As the pandemic continues to intrude on our daily lives, employees will need and increasingly demand resources to help them cope with their mental health. With that being said, how can leaders and individual team members play a part in creating an environment of workplace wellness?

A detailed overview of the final episode of the season, where Alyssa interviews Sabrina on how she went from surviving to thriving with her bipolar II disorder. As Sabrina looks back on her mental health journey, she details her lowest point and what recovery looks like for her today.

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.

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!