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Shedding Light
In a world where so much of what we carry remains unseen, Mental Health Awareness Month invites us to shed light on the experiences we often navigate quietly.
To shed light is not to insist that everything becomes bright, but to bring gentle awareness to what has been hidden, misunderstood, or difficult to name.
At OASIS, we believe awareness begins with understanding. When we understand how our minds and nervous systems respond to stress, we can meet ourselves with greater curiosity and compassion rather than judgement.
Education is an act of empowerment.
Shedding light on mental health does not mean having all the answers. Sometimes, it means being willing to look, listen, speak about what has been difficult to say, and recognise when support is needed.
Perhaps awareness is where healing begins—not by forcing away the darkness, but by bringing enough light to it that we no longer have to navigate it alone.
This Mental Health Awareness Month, may we shed light with understanding, compassion and connection.
*Throughout October, all proceeds from my OASIS projects will be donated to the Singapore Red Cross, in support of humanitarian response efforts for communities affected by the deadly flash floods and landslides in Nepal on 26 August.
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes… including you.”
— Anne Lamott
Upcoming Events
Missed the 28 Jun Webinar?
Emotions as Messengers - Listening Without Being Overwhelmed
28 Jun Webinar Playback Recording
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As part of OASIS Outreach — a global conscious community created by Gabrielle Mendoza to support wellbeing from within — this session bridges the worlds of psychology, mindfulness, and embodied healing.
In the first half of the evening, Scarlette Yuen, registered counsellor from The Counselling Collab SG who trained in Restorative Yoga under Gabrielle Mendoza, will guide a grounded exploration into emotions and the nervous system through a trauma-informed lens. Drawing on her background in Psychology and Counselling, Scarlette will unpack how emotions are processed through the brain, body, and nervous system — and why emotions are not problems to fix, but important messengers carrying information about our inner world.
The session will explore the difference between primary and secondary emotions, and how protective emotional responses can sometimes mask deeper feelings, unmet needs, and relational wounds beneath the surface. Participants will also learn how emotional awareness, language, empathy, and validation can support nervous system safety, regulation, and deeper connection with ourselves and others.
The evening will conclude with a gentle restorative practice and reflection, offering space to meet emotions with greater curiosity, compassion, and care rather than overwhelm or avoidance.
