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Mental Health

God has turned my depression into a blessing

*TRIGGER WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MENTIONS SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE*  Growing up, I was mostly just like any other child. I had most of what I wanted and needed. I liked spending my free time watching...

Mental Health

5 years after my bipolar disorder came out of the blue, I finally feel better

*TRIGGER WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MENTIONS SUICIDE* Five years ago, Hannah Grace Torres unexpectedly developed a mental health condition that led to two hospital admissions and even a suicide attempt....

COVID-19

New round of restrictions? Bring it on!

When the Singapore government recently announced a raft of new restrictions dubbed the “Stabilisation Phase” in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases, you could almost hear the audible...

Tech

SOS Symposium: 3 things I learnt about creating safe spaces online

I attended a panel at last week’s Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) Symposium 2021 that centred on safety in digital media, especially when it comes to mental health and suicide risk among users....

Church Life

How do I lead cell group when some members are vaccinated and some aren’t?

With the arrival of the COVID vaccines, there seemed to be hope that life would return to normal. I myself jumped at the opportunity to be vaccinated as I wanted the freedom to travel abroad again....

Mental Health

Suicide prevention: How can we build communities that care?

“In the next 40 minutes, 60 people will die by suicide.” Sharing this sobering statistic at the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) Symposium 2021, suicide expert Dr Jonathan Singer added that...

Real Life, Real People

#SpillTheTeh: The grief of losing a loved one to death

TRIGGER WARNING This article contains content on death and suicide.  Death. It is something that all of us have to face, and yet few of us would want to think about it. Perhaps because it seems so...

Workplace

What I’ve learnt from the best teacher in the world

You’ve probably heard before that teaching is a profession that transforms the next generation. But few like me would have the privilege of seeing how teaching transforms the teacher. I am married...

Workplace

Exhausted yet excited: Why I’m looking forward to working in office again

Like many, I was thrilled at the prospect of being able to work from home (WFH) when the pandemic first hit. WFH felt like the ultimate fulfilment of my work-life balance dream for reasons like...