The Tapestry Project SG is a non-profit organisation and charity that champions mental health education and empowerment through first-person stories and narrative programmes. Founded by Nicole K. in 2014, The Tapestry Project aims to inspire hope and challenge mindsets associated with mental health, illness, and recovery today.
By sharing heartfelt, authentic narratives, we wish for our readers to see beyond the mental health statistics, and to recognise that behind every statistic is a real person with a story to tell. Through the experience of storying and sharing, persons also experience healing and connectedness with others. We aim to weave communities together to strengthen capabilities for better mental wellbeing in Singapore
Our volunteer-run initiative is led by people with diverse lived experiences, hailing from the arts, community development, healthcare, marketing, design, media, IT, research, education and training.
If you are:
- someone who has experienced mental health challenges,
- a family member or caregiver,
- a healthcare professional,
- a friend, colleague or neighbour, or
- a person who wants to create a more inclusive, empathetic society
— our stories are for you.
We are all about storying for better wellbeing. Come share your story and be part of our tapestry of narratives woven together by the common thread of hope.
Our Vision
A stronger social fabric woven through storying.
Our Mission
To weave communities together to strengthen capabilities for better mental well-being.
Our Purpose
We interweave diverse perspectives to increase mental health literacy, bring awareness to community resources and promote early help-seeking. Our story “threads” create authentic connections and present a more holistic and nuanced perspective of mental health.
Our Work
Our Values
We keep it real, responsible and relevant.
Our Logo
Our logo shows a pen which is also a tapestry bobbin, a tool used to weave threads on to a loom. The thread that sweeps across the “T” in “tapestry” symbolises the flow of ink as we write our fluid stories as unique as the threads of a tapestry.
The “Tapestry” Metaphor
A tapestry is a form of textile art often depicting narratives of people and places.
Like a tapestry, mental health and wellbeing are multifaceted and complex, influenced by various interconnected factors. Just as a tapestry is created by weaving together different threads, mental health and wellbeing are shaped by a combination of physical, emotional, psychological, social, and environmental factors.
Each thread in a tapestry represents a person’s unique and personal journey with mental health. By sharing our stories, we not only dignify the existence of our journeys, we also create strong bonds that weave together new meaning for our diverse experiences. This in turn supports and strengthens those around, creating a tapestry that represents hope and inclusion.
Download our brochure here.
We value our writers and editors. If you’d like to share our stories on your platform, please kindly credit us by including the line: “This article was written by (contributor) and was first published on The Tapestry Project SG”. Thank you!