Over the years, various movies and television series have depicted the living circumstances of individuals living with mental health conditions. However, some of these depictions have been criticised as they over-dramatize the severity of mental health conditions. In this article, Xavier deep dives into the accuracy of schizophrenia in The Soloist, a 2009 film starring Robert Downey Jr and Jamie Foxx.

“If my emotions are uncontrollable, how do I go back to a time when I could control them?” As an actor, Mika was taught that controlling emotions was an essential life skill. However, when they spun out of control, she started to experience dips in her mental health. In this article, she talks about how she returned to a state of calmness, yet embracing the ups and downs of life that are completely and perfectly human.

Have you faced and experienced significant ill-being in your life? Do you have a big aspiration to change your life? Can’t stand any injustice towards people, animals or the planet? Want to connect with genuine friends to do something and become something together? In this entry, Will introduces a job opportunity for everyone who might be trying to turn things around in their life.

When we think of teachers, we think of school teachers or maybe even work mentors — those who pass on wisdom and knowledge. In this open letter to the community, our volunteer writer, Will, shares with us the role of a True Teacher and how those in his life has helped him in his healing and mental wellbeing.

Back in high school, slam poetry started off as a source of inspiration for channeling complex emotions for our writer, Mika. However, as it captures raw stories in a very honest way, her idea of ‘slam poetry’ transformed from a meme into a platform to understand almost vividly what mental health could mean for different people. Here are five of her top picks to get you on board.

During the last Calm Circles, participants and facilitators wrote an email to their future selves. To wrap up this year, with all its highs and lows, the session was a safe space for participants to reflect on 2021. Having written some of her own, Claire shares some of her biggest takeaways from 2021