30 min
Ep. 1: Demystifying Mental Health Bridging Worlds Through Words
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How can we use literature and the arts as tools for healing? What role can storytelling play in dispelling taboos about mental health, and building resilience in the face of hardship? Wayne Rée, Nurjannah Suhaimi, and Julie Ann Tabigne chat with Mazharul Abedin about how literature converges with the many facets of mental health.
This episode is part of Bridging Worlds Through Words, a podcast which takes a look at writing and its intersections. Do categories describe or define the work? Similarly, what defines a “migrant” or “local” in Singapore, and how distinct are these identities, really? Join our writers as they search for common ground through literature. Bridging Worlds Through Words is presented by Migrant Writers of Singapore and supported by Sing Lit Station and The Majurity Trust.
Visit migrantwriters.sg/podcast for more episodes, behind the scenes content, biographies of our speakers and creative team, or to share your feedback!
CREDITS
Interviewees: Julie Ann Tabigne, Nurjannah Suhaimi, and Wayne Rée
Host: Mazharul Abedin
Sound design: Jay Ong
ABOUT
Akm Mazharul Abedin is a recitation artist and theatre artist. He has been in Singapore since 2009, working as a mechanical coordinator at a petrochemical refinery. In 2018, he started the Kahan Recitation Practice Centre with others who love recitation.
Jay Ong has organised various events with Migrant Writers of Singapore, such as the inaugural Migrant Literature Festival in 2020 and kickstarting the “Open Borders” series. He is also a freelance composer and sound designer.
Julie Ann Tabigne is a mother, a team leader and one of the volunteers of Migrant Writers of Singapore, and she loves hosting. Her poem “Break Free” was one of the winners of the “Words Heal the Mind” poetry competition.
Nurjannah Suhaimi is a designer based in Singapore. She is a visual communications graduate from Nanyang Technological University, the School of Art, Design, and Media.
Wayne Rée is the co-creator of the prose/comics mash-up, Work-Life Balance, and the comic, Worlds Apart: A Conversation About Mental Health. He wrote the text-based game, Internal Damnation, and co-created the award-winning audio series, Ghost Maps.
How can we use literature and the arts as tools for healing? What role can storytelling play in dispelling taboos about mental health, and building resilience in the face of hardship? Wayne Rée, Nurjannah Suhaimi, and Julie Ann Tabigne chat with Mazharul Abedin about how literature converges with the many facets of mental health.
This episode is part of Bridging Worlds Through Words, a podcast which takes a look at writing and its intersections. Do categories describe or define the work? Similarly, what defines a “migrant” or “local” in Singapore, and how distinct are these identities, really? Join our writers as they search for common ground through literature. Bridging Worlds Through Words is presented by Migrant Writers of Singapore and supported by Sing Lit Station and The Majurity Trust.
Visit migrantwriters.sg/podcast for more episodes, behind the scenes content, biographies of our speakers and creative team, or to share your feedback!
CREDITS
Interviewees: Julie Ann Tabigne, Nurjannah Suhaimi, and Wayne Rée
Host: Mazharul Abedin
Sound design: Jay Ong
ABOUT
Akm Mazharul Abedin is a recitation artist and theatre artist. He has been in Singapore since 2009, working as a mechanical coordinator at a petrochemical refinery. In 2018, he started the Kahan Recitation Practice Centre with others who love recitation.
Jay Ong has organised various events with Migrant Writers of Singapore, such as the inaugural Migrant Literature Festival in 2020 and kickstarting the “Open Borders” series. He is also a freelance composer and sound designer.
Julie Ann Tabigne is a mother, a team leader and one of the volunteers of Migrant Writers of Singapore, and she loves hosting. Her poem “Break Free” was one of the winners of the “Words Heal the Mind” poetry competition.
Nurjannah Suhaimi is a designer based in Singapore. She is a visual communications graduate from Nanyang Technological University, the School of Art, Design, and Media.
Wayne Rée is the co-creator of the prose/comics mash-up, Work-Life Balance, and the comic, Worlds Apart: A Conversation About Mental Health. He wrote the text-based game, Internal Damnation, and co-created the award-winning audio series, Ghost Maps.
30 min