Mental Health

The Valley

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...

Mental Health

Stricken with PTSD and depression after my mum suddenly passed away, I thought my life was over

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...

Mental Health

The voices in my head told me to die

*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...

Illness

My whole life changed when I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease

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,...

Mental Health

My worth was in my weight – until I almost stopped eating altogether

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...

Mental Health

A cell leader’s first encounter with the blues

“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...

Do Good

Finding the star in special needs

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...

Mental Health

On depression, anxiety and ministry

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...

Disabilities

Born without sight, raised without my parents: Seeing hope in the darkness

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...