About us

A space to talk. A space to be.

Founded in 2025 by Isheta Shah and Puteri Adriana, ruang was built on a simple belief: mental health should be a conversation, not a whisper.

Through therapy, community events and collaborations, we hope to make mental health more accessible, approachable, and part of everyday life.

Isheta Shah and Puteri Adriana, the founders of ruang Founded byIsheta & PuteriMeet the team
Why ruang?

Sometimes, the hardest part isn’t asking for help. It’s knowing that you’re allowed to.

Why the name ruang?

Ruang means space. And that’s exactly what we want to create.

A space to pause.
A space to talk.
A space to listen.
A space to feel understood.

What our logo means

Our logo reflects the kind of space we want ruang to be. Pick a part to see what it means.

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The ruang logo: a lamp, an armchair and the handwritten word ruang

Because mental health care doesn’t always have to feel clinical.

Sometimes, it can simply feel like coming into a room where you know you can be yourself.

Our mission

To empower Malaysians to embrace mental health conversations

by providing accessible care, collaborating with NGOs and creating opportunities to talk openly about the topics we often find difficult to discuss.

A burden shared is a burden halved
Our vision

Making mental health everyone’s conversation.

Not something we only talk about when things fall apart.

Not something we whisper about.

Something we can talk about as naturally as we talk about our physical health, our relationships, our work and our everyday lives.

What we believe

Curious, non-judgemental and human.

Tap each one to read a little more.

Mental health belongs in everyday conversations.

We want to make those conversations easier to have.

Mental health isn’t only about diagnoses or therapy.

It’s about how we relate to ourselves, how we navigate relationships, how we deal with change, how we cope when things feel overwhelming and how we make sense of what we’re going through.

You don’t have to wait until things get bad.

Support doesn’t have to be a last resort. Sometimes, talking to someone when things are just beginning to feel difficult can make all the difference.

There is no one way to experience mental health.

Everyone comes with a different story, background and way of making sense of the world. That’s why we believe in creating spaces that are curious, non-judgemental and human.

Sometimes, it starts with saying it out loud.

You don’t have to go through it alone.