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03/04/2021

Despire their lack of sleep, Singaporeans were not turning a blind eye to their sleep issues, researcher said.
More than half - or 57 percent - said that the first time they had a telehealth appointment to combat their sleep related problems was during pandemic.

SINGAPORE — More than half of the Singaporeans surveyed in a global study said that the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on their ability to sleep well.

01/04/2021

It's no secret that physical and mental wellness are interconnected. In this article, CARA Unmask contributor Brian Chan how running helped him outrun his depression.

I wasn’t born with depression. A series of family traumas changed all that. And it happened just before I turned 14 years old.

30/03/2021

❤Angie Mead King, on her journey to being a proud trans woman.

👉 Watch more here (from 2:14): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3I9PmRv_xc

27/03/2021

If you missed our webinar, catch the highlights from our speaker Eugene, to find out:

- What is trauma?
- Recognising the signs of trauma and how to respond.
- How to seek help.

27/03/2021

Actress Julie Tan 陈欣淇, took to Tik Tok to open up about her history of mental health struggles, in her bid to change the stigma about speaking up openly about mental health struggles.

In an emotional 45-second clip on TikTok, the actress shared her history of self-harm and ongoing struggle to love herself.

26/03/2021

👉 Legal Wolf is a podcast that discusses mental health with professionals around the world, seeking to challenge the stigma surrounding the topic.
❤ CARA Unmask Cofounder, Bernard Ang, is a guest speaker of this podcast, to share the perspective of mental health in Singapore.

00:35:58 - In today’s episode, Steve sits down with Bernard to discuss mental health within Singapore, the great work that is being done by his organisation CA…

24/03/2021

What is trauma? It is the response to a deeply distressing event that overwhelms an individual's ability to cope. It can have lasting effects on one's mental, physical, and emotional health, which in turn affect various aspects of our lives.

Join us for this webinar as we discuss in depth about trauma and trauma informed care.

23/03/2021

👉 Three things about Eugene Chong guest speaker for webinars series:

❤️ Since his tertiary education days, he has been passionate in helping people. With a want to pursue more knowledge and skills set, he decided to spend the years ahead to pursue learning about human behaviours and became a psychologist.

Eugene's one big wish in mental health is for people to be able to receive help despite their economic status and that stigmatisation will decrease through the years.

❤️ One person he looks up to is Milton Erickson because at one point of Milton's life, he was wheelchair-bound but still continued his service to his patients and the continuation of coaching the next generation in what he knows.

❤️ Something interesting about Eugene; besides helping people, Eugene loves to travel for new experiences and explore different places around the world.

👉 Join free here: https://zoom.us/.../tJ0od-qgrTgjGdR9IxFWQBPxdci9HDhxYG8M

👉 𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 (𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞) 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤 #𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 "𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬" and hear him share more on trauma and how you and your loved ones can benefit from it.

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23/03/2021

"Keep it simple - show up, work hard, trust the process and be one percent better every day" - Natalie Dau RockStarArms

23/03/2021

Three things about Serene Goh guest speaker for webinars series:⁠
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❤️ She has had her struggles with poor mental health and feels called to contribute back to those who are struggling with their mental health. Because life can be better with the right mindset, tools, support, and environment.⁠
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❤️ Her aspirations for mental health are universal education, so children grow up knowing how to balance work with sufficient rest, and temper other people’s judgments and expectations with a strong sense of personal timing and purpose. It’s also important for us to get in touch with our bodies and learn to sense things beyond the surface meaning of words and appearances.⁠
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❤️ Something interesting about Serene; she loves reading and learning about Catholic rituals and saints, as she finds a lot of richness in the church traditions and in the life stories of saints that fuel her creativity to solve problems and lead a fulfilling life.⁠
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👉 Join free here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0od-qgrTgjGdR9IxFWQBPxdci9HDhxYG8M

👉 𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝟏𝟗𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦 (𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞) 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤 #𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 "𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬" and hear her share more on trauma-informed care and how you and your loved ones can benefit from it.⁠
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20/03/2021

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall⁠⁠
Drop "🙌" if you like it.⁠
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20/03/2021

🎉🎉🎉 Happy International Day of Happiness on Mar 20! ⁠
Wish all my friends be happy not only today but tomorrow in the whole life. ❤️⁠
👇👇 Share with CARA what makes you happy.⁠
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18/03/2021

👉 Mental health sufferers continue to grapple with the stigma label, and in our culture that increasingly demands immediate relief, wellness apps that promise anonymity and speedy access to online peer support as well as professional therapists, like 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐀 𝐔𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐤, 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬.

