jovialButterfly6752's Portfolio

Author Biography: Having struggled with their mental health from a young age, jovial is passionate about activism and advocacy,. After their recent completion of their BSc Psychology Degree, Jovial is looking forward to pursuing an MSc related to Mental Health in September.

During their time at university, they volunteered with people experiencing homelessness and completed 6 extra-curricular programs.

Jovial is enthusiastic about all things wellbeing and aspires to one day become a Clinical Psychologist. They've had a reasonable amount of experience with writing: as part of their school magazine committee, as a correspondent for their school in a nationwide student newspaper, as a poet, a blogger, and a slam poet.

Jovial is a volunteer content creator in another mental health organisation, an advisor for a mental health startup, and an intern in another program. In their free time, they pursue a wide range of interests: art, writing poetry, learning french, learning python, reading, cooking with their mom, photography, volunteering (like with 7Cups), reading and playing piano.

Jovial endeavours to make a difference in peoples’ lives, one moment at a time. Some of their dreams include improving access mental health care in India, developing novel interventions, and supporting the shift in clinical psychology towards a more strengths-driven approach. They are particularly interested in Positve Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology plus Global Mental Health, and Expressive Arts Therapies.

Top Interests/Categories I would like to Focus On: I'm open to everything. I just want to learn.

List of Q&A Pages I have Worked On: Have done quite a few (can't remember how many) but am waiting for them to be approved.

List of my Expert Article Section Contributions: How to set Healthy Boundaries with your Folks

List of my Growth/Training Paths: Have just discovered this cool new feature and will design one when I find the time. I marketed a growth path for my CDM honours project and have plans to create one myself... stay tuned!

What I am Currently Working On: A lot xD I have various leadership roles. In terms of Content Volunteering, I finished editing an expert article and have finished many Q&As. I'm a Content Volunteer Editor with a Therapy Focus.

Favorite quotes/Poems:

“Au milieu de l'hiver, j'apprenais enfin qu'il y avait en moi un été invincible.
(In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there lay within me an invincible summer.)"
― Albert Camus

"My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety."

My Heart Leaps Up by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

"We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." — Plato

Last Updated date: August 24th, 2021