Ukuqonda Nokubhekana Nezinsuku Ezikukhumbuza Ubuhlungu: Indlela Yokuphila Ngemva Kokulahlekelwa
Gugu Madonsela aka Donsy Kunene 1 January 2026 Kukhona izinsuku ezithile ezihlala zimbuleka ezinhlizweni zethu, zisikhumbuza ngezikhathi ezashintsha izimpilo zethu. Kungaba ukulahlekelwa umuntu esimthanda kakhulu, ukuphela kobudlwelwano, ingozi, noma olunye uhlobo lobuhlungu, lezi zinsuku zivame ukuletha isisindo esingachazeki ngamazwi. Kuyinto ejwayelekile ukuzizwa ungakhululekile noma ucabanga ngokweqile uma lezi zinsuku zisondele. Kodwa ngokufunda ukuqaphela imizwa yakho…
Maintaining your Mental Health over the Festive Season
12 December 2025 Yolanda Mzimela As the summer holidays approach, the air fills with an unspoken expectation of joy and celebration. Calendars brim with social invitations, the “Dezemba” energy is palpable, and everywhere there is the promise of warmth and togetherness. But what if, instead of excitement, you feel a heavy sense of dread? What…
Festive Spending and Protecting your Financial and Mental Well-being this Holiday Season
15 December 2025 Thembelihle Zwane As the festive season approaches, South Africans brace themselves for a period marked by both joyful celebrations and increased financial pressure. Retailers gear up for the shopping surge beginning with Black Friday and extending through Christmas, followed swiftly by Back-to-School sales. For many consumers, however, this season can bring more…
The Silent Scream Within
Warren Moult 7 December 2025 There is a pressure in the chest that has no language. It is the soundless scream that never reaches the air, the kind that lives behind the ribs and pulses through the mind. On the outside, life appears to continue as though nothing is amiss. You sit among laughter and…
Making the Most of Your Holiday: The Essential Role of Rest
Londiwe Buthelezi 5 December 2025 Taking a holiday isn’t just about a change of scenery—it’s a vital opportunity to recharge both body and mind. To truly benefit from your time off, preparation, detachment, and rest are key. Plan Ahead for Peace of Mind Start preparing early by marking your holiday dates on a visible calendar….
The Unpredictable Hand of Grace
Warren Moult 29 November 2025 We move through life believing we understand its rhythm, yet the world reminds us how little we truly know. Everything arrives in its own timing. We plan confidently, imagining our futures in straight lines. But life bends, twists, and pauses. It speaks in symbols we only understand later. There is…
Book Review: Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv
Thabisile Gumede 16 November 2025 Rachel Aviv’s Strangers to Ourselves is a deeply insightful and profoundly empathetic debut that blends memoir with investigative journalism to unravel the complex realities of mental illness. Framed by Aviv’s own early encounter with anorexia, the book is centred around five richly detailed case studies, each portraying individuals wrestling with…
On a Mission to Understand Depression
11 November 2025 Collin Mathenjwa I always thought of myself as mentally tough, so being diagnosed with depression shocked and confused me. Yet, through talking to others and confronting the illness head-on, I became determined to understand what I was going through. Depression is often described through metaphors—Emily Dickinson put it into words, Goya into…
Mindfulness: The Simple Practice That Can Transform Your Mental Wellbeing
6 November 2025 Thembelihle Zwane Mindfulness is a term we hear often, but what does it truly mean—and how can it help us navigate the stresses of everyday life? Rooted in ancient Buddhist meditation, mindfulness was adapted into a modern therapeutic practice by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zin in the 1970s. He introduced Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)…
Living with Alzheimer’s: A Journey of Love, Loss, and Strength
12 November 2025 Zandile Magwaza Alzheimer’s disease is often misunderstood as simply “forgetting,” but it is much more—it disrupts the way a person thinks, remembers, and navigates everyday life. This cruel thief steals skills once taken for granted, piece by piece, changing not only the individual but also the family that walks beside them. Themba,…