Mental health sufferers continue to grapple with the stigma label, and in our culture that increasingly demands immediate relief, wellness apps that promise anonymity and speedy access to online peer support as well as professional therapists, like CARA Unmask, are valuable in the recovery process.

15/03/2021

"𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑤 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑝𝑦 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒."

How technology is addressing the need to provide better access to mental healthcare.

In this article from Consumer Technology Association, technology helps put the control of the treatment in the hands of the consumer or patients while support the security and privacy of going through therapy and treatments.

CARA Unmask offers chat with mental health peer support, and access to therapists along with a full control of your identity and privacy in the palm of your hands.

The capabilities of technology are now helping to combat the stigmas surrounding mental health and making therapy more accessible.

12/03/2021

"Employee engagement and happiness are two key drivers of success. Let's face it - the current pandemic is not going away anytime soon, and we need to look at longer term solutions in engaging with our employees mental wellness."

Our contributor, Rish Tandapany, shares his thoughts about the importance of employee engagement. Rish is CEO and founder of a boutique thought consultancy in Asia.

From the outside, it looks as though everything is in place to ensure the “new normal” succeeds. However, one big facet has been forgotten; the actual employees.

11/03/2021

[Repost][GIVEAWAY 🎉] In times where we face mental struggles, we may not know how to handle it or know the available avenues that we can seek help from. 🆘 Worse still 😫, when you know someone who might be facing psychological stress but you don’t know how to advise or comfort them. 😔 Therefore, it is important that we understand the topic of mental wellness so we are able help ourselves and the people around us better 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦. That being said, will provide you with some tips on how you can deal with these issues!

Last but not least, stand a chance to be part of the 20 lucky winners* to receive a promo code to enjoy a second month free trial (ending April**) on the app when you comment with an emoji which best describes how you feel today! 👇

*Winners are reminded to register via your NUS email addresses.
**Winners are to already have signed up for a free trial subscription in March, to qualify for a free month in April.

If you want to learn more about CARA Unmask, do check out their website: caraunmask.com

09/03/2021

❤️ For International Women's Day this week, we shine our quote spotlight on homegrown talent, Emily Teng. The ex-radio DJ founded Blessings in a Bag, a non-profit organisation that works with under privilleged youth, to lead them to the path of success. ⁠
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“𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲." – Emily Teng⁠

👉Read more here: https://cnaluxury.channelnewsasia.com/people/social-entrepreneur-emily-teng-blessings-in-a-bag-12834248
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08/03/2021

: We are responsible for our thoughts and actions, and we always have a choice. We can choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality, and we can also choose to celebrate the achievements of other women too.

For International Women's Day this year, everyone at CARA Unmask encourages you to join us in rising to the challenge and share your stories of women who have made a difference to you.

06/03/2021

👉 Toxic behaviour at workplaces has long been a tricky issue - how do we manage our bosses or colleagues, how do we draw boundaries and cope with it?

💙 "Lewis’s book makes two important points about such toxic behaviour: It is not just inhumane, it is costly, and though it should prompt speedy intervention, it often does not.

It typically takes more than 19 months before a conflict goes to mediation, according to research Lewis carried out in the NHS. I doubt it differs much in other organisations.

In that time, people subjected to toxic monsters can suffer depression, migraines, fatigue and a slew of other disorders that affect their work."

Credit by CNA

Even though staff are working from home, indefensible behaviour never stops, says the Financial Times' Pilita Clark

05/03/2021

👉 This month at CARA Unmask, we are looking at the theme of workplace mental health.

"Close to one-third of Asia Pacific’s remote workers admitted that the pandemic has increased burnout at work. Faced with ever-present deadlines, the stress and pressure employees face is worsened by a lack of transparent communication. For instance, 63% of employees do not feel comfortable revealing to coworkers that they took time off work because of mental health issues, continuing this lack of mental health awareness.

Owing to their collective grit, businesses managed to survive the pandemic, further proving that the wellbeing of human capital should always come first."

💙 Your mental health is equally important in your home life, as well as your work life.

