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What stoics taught me about mental health

“If my emotions are uncontrollable, how do I go back to a time when I could control them?” As an actor, Mika was taught that controlling emotions was an essential life skill. However, when they spun out of control, she started to experience dips in her mental health. In this article, she talks about how she returned to a state of calmness, yet embracing the ups and downs of life that are completely and perfectly human.

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Detaching my personality from my profession

If you are being asked about who you are, what would you say? Oftentimes, we identify ourselves based on our work. Our job title becomes our identity but is that really all we are? Our volunteer Mika shares with us how she’s navigating her endeavours and the reminders that she carries with her along the way to cultivate calm.

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