Speaking Her Truth: Mental healthcare giver at 12, she now gives back as start-up founder

Ms Joan Low founded Thoughtfull, a Temasek-backed digital mental healthcare company. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
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SINGAPORE – A chicken rice meal changed Ms Joan Low’s life.

The Malaysian teenager had been looking high and low for a tertiary scholarship when an uncle mentioned Pearson College UWC during a coffee-shop outing in Kuala Lumpur. The school runs a two-year international baccalaureate (IB) programme in Victoria, Canada.

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