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.

The festive period is a time of joy and spending time with loved ones, but it can also be one of the most stressful and lonely periods of the year — with the holiday rush of frantic present buying and party preparations. It is important to try and remember how to maintain your mental health and wellbeing

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.

Many of us may be familiar with KonMari’s methodology of “Spark Joy” — to declutter our space of tangibles. What if we apply that theory to the intangible aspects of our lives? Kit invites us to reflect on these aspects of our lives and how “decluttering” them might be a huge part of improving our mental wellbeing.

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”.