Struggling to set boundaries with Boundaries with your adult children?
I remember when our daughter was young, my presence was central to her life. I, asMum, provided daily support and supervision. And now that she is an adult, the way inwhich I am present for her has had to change…and am still learning everyday along theway of this new season, which has its challenges! When […]
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TIRED OF THE DRAMA IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS?
Is your life a constant drama? Maybe it’s someone else you know? Somehow theyalways seem to attract drama. Ever wished you could make the drama stop? Well nowyou can end the constant emotionally charged battle that repeats itself in your life.Relationships can be so full of drama that leaves you feeling like you’ve just beenthrough […]
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LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE
African Teacher Joke “ My school teacher taught me most of the lies I telltoday. She would tell me to write a letter to my uncleabroad when she knows my uncle is in the village”. When was the last time you had a really good laugh from the pit of your stomach? Thistakes letting go […]
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COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS NAME THEM ONE BY ONE
These last five years, there have been many challenges for many people, and becauseof this, it would be easy to focus on the negatives that have gone on in our lives.Without denying what people have been through, it is essential to be grateful and tocount our blessings every day, for we are alive and still […]
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Mental Health Has to Be Part of Schools’ Curriculums!
We need to save our children! They are seriously affected by depression and anxietyleading to suicides at a very young age. Here are some statistics:In Africa, 2 in 7 young people aged 5 to 16 have a mental health problem. 2 in 10 areaffected by depression anxiety and posttraumatic stress that is around five children […]
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MENTAL WELLNESS AND SUICIDE
According to mental health expert, Ms. Shibero Akatsa, the capacity to think, act andprocess emotion in a rational manner is diminished among young people, especiallywhen exposed to unbearable pressure, stress, drugs and alcohol.She said children in this state of mind are more likely to commit suicide and advicescaregivers to look beyond common forms of mental […]
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MY STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION AND CLOSE BRUSH WITH SUICIDE.
I remember at the age of fourteen, wishing I could wave a magic wand that would zapme to a different planet or world, where I could become somebody else, because Ihated my life and the person I was. This was when it all started. I felt I didn’t ‘fit in’, anywhere at all. Through primary […]
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Why It’s Important to Understand if Your Teen Is Depressed
In Africa, nearly 37 million adolescents (aged 10–19) live with a mental disorder,with anxiety and depression affecting almost 50 per cent of them. Suicide is alsothe ninth most common cause of death among the above age group.(www.unicef.org/media/109886).From the above statistics, a large percentage of adolescents are affected bydepression. It is crucial for parents with adolescents […]
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YOU CAN BE HAPPILY SINGLE
I remember when I came returned from the USA after my studies at the tender age of28 years. I was single and found most of my high school buddies were married, mostwith children. I faced many questions. “Why Are You Still Single?” At that age, the number of questions I was asked by well-intentioned friends, […]
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LADIES OUT OF YOUR HIDING PLACE…THERE IS NOSHAME IN GETTING SEPARATED OR DIVORCED
This is for the women who are experiencing the shame and guilt for being forced to gothrough divorce/separation and for those who have had to make the decision to godown this road because of their unique circumstances.And the shame that comes from being stigmatized for being a ‘scarlet’ woman, and thefeelings of guilt for having […]
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