At 21, Qing Xu faced a tough time abroad - academic pressures and life stressors led to daily tears. An unexpected film, A Bride for Rip Van Winkle, helped her realise that even dark times can pass and help us grow. Learn what building emotional resilience might look like for you, and how it can make you better equipped for life’s setbacks.

In cultures that emphasise achievement, it’s easy to believe worth comes from success - good grades, a prestigious job, constant progress. But when success fades, so can our sense of identity. Fear of failure or falling behind can stop us from exploring new paths or learning for joy. Real change begins by questioning these beliefs and choosing values - like mental well-being - that make space for imperfection, reflection, and growth.

At some point, we all experience grief in one way or another – the grief of losing a family member, a pet you grew up with, a loved one, the grief of a breakup, losing a friendship, infertility, diagnosis of a terminal illness or even the grief of your past self. It’s a normal response to losing something or someone you once cherished. However, everyone feels it differently. This article explores how grief feels like for each person and includes responses from different individuals.

During Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Calm Collective ran #NormaliseMentalHealth, a LinkedIn campaign to encourage individuals to share how they are taking action for their mental health, in hopes of empowering others to do the same. Here’s a round-up of what we’ve learned from the voices of our community.

Stress can bring out the worst emotions, such as anger, desperation, and loss of hope. However, with three lessons I have learned recently about stress management, I realised I can develop a healthy relationship with stress. It’s not about avoiding stress but about managing it effectively.

Picture this: It’s 31st of December. While you try to look back on your year, you struggle to recall what happened in the past 12 months. It seems that time flew and a year just passed by. You remembered making New Year resolutions at the start of the year but…. life happened and your resolutions are once again recycled to the next year. Sounds familiar? In this article, Sandra shares about her 2024 resolution to restart her journaling habit and to be consistent about it.