mental wellbeing

We can no longer be silent!

One of the most dangerous phenomena in the African culture is constant messaging of “don’t tell anyone”. This is especially when you are having issues and tissues.  It is known that whatever is suppressed like a pressure cooker, will either explode or implode. Imploding is dangerous as it affects the body and affect immune systems …

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Suicide Prevention – Mental Health 2019

  Today the world marks World Mental Health Day; the emphasis being Suicide Prevention.   World Mental Health Day was observed for the first time on 10 October 1992. It is an annual activity of the World Federation for Mental Health initiated by Deputy Secretary General, Richard Hunter. Today the Nous, a UK the non-profit …

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The 2 of Me – Fibromyalgia Awareness May 2019

Every time the Fibromyalgia Awareness month comes around, I tend to feel inadequate to explain my physical pain or inspire those whose journey is so very different from mine. It has been close to 7 years since I started living with Chronic pain and 5 years since I got the diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and Chronic …

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Your Body and Your Mind – Mental Health Week 2019

The month of May has brought us back into another awareness discussion: “the body and the mind”. As an Ambassador of the Nous, my contribution was a write up on my thoughts on the subject. My reflection led me to mentally canvass the changes in the way the female body particularly has been viewed and …

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