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...
*TRIGGER WARNING* I could never understand why people struggled with suicidal thoughts. And I had all reason to give up on life, having been diagnosed with depression at just 15, and three years...
I can’t remember when the last time I cried in public was, but that day I did. As I sat within a toilet cubicle in a mall, the tears flowed despite my attempts to hold them back. At that moment,...
About six years ago, I was diagnosed with an eating disorder at the age of 17. My weight loss was evident, and my eating habits raised concern from my family. Although eating disorders make one feel...
“I have clinical depression as well as a history of self-harm. Are you sure the cell group will accept me?” I was momentarily speechless as I looked at Rachel, who was sitting across me at the...
Gerald is the founder of Soul Food Enterprise, a social enterprise which is currently housed at the Enabling Village. Soul Food’s mission is to equip, employ and empower persons with special needs...
Recently, a young pastor of an emerging church tragically took his life after battling depression and anxiety. He left behind his wife and three children, breaking his congregation’s heart and...
Born with retinal dystrophy, Stephanie plays the erhu with The Purple Symphony, which comprises musicians with and without special needs, and the Singapore National Youth Chinese Orchestra, where she...