In this episode, we sat down with Zulaikha Mohamad, the host of Borak Minda and co-founder of MindaKami, a self-funded youth initiative that fights stigma, raises awareness & boosts mental health literacy. We sat down with Zulaikha to talk about her journey with mental health which led to her advocacy work through MindaKami, the power of sharing her story, challenges and lack of accessibility in our mental health system.
Her early days and master research thesis
Mental health stigma
The power of sharing her story around mental health diagnosis
Her mental advocacy through MindaKami
Ethical reporting of suicide cases
The impact of social media on mental health
Challenges and accessibility to mental health in Malaysia
Misunderstanding around psychology
How to get access to mental health at government and private hospital
Why do men not talk about mental health
Acceptance and grief on mental health
Her 30 days experiment recommendationhttps://twitter.com/mindakami
Mental health services in Malaysia (counselling, therapy, psychiatry, emotional support, etc.)
https://twitter.com/mindakami/status/1410392798927355911
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