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.

Topics

• 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 recommendation

Connect with Zulaikha:
https://twitter.com/mindakami

https://mindakami.org/

Mental health services in Malaysia (counselling, therapy, psychiatry, emotional support, etc.)

https://twitter.com/mindakami/status/1410392798927355911

If you need to seek professional help please visit the following website, https://www.befrienders.org.my/ or call BeFrienders at 03-76272929

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