“With every failure that I was met with, my self-worth would crumble just a tiny bit, chipping away like the bricks of a stone wall.”

Failure has its way of making us feel ashamed and embarrassed. So much so that it can affect our self-worth and manifest in many unhealthy ways. Claire opens up about her own experience with failure and how she’s been #RedefiningFailure.

As a university undergraduate taking psychology, there haven’t been many opportunities for our volunteer, Claire to go out in the field and interact with people with mental health conditions. In the field of psychology, a Masters degree is required before one can be out in the field. However, she’s been doing a great job in helping Calm Collective run our monthly community event, Calm Circles. If you’ve participated in our event, you might have met her while she’s facilitating group discussions. In this article, she shares candidly about her experience and what she has learnt from being a Calm Circles facilitator.

What was meant to be a relaxing year-end trip to Thailand turned out to be an unexpected hiking and health retreat. Our volunteer writer, Will takes us with him on a trip to the highlands of Thailand, shares how the trip became a transformative experience and the lessons that he has since brought into his daily life.

As human beings, it is inevitable to feel a sense of inadequacy. When we are going through difficult times, we may notice we tend to be more critical of ourselves versus how we would treat other people in similar situations.

In this article, Karen shares with us her discovery with mindful self-compassion and how it provided her emotional strength to deal with a toxic work environment that was putting her down.

Ever since the Covid-19 outbreak, many graduates have been facing difficulties in finding employment. The pressure is intensified as there’s no immediate end in sight. During the job search, you'll be met with rejection but don’t let it determine your self worth

Through the miscarriage of her triplets, friends and families started sharing snippets of similar stories. It was only then Natalie realised how little prenatal loss is talked about in Singapore. Feeling like there’s little support for her during this journey, she realised how mothers can be left feeling alone and isolated. Natalie hopes that by sharing her grief, she can let others know that they are not alone.