In a talk held in partnership with mindline.sg, Joseph Quek (Counsellor), Erin Lee (Mindfulness Coach), and Ivan Lim (Mental Health Expert by Experience) joined Calm Collective co-founder Sabrina Ooi to talk about the importance of managing your emotional well-being at work. Here’s a breakdown of the various strategies discussed to mitigate stress at work.

What is languishing, why am I languishing, and what can I do about it? Here’s a closer look at one of 2021’s most popular buzzwords.

A downward spiral is when people start slipping into a lower mood and their mental health seems as though it’s declining. The nature of mental illness is that it drains cognitive functions and the downward spiral comes with a sense of hopelessness, frustration, and oftentimes, anger.

Take a moment to define what adulting means to you as well. Once you have it, does it also revolve around the theme of responsibility? Responsibility is a large part of being an adult, but happiness is a large part of wanting to be alive, no matter your age. This is why I personally believe adulting is an optimal balance of both responsibility and happiness.

“I don’t need help; I can do it myself.”

In general, we tend to view independence as a strength and dependence as a weakness. This belief, when taken to the extreme, leads to an overcompensation of independence. Hyper-independence is a perfect example of how too much of a good thing can be a bad thing

Feeling lonely, lost, or just want to remember what life’s about? These are some book recommendations to accompany you through and lift you out of that funk.