Being stuck isn’t a good feeling. It’s choking. It’s suffocating. It’s not a good place to be. You feel that you are not moving forward or backwards. In a word; you feel stuck. I have been at this place too…
It’s so annoying to hear this phrase, “real women have curves’. Does this mean that we with not too prominent curves are a figment of the imagination? Are we aliens? I may be getting ahead of myself. Let me introduce…
This page contains fact sheets and other resources to support the health and well-being of communities impacted by COVID-19 adapted from Centre for the study of Traumatic Stress. No permission is needed to use or adapt these fact sheets for…
The change from the original theme, “Sleep”, was made by the Mental Health Foundation. This is the charity that started Mental Health Awareness Week as a way to create awareness for mental health as touching certain issues they choose to highlight…
Self care and self love are about making positive lasting change in our lives. Part of self care/self love is making sure we talk to ourselves with all the love we deserve. Research indicates that nearly 80% of our self…
Written by Elizabeth Ita As concerts are postponed, sporting events are canceled, schools are closed and tourist hot spots are shut down, experts recommend that even those who show no sign of illness stay home during this time of global pandemic. That’s right: It’s…
Coping with isolation in the COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge. But there are steps you can take to manage your mental health & well-being. Be in the present: Take each day as it comes and focus on the things you…
China was the first country affected by the pandemic of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Several unique characteristics of China’s COVID-19 epidemic patterns have affected mental health leading to increased anxiety, depression,…
First launched by the charity Place2Be in 2015, this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week focuses on the theme – “find your brave”. The initiative aims to highlight to young people that being brave does not mean coping alone with mental…
Borrowing the words of Buddha – “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” It’s strange how in just a heartbeat we can fall head over heels in love with a perfect stranger,…
