
I’d finally climbed out of a deep pit in my life, where I had decided to hide for the longest time.Ā I looked up and I saw Him at the edge of the pit; He was helping me back up. So I climbed...

Dear You, I see you. You hold down a stable job. You’re well-dressed. You were at work today, in new shoes and your favourite dress. You were wearing cute animal ear studs! You were almost late...

As he walked into anĀ austere interview room at Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) over a year ago, Shawn Lai had absolutely no idea of what he was getting himselfĀ into. “I was quite clueless in...

In my teens, I often volunteered as a facilitator in student camps. By the time I wasĀ 19, I was helping out atĀ my sixth camp, where we brought a bunch of students to Malaysia for a week’s...

TRIGGER WARNING This article contains content on suicide.Ā I was suicidal for years. I felt unloved. Nobody cared for me at home. SoĀ I turned to friends instead. I would surround myself with people...

I was never the ānormalā kid, even from young. With ADHDĀ and dyslexia, I never really fit in with the ācrowdā and got bullied and ostracised often growing up. Iāve always longed for love,...

āGive chance, leh.ā Sure, that’s easy ā when it comes to giving others a chance. But it’s so difficult when it comes to giving myself a chance. I’m 21, and I’ve been...

We’ve all wanted to hit the restart button before. We want a reset when lifeās all topsy-turvy ā when everythingās turned upside down. We want another shot when it seems nothing can...

“There are so many things to do,” Martha remarks. Guest is here, but our home’s messy. Guest is here, but table’s empty. Guest is here, but Mary’s lazing. She’s...