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Hustle Culture & the emergence of Toxic Productivity
Toxic Behaviours can be explained as behaviours that are harmful to you, your goals, and your daily life. Living in a culture which...
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Bringing Empathy to Writing - Reporting on Grief, Death and Loss
They say that the pen is mightier than the sword, and rightfully so. Our words carry tremendous power, especially in the context of news...
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Cut yourself some slack - There is a dark side to Resilience
In recent times, you've probably seen and heard the word resilience a lot. Resilience can be defined as the psychological capacity to...
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They say, Blood is thicker than Water… But is it really?
How often have you heard the phrase ‘blood is thicker than water’? - Throw in extra points if it came from a family member who was trying...
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Talking about our Vulnerabilities may leave us feeling even more Vulnerable
We’re told getting things off our chest will make us feel better in the long run, but what should we do if we initially feel worse? If...
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When Gratitude crosses over to the Dark Side
Have you ever thought of how often you’ve been asked to be thankful, feel grateful or to count your blessings? We have been told that...
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Unloving things masked in the name of Love - Living with Toxic Parents
When you think of the term ‘parents’ or ‘family’, it might evoke an array of emotions, based on your childhood and current family...
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Moving from Lockdowns to Unlocks - Coping with Reopening Anxiety
Is it ok that I'm scared to go back to normal life? What if I’ve forgotten how to socialise and make small-talk? Can I hit the snooze...
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The Power of the Emoji
Given that there are approximately 6 billion emojis, emoticons or stickers flying around the world every day in our conversations and...
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Copy-Me-Not: When Imitation is Angering & not Flattering
You might have heard the phrase ‘Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’, but if you really ask the person who is actually being...
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There are no masks to protect the Mind - Mental Health & Wellbeing on the Frontline
We clapped for them. We sang for them. We put out rainbows and appreciation messages for them. The past year has been nothing short of...
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Like, Follow, Subscribe - Mental Health in the age of Social Media
A compulsive need to know. The fear of missing out (FOMO). The fear of hate comments. The counting of likes. Mindlessness or numbing out....
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Understanding Loneliness - & No, its not the same as being Alone!
Loneliness. We’ve heard of a lot of people speaking out about feeling lonely from time to time, and this has only increased during the...
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For Mental Health’s sake - Quit that Job!
Not loving your job or, more specifically, just plain outright hating it can cause more than just unhappiness in your career or...
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Let's keep the Conversation Going - Every day, week & month
If you’ve paid attention to your social media feeds through May, you’d have noticed the plethora of content around Mental Health...
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Judging - Are we born with it?
The first principal of Social Etiquette 101 which society tries to engrain in us is: "Do not judge people." And of course we are all too...
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Racism, Inequality & Mental Health in BIPOC communities
This past week has not only marked one year since the tragic passing away of George Floyd which lead to the iconic Black Lives Matter...
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Discrimination, Stigma & Prejudice - Mental Health amongst the LGBTQ+ community
Love is Love. Equality Matters. Love is Free. We are all the same inside. -- We’ve all heard these slogans, and on days which are...
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Patriarchy, Oppression & Gaslighting - the Toxic Cocktail of Family Businesses
We’ve all grown up on the age-old adage, ‘Don’t judge a book by it’s cover’, but how often have we tried to apply this to the various...
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Save the Planet, It can save your Mental Health too!
“Save the Earth - we have no Planet B.”; “You planet needs you” ; “The Climate is changing, why aren’t we?”, “Make a change for Climate...
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