It was around 4pm on a Monday. My friend sent me a text that a mutual acquaintance of ours had just passed on. From suicide, to be exact. Is it even possible to grieve over someone you barely knew?...
Think about all the things you’re struggling with today. What would happen if I asked you to take a step back from the problems and worries … And worshipped? Have you ever thought to do...
If anyone looked at my scheduler, they would be (in my biased opinion) impressed by the level of detail I put into my planning. Rainbow splashes of every highlighter colour, one for every aspect of...
At 27 years old, I stepped into the Institute of Mental Health for the first time. After an argument that escalated out of hand at home, it struck me that there might actually be something wrong with...
I want you to think about your lowest point in life. What do you feel when you recall the memory? Maybe you don’t want to remember it – that’s alright. My lowest point was about two years ago...
This was written by Benecia in response to her own piece, “They said my unborn baby is incompatible with life“, following the delivery of her son Elkan, who was diagnosed with acrania in...
My family is a very traditional Chinese family with staunch religious beliefs. So though I’ve wanted to come to church since I was 5 years old, I was not allowed to do so. When I was in primary...
In light of Mental Health Awareness Month, we recreated John Bunyan’s 1678 classic “Pilgrim’s Progress”. Very much like Bunyan’s protagonist, Christian, we explore the...
Jesus, don’t you care? Where are you? Please take the pain away. It was Mark 4:35-41 all over again, where Jesus was asleep in a boat with his disciples when a storm hit and threatened to engulf...