Mental health conditions exist on a spectrum, and some people with a diagnosis are able to function well without medication. However, there should be no shame in requiring it. For those that need medication management as part of their mental health recovery, there are many misconceptions that continue to persist today.

Many of us may be familiar with KonMari’s methodology of “Spark Joy” — to declutter our space of tangibles. What if we apply that theory to the intangible aspects of our lives? Kit invites us to reflect on these aspects of our lives and how “decluttering” them might be a huge part of improving our mental wellbeing.

On October 13, people in Finland created International Day for Failure, putting a twist to the norm and celebrating the importance of failing and trying new things. Calm Collective also ran its first Linkedin Marketing Campaign, #RedefiningFailure on this day to break the stigma and shame around failure across Asia. Accompanying this campaign was a video that featured people across age groups to talk about their perceptions and experiences of failures. In this article Yan Jun shared her journey and perspective working on this campaign.

Today, we speak to Benjamin Kheng. He shares more about his passion for mental health, losing all sense of pride during hot yoga class and what he’s looking forward to most during the panel “How to thrive amidst uncertainty”.

Our fourth interview is with none other than Sabrina Ooi, Co-founder and CEO of Calm Collective and one of the organisers of CalmCon 2021.

Read more about her mental health journey, hopes for the future of mental health in the region, and what she’s looking forward most to at our conference!

Our next interview features Navin Amarasuriya, Chief International Officer of The Contentment Foundation. Speaking about achievement vs contentment at CalmCon, Navin shares his personal story about leaving his family business to pursue his passion as well as how meditation has influenced his views on the topic.