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10 Agasti 2025 Carolyn Sithole Ngesikhathi ngiqala uhambo lwami lokuphola emuva kokuphazamiseka ngokwengqondo, umuntu engihlekisana naye wathi: “Anginandaba nokuthi unesifo sini; ngizohlala eceleni kwakho inqobo nje uma uthola usizo.” Ngakho-ke ngenza njalo. Ngesikhathi ngiya kudokotela, ngangicabanga ukuthi ngizokhuluma naye ngenkinga yami yokuphefumula okwakungihlasela. Wangitshela ukuthi kukhona ukukhathazeka kwengqondo (anxiety), kodwa angizange ngimkholelwe. Ngoba mina ngiyazi…

Ubuqhwaga Emsebenzini

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5 Agasti 2025 Londiwe Buthelezi Ubuqhwaga abugcini nje ngokuba yisenzo esenziwa izingane, kodwa kuyenzeka nakubantu abadala. Ukuba isiqhwaga akuvamile ukuthi umuntu akhule ahlukane nakho. Ubuqhwaga buyindlela yokubhekana nezimo futhi kungaba ingxenye yezindlela umuntu omdala azisebenzisa nsuku zonke ukuze athole akufunayo empilweni. Umuntu ohlukunyezwa ngokwengqondo emsebenzini nsuku zonke ubhekene nobungozi bokuba nokwesaba, ukukhathazeka, ukuzwela ngokweqile, nokubonakala…

Contribute to Wholeness Magazine

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We warmly welcome individuals who want to share their stories and insights with our readers. Wholeness Magazine publishes articles on a wide range of topics that positively contribute to living better through holistic mental health. While not every story is “happy” or purely positive, they all aim to inspire hope, understanding, and growth. To make…

LGBTQI+ & Mental Health

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Minority Stress, Identity, and Survival: The wounds you don’t always see Dr Nonhlanhla Zikalala Being queer is not the mental illness, but the world often treats it like one. As a psychiatrist, I’ve seen the damage not from identity, but from invalidation. We don’t pathologise queerness. We pathologise the consequences of chronic rejection, microaggressions, religious…

Community Mental Health Promotion

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Thursday, 10 July 2025 Online 18:00 – 19:00 Register Now Join us for an engaging and informative webinar on Community Mental Health Promotion, where we’ll explore practical strategies and collaborative approaches to supporting mental wellbeing at the community level. This session is designed for mental health professionals, educators, social workers, community leaders and anyone passionate about mental health advocacy. Participants…

Indlela Abasebenzi Kwezempilo Emiphakathini KwaZulu-Natal Abasiza Ngayo Ukulwa Nenkathazo Yempilo Yengqondo

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15 July 2025 Londiwe Buthelezi ENingizimu Afrika, kunabantu abaneziqu zobuchwepheshe bezengqondo (psychologists) nabachwepheshe bezifo zengqondo (psychiatrists) abaningi ngokwanele ukubahlangabezana nezidingo zempilo yengqondo zabantu bonke ezweni lonke. Okunye okudingeka ngokuphuthuma, wukuthi kuqeqeshwe abasebenzi bezempilo emiphakathini ukuze banikeze usizo oluyisisekelo kwezempilo yengqondo futhi benze into abayaziyo abayifundele. Ukubhekakancane ukuthi umsebenzi wokuhambela abagulayo emakhaya ovamise ukwenziwa oNompilo, uhamba…

Challenging the Nexus: Integrating Western Psychology and African Cultural Beliefs in South African Mental Health Care

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Thabani Maphanga 22 September 2025 The growing discourse on African psychology, enriched by the contributions of thinkers like Ratele (2014, 2017) and other esteemed scholars, underscores the vital need for a psychological framework that truly resonates with the African context. This growing discourse critiques traditional Euro-American psychological frameworