The stigma associated with taking psychiatric medication continues to persist, posing a barrier for people to seek mental health treatment. In this article, we asked two members in our volunteer community about their experience with medication, in hopes of demystifying concerns and questions that you might be having around the effects and effectiveness of medication on mental health. 

No matter how much we love the sport we play, there will be moments where the stress and adrenaline kick in. In this article, Ming Hui shares about how he learnt to cope with stress in competitive sports during his four years of competitive shooting.

“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.

Expectations are strong beliefs that something will happen or be the case. These expectations are not only from the outside, but we also impose expectations upon ourselves too. In this article, Ming Hui shares his personal tips and “toolkit” for dealing with a load of expectations as he took on a career switch.

Everybody’s gotten knocked down at some point in life. Those who have resilience in their toolbox recover from adversity and bounce forward. In this article, Ibrahim shares his learnings and personal journey towards building his resilience muscle.

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.