Achieving good mental health is constantly a work in progress, not a fixed endpoint. Jim Falteisek, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, 3M Asia, reminds employers about what we can do to tackle this silent killer.

04/03/2021

CARA Unmask Co-Founder, Bernard, writes about experiencing founder burnout on e27, a community for start-ups.

"As a young founder, I harboured dreams that I could change the world, create a tiny ripple in this vast ocean. Like some, I chose the route of spending any free time I had on a side tech project while slaving away in a corporate day job. I was bootstrapping myself and it was incredibly exciting.
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Without proper guidance and a stubborn will to cross the finish line at all cost, I was soon managing a zombie tech project on life support. Mentally, I was fatigued but refused to accept the idea of mental wellness. I would rather believe in the wind than accept I was suffering from burnout, though both were invisible and widely acknowledged."

I’m sharing my lived experiences so you don’t have to experience founder burnout like I did

03/03/2021

Like physical health, there are some differences in how our gender relates to mental health. We bring you another instalment of our webinar, , as we shine the light on how our identity, culture, and upbringing affects our mental health.

In this session, Bernard, co-founder of CARA Unmask, will be joined by Amruta Patki, professional counsellor and CARA Therapist, and Benjamin Louis, Program Support Executive, Resilience Collective.

We will have a candid conversation about the following topics:

How our gender identity leads us to express our mental health issues differently.

Does our upbringing impact our self-expression when it comes to mental health?

What can we observe about our partners and their mental wellness, and how we can react to it.

Subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest update on our upcoming webinar on mental wellness at https://www.caraunmask.com/

02/03/2021

“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” - Malala Yousafzai⁠ Malala Fund⁠

02/03/2021

❤️ On 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 this year, 𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 is highlighting the need to take action to end 𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘, to raise awareness about the inequalities that prevent people from living a full and productive life. ⁠

These are the areas where inequality exists - income, s*x, age, health status, occupation, disability, s*xual orientation, drug use, gender identity, race, class, ethnicity and religion.

It only takes one small step to make a difference. ⁠

👉 Read more here: https://www.unaids.org/en/2021_ZDD_campaign_end_inequalities
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01/03/2021

❤️ On 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 this year, 𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 is highlighting the need to take action to end 𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘, to raise awareness about the inequalities that prevent people from living a full and productive life. ⁠

These are the areas where inequality exists - income, s*x, age, health status, occupation, disability, s*xual orientation, drug use, gender identity, race, class, ethnicity and religion.

It only takes one small step to make a difference. ⁠

👉 Read more here: https://www.unaids.org/en/2021_ZDD_campaign_end_inequalities
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24/02/2021

CARA Unmask - a safe space for authentic conversations about your mental wellness.

With 2021 continuing to be a challenging year for many, we are supporting the Community by offering a 𝟭𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗨𝗻𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Not only will you be able to chat and get support from trained CARA Friends (peer support), you will also receive $20 credit to spend on a therapy session or renew your subscription in the following year when signing for this Annual Subscription.

More importantly, your subscription support goes towards raising much needed awareness, development and improvement of CARA Unmask platform as well as to support our training and recruitment programme for qualified CARA Friends so they can continue to support you and others on their mental wellness journey.

Download the app and subscribe before our offer expires on 30 April 2021. Use Promo Code 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝟭𝟬 now to enjoy this benefit.

Join now at www.caraunmask.com.

20/02/2021

Random Acts of Kindness Week Challenge 3: Practice self care - do something nice for yourself 😇

Looking after oneself is not a selfish act, quite the contrary, it is important to maintain overall well-being. It produces positive feelings and boosts confidence and self-esteem.

📣 Share with us some of your favourite self-care tips.

18/02/2021

Random Acts of Kindness Week Challenge 2: Write someone a letter of gratitude 💌

We often underestimate the benefits of expressing gratitude. When we do, it has an impact on general well-being, and it is one of the easiest things we can do to improve mental health.

📣 We'd love to hear some of your stories of gratitude

17/02/2021

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day. Given the shape of the world lately, more than ever, each of us is needing a little bit of kindness. There is even scientific evidence indicating positive benefits from doing acts of kindness, receiving or even witnessing them.

For the rest of Random Acts of Kindness Week, we would like to challenge you to rise to kindness through a series of tasks over the next few days.

Challenge 1: Send a positive text to someone.

Share with us some of your stories of inspiration below.