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I came across some shocking statistics regarding suicides in Singapore a few days ago. Here are three key figures: The number of suicides in Singapore rose by 10% last year 19 boys between 10 and...
I have been struggling with depression all my life, but I hit a breaking point recently. I was furious at the Lord for still not having taken this illness away. In an attempt to spite God for leaving...
Self-doubt. Inadequacy. Not-enoughness. Sound familiar? Whether you’re 17 or 70, this seems to be a universal part of the human condition that never seems to go away. Even one of Israel’s...
“Your mother was highly successful. A scholar. By the time she was your age, she was giving tuition to multiple children, holding a part-time job and supporting her sister’s university...
In 2016, I went through something I never expected – losing my dad to brain cancer. At the time, I really thought that my dad would be fully healed. But he wasn’t, and I lost him. His death...
Recently, I’ve been getting so overwhelmed by the demands of life that there are times I feel like I can’t breathe. I’m consumed with panic when I meet someone new at school and simply forget...
In the thick of pubertal weight gain and pimples galore at the age of 12, I was ridden with shame about the way I looked. My parents would scold me for refusing to enter stores to try on new clothes;...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve grappled with some form of anxiety. And as a Jesus-loving, church-going “good Christian girl”, I’ve often found myself stuck trying to reconcile my faith...
Dear Hurting One, I thought of you today when I read these lines. “Kneeling, I’d picked up one of the shards, dragged its sharp edge across my skin, relieved by the red line slowly seeping up,...