Working in groups has never been my thing, mainly because group work forces people to work together. That means a lot more reliance on one another. Time invested in communicating with fellow group...
I am a survivor of sexual and emotionalĀ abuse in my childhood. In my healing process, I’ve realised that while I thought I was unaffected by the repeated sexual assaults, the hurt and repeated...
At 24, Iām not really at the age where I should be worryingĀ aboutĀ āfeeling singleā. It feels like I just graduated yesterday, and it hasnāt even been a year since I started working...
Friendship. That was my most hated word growing up. I wasĀ jaded on this front veryĀ early in life. I only remember myself having three seasonsĀ of friendship. My whole life. One. Primary 4. I became...
People have always expected me to have it all together. I don’t blame them. I make it easy for them to believe it. SoĀ because of that, my friends always come to me with their issues and the...
āI think Iām struggling with loneliness.ā The first time I admitted it out loud was three days ago. I was having dinner with a close friend, and we were on the topic of āthings you donāt...
My dear Daughter, You are barely three years old now and already I worry about the world you will have to face in the future. Actually, I’ve been worrying since you were in the womb.Ā I worry...
OneĀ midnight in April 1999, I was pushed into the operation theatre for an emergency operation. I was then 6 weeks pregnant. My first child was growing in my right fallopian tube and the tube was...
“IĀ was 25 when I got married and I told Jerry I didn’t want children.” Samantha Chia’s eyes crinkle into her trademark smile. She has the undeniable air of a mother, loving...