Trigger warning: This article contains mention of self-harm. It was in secondary school when I took notice of the K-pop scene. I enjoyed the music and dance, but more than that, I admired the...
It doesn’t show that you’re weak. It’s just that you need help. After I had my second child, I plunged into postnatal depression. Thankfully, I told myself then: When I need help, I...
Trigger warning: This article contains mention of suicide. Growing up, I never thought I had a mental health condition. I just knew I wasn’t feeling my best… I was always down and having...
Trigger warning: This article contains mention of self-harming and suicide. “Poly life is gonna be so much better, Weixin.” That was what my secondary school counsellor told me. Growing up as a...
I’m a 19-year-old polytechnic student who had an ordinary life just like most of my peers. I had a good education, a wide social circle of friends and a part-time job that gave me a stable...
I was watching the Arsenal game last night when something unprecedented happened. At half-time, before kicking off the second half, both Arsenal FC (widely rumoured to be the Queen’s...
I was 14 when I was diagnosed with leukaemia. My parents sold our flat in our home country to finance my treatment in Singapore. A year later, after five cycles of chemotherapy, the cancer was in...
TODAY’s recent article on the link between body image anxiety and social media use was more than eye-opening. The study, which surveyed 2,670 people aged 16 and above in May and June 2022,...
Netflix’s summer K-drama offering Extraordinary Attorney Woo has undoubtedly captured the hearts of many. The drama, which saw its first episode bring in a viewership rating of 0.9% (that’s...