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.

The unhealthy link between self-worth and academic achievement has been a long-standing issue within Singapore. Be it from time in school or even at the workplace, we are always chasing after the last point or going towards meeting our KPI for the month. But I think the pandemic has made us, including myself, rethink all these things, and finding balance and fulfillment is the way to go in the long term.

Made viral through social media, Eldest Daughter Syndrome is a phenomenon that spotlights the plight of first-born daughters. EDS is NOT a clinically diagnosed condition, but rather a term to describe the shared emotional turmoil and struggles faced by eldest daughters. In this article, Farah explores her own experiences with EDS and shares the ways in which she healed her EDS.

I used to keep my feelings, thoughts, and opinions to myself. I never explored my emotions thoroughly before. I would push them aside whenever I interacted with people or worked because I didn't want anyone to know the challenges I faced at work, except for my closest friends. Writing has become a powerful tool for me.