Calm Circles prides itself to be a safe and non-judgemental space for open conversations. Before that happens, members of the Calm Collective Team go through a 4-week training programme to learn how to provide these safe spaces. In this article, Kathik shares in detail the lessons he learned and how they can extend beyond his role as a facilitator.

When you hear the word “volunteering”, what comes to mind? Ming Hui’s relationship with volunteering over the past few years has been healing, both to the mind and body. It has allowed him to become more self-aware of what is going on in his mind as he regularly reflects on the interactions and experiences during his time volunteering. 

Ever felt like you were in a role-playing game venturing into the unknown and tackling missions which require you to be more resourceful than you are? Do you recognise the feeling of not knowing everything you “should" already know at work? How about the feeling of being a little child in an adult’s body?

Many of us think of ADHD as a childhood condition — which is typically when it is diagnosed. However, it can be diagnosed in adults too and it is, in fact, a lifelong condition that you don’t outgrow. This article gives an inside look at what it’s like to be an adult with ADHD and how to thrive with it.

Is gaming always bad? Gaming has been an interesting field of study for researchers in recent years. In this article, Ibrahim gives a holistic view of how gaming affects the brain while emphasising on the need to go beyond the dichotomy of gaming presented as a good or bad thing.

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.