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Calm Collective Picks: Mental Health Podcast Recommendations
Reading may not be everyone’s cup of tea. And if reading isn’t for you, no worries - we got you covered. Podcasts are an excellent and accessible way to learn about mental health. Here are six podcast recommendations that will help you find the purpose of your life and enable you to become a better version of yourself.
Mental Health in Movies: A Critical Analysis of the Portrayal of Schizophrenia in “The Soloist”
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.
What stoics taught me about mental health
“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.
Job Vacancy: Practitioner of human well-being
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.
The importance of having True Teachers for our mental health
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.
How Poetry Helped Me Understand Mental Health
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.
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