Good Vibes with Tin

17/08/2025

❤️

24/07/2025

4 Different Forms of Self-Care ✨

22/07/2025

We’re reclaiming the S line, and giving it meaning.

You may not fix what hurts.
You may not understand it all.
But you can be the warmth they remember.

• Let the tears fall without needing reasons. That’s Support.
• Offer quiet company. Sit with them. That’s a Safe Space.
• You didn’t walk away. You let them feel seen. That’s Someone Who Stayed.

Trace a line that leads to hope.
Be the S that saves.

20/07/2025

I was recently called to testify in a trial for an annulment case. After the cross-examination, after I had listened and responded, a question echoed in my mind, one that many married couples may have quietly asked themselves in the midst of pain and confusion:

“𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣?”

That’s the question we don’t ask enough.
We speak of love as something to fight for, something to save at all costs.
We celebrate tolerance. We glorify acceptance.
But at what cost to yourself?

Yes, love requires effort. It requires grace for differences. But when those differences begin to wound you, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, how long will you keep calling it love?

There are moments when the truth becomes clear, not out of anger, but from finally seeing things as they are.
𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙩: 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜.

Sometimes, choosing yourself isn’t selfish.
It’s healing.
It’s 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 answering that question: “𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣?”
And saying, “𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚”

So there I was. After my turn, I stepped outside and asked someone to take a photo of me. Not just for remembrance but to mark another truth uncovered.

Because every case teaches me something.
And today, it taught me this:
𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙄𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛.

28/06/2025

“It takes one honest step…”

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚

"𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘴 𝘬𝘰 𝘯𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘢𝘬𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵! 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 (𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰) 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪 𝘬𝘰 𝘯𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘢𝘬𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘬 𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢-𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘬𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢. 𝘚𝘰 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘺𝘢𝘳𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘺 𝘯𝘢."

Sometimes, the hardest part is just admitting it. Saying to yourself, “Something’s wrong. I need to change.” But that moment of honesty? That’s where the real change begins.

Baron Geisler's story is a strong reminder. He’s easily one of the most brilliant actors in the industry, but his credibility has been clouded by a string of controversies that still continue to haunt him. When he shared that Incognito was the first time he didn’t drink at all while filming, it wasn’t just trivia. It was a personal milestone.

For someone who struggled with addiction for so long, just showing up sober was already a win. And when he said, “Kaya ko pala,” it hit different. It showed that one small win can shift how you see yourself.

Change doesn’t have to be dramatic. Minsan, it’s in the everyday decisions. Choosing better, kahit konti lang. We all have something we’re dealing with—a bad habit, a fear, a cycle we feel stuck in. But all it really takes is one step. One honest step in a new direction.

Baron’s journey shows that no one is hopeless. You are not your past. You can still rise, heal, and grow. Slowly, steadily. One day at a time.

21/06/2025

Resume vs. Curriculum Vitae (CV)

21/06/2025

Posting this for review purposes.

21/06/2025

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!
Help us improve mental health access for all!

The Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) and Unilab Foundation (ULF) are looking for volunteers to pilot test survey tools for our national research project:

STUDY 1: Mapping of Mental Health Practitioners and Services (20 Volunteers)
For Mental Health Professionals (Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, Psychometricians, Nurses, OTs, and others)

STUDY 2: Barriers Preventing Youth from Accessing Su***de Prevention Content on Social Media (20 Volunteers)
For Youth aged 15–24 from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao

Here are the tasks of the volunteers:

1) To respond to the draft survey
2) To give feedback regarding survey (questions- wording, clarity; scope, completeness)
3) To attend an online validation meeting

Pilot Testing Schedule: June 23-30, 2025 Via GForm
This will be Confidential and Voluntary. Small token of appreciation will be given to the Volunteers

Be part of shaping future mental health programs!
Sign up here: bit.ly/PAPUnilabResearch
Questions? Message us: [email protected]

15/06/2025

Sending love to every heart this Father’s Day. 🤍

Whether today brings joy, pain, longing, or love—you are seen, you are held, and you are not alone.

Grace for every story. Light for every heart. 🤍🙏🏻

08/06/2025

18/05/2025

Keeping things low-key. ✨

17/05/2025

You’re up before the sun. Another shift. Another bill. Another “Just get through this week.” You keep showing up—even when you’re running on empty—because you have to. That’s life sometimes. And it’s okay to admit that. Some seasons are about survival.

But if you’re always waiting for life to calm down before you let yourself live, you might miss the living altogether.⁣

We all have goals. And some of us, depending on where we started, have to hustle harder to get there. That’s just being real. But so is this: the little things you overlook today—your child’s giggle, a call with your best friend, a golden sky on your drive home—will one day be the memories you hold most dear.⁣

Don’t wait for the perfect job, the perfect body, or the perfect moment. Start living now.⁣

As a soul having a human experience, rest is revolutionary. Laughter is medicine. Music is therapy. Walks are worship. This isn’t indulgence. It’s nourishment.⁣

Your purpose is not productivity. You weren’t born just to perform, produce, or prove your worth. You’re here to feel, to grow, to connect—to be. And to truly be is to reconnect with your essential nature. It’s about remembering the divinity within you, expressed not through constant doing or proving, but through presence. You return to yourself in moments of creativity, stillness, connection, and wonder—in the way you love, the way you rest, the way you write, dance, build, and breathe. That’s where your spirit lives—not in your output, but in your ability to simply exist and experience life fully.

Yes, work hard. Honour your responsibilities. But don’t mistake survival for a substitute for aliveness. Don’t let “getting there” rob you of “being here.”⁣

Prioritize the small joys. The sacred pauses. The unmeasurable moments that remind you you’re human—not just functioning, but feeling.⁣ Because one day, when the dust settles and the goal is met, you’ll look back and realize—what mattered most wasn’t just where you were headed. It was who you were, and how present you allowed yourself to be, along the way.

Photo and caption: Vex King