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Meaningful Time Management During COVID-19: Paula’s Story
By Paula // The way we manage our time can help or hinder our recovery. Without intentional time management, we might end up lazing around and deteriorating in our mental state, or we could be productive and use our time meaningfully; supporting our recovery. This is even more crucial during this time of COVID-19 when…
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Humanity’s Time To Shine
The COVID-19 circuit breaker may have brought society to a standstill, but perhaps now is humanity’s time to shine.
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A Balancing Act: Vienna’s Story
I don’t remember much of what I went through from around April 2018 to August 2019. But I knew it was a dark period. My life’s calendar felt like it was partially erased and blanked out. Like flipping through those old-school tear-off almanacs, the ones with red and green Chinese characters, and then finding chunks…
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Taking Care of Our Mental Wellbeing during the Covid-19 Pandemic
“Instead of judging yourself and beating yourself up for not having a productive Work-From-Home day, perhaps you can gently tell yourself that you are still adjusting to the new work arrangement, and speak words of encouragement to yourself, like how you would do to a friend.”
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Living With Myself: Gerlind’s Story
Who would choose to go through such painful ups and downs? The medications that help us function day to day do not come cheap, either. When society pushes us away, where are we to go? We are just like you: we need friends, families, support groups, medication, and jobs…It’s now even trickier with the current…
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Holding On: Nadera’s Story
“Especially now, when there might not be anyone around physically to affirm you, you have to pat yourself on the back for every step you take in the positive direction and ignore the demons that tell you that what you are doing is not enough.”
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Coping With COVID-19 When You Have A Mental Health Condition
As persons with mental health conditions, we are familiar with the battles in our minds. There aren’t any easy solutions, but we are much stronger than we realise. We have already overcome so much in our lives, and likewise, we shall also get through this together (but in a responsible socially-distanced way), one day at…
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Growing Up With Mental Illnesses: Khai’s Story
“When I was just 10 years old, my mum was diagnosed with bipolar and it was tough growing up when roles are reversed, with you having to take care of your mum instead.”
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Don’t Be Blind To The Signs: Heather’s Story
“We went to see the doctor again and he increased the dosage. Sadly, things were never the same again.”
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To Love and Be Loved: Mak’s Story
“Love at its base, is about loving others, not what we can get out of it. But we also need to understand that to do that, we need to love ourselves.”
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Team Tapestry 2020: Small Steps for a World of Difference
We’re not big on New Year resolutions, but we’re all about keeping things real. Meet the dreamers and doers behind The Tapestry Project SG!
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We are people first
“Accept us. Listen to us. Start thinking of us as people first, people with hurts, people who love, people who want to be loved, people who are the same as everyone else.”
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Together Against Stigma conference 2019
By Dawn W. // On 3-5 October 2019, like-minded individuals convened in a conference to discuss social stigma faced by persons with mental health conditions. As a bystander, it is convenient to cast people into stereotypes and reduce their narratives to that of mere self-pity; forgetting that they too, are just as human as anyone…
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World Mental Health Day 2019: Suicide Prevention
By Nicole K. // Whenever I read about suicide on social media, I am morbidly drawn to the comments section. Invariably, the comments consist mostly of condolences for the family; condemnation of the person who attempted suicide or died, saying they were selfish, weak and an inconvenience; and complaints that the government ought to have…
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5 Things I’ve Learnt About Relapse: Sharol’s Story
by Sharol S. // Relapse remains dreaded. Putting that aside, I’ve come to learn from every experience how to better manage my condition. My psychiatrists and counsellors have shared many helpful tips that worked well when I was in need, which I found doable over time. I have learnt to be more sensitive to my…
