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Enlighten is a project initiated by the Grade 10 students of Mano Amiga Academy supported by mental health professionals. To “enlighten” means to explain thoroughly or make aware. Same goes for our goal, we hope to spread awareness and enlightenment about mental health and its importance.

Your mental health matters. Let this project help you in the journey to better mental health and (hopefully) a better life.

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Insightful comments from the webinar, Enlighten: To Accept is to Love:

*↳ ❝*Before, I thought that it is hard to give love for ourselves but now, I realized that having acceptance can be one way to have self love.❞ — Anonymous

*❝*Before, I was ignorant of mental health but now, I learned that mental health is incredibly important.❞ — Anonymous

*❝*Before, I thought that self-love and narcissism are the same but now, I learned that their meanings are totally different: self-love is loving yourself like how you love other people or things. While narcissism is similar to self-obsession, where the only important thing to you is yourself.❞ — Anonymous

*❝*Before, I thought that taking care of our mental health wouldn't make much of a difference in our day to day life but now, I learned that it is beneficial to take care of not only our physical health, but our mental health as well as it can affect us, and the people around us in ways that even we wouldn't be able to see right away.❞ — Anonymous

*❝*Before, I thought that mental health wasn't that important but now, I learned that with good mental health, reaching my dreams wouldn't be a problem.❞ — Anonymous

*❝*Before, I didn't know how to overcome problems but now, I learned that I can do more than what I expected me to do. It just takes time and attention to realize that you are far more capable than what you are now, you just have to practice and love yourself more.❞ — Anonymous