it has grown to include a wide range of ongoing projects, workshops, and acts as a bridge between the community and mental health resources.