It’s time to stop glamourising and oversimplifying mental health issues online. Today, mental health content proliferates social media platforms. While some content serves an important purpose in educating people, a lot of it encourages self-diagnosis, which can be harmful.

In its second year, CalmCon was a 4-day hybrid festival held from 6 - 9 October 2022, leading up to World Mental Health Day. It was the first time we introduced in-person events to CalmCon as a means of actualising our mantra: Well-being for Your Whole Being.

The in-person events took place on the third and last day of the festival. Here’s a recap of what went down.

You don't have to be struggling to start taking care of your mental health. In fact, from this track, we seek to understand how the power of good mental health and physical well-being can help us thrive in our day-to-day life.

Using feedback from last year’s CalmCon and recognising the needs of our community. We put together a track on “How to Find Calm” to dive deeper into practical strategies to start their mental health recovery journey & manage their own mental health struggles. Here are the top highlights from the sessions.

Leading up to the CalmCon mental health & well-being festival, Calm Collective hosted our very first in-person Well-being Leaders Roundtable at 1880 Singapore on 4th October 2022. Here’s a rundown of what happened and the learnings we got from our discussions.

Mental health is top of mind for everyone these days. Employees are rethinking their priorities and looking to employers to support them. Organisations need to be able to better equip themselves and their employees to manage mental health challenges proactively. With that said, what can leaders and individuals do to build a culture of well-being in the workplace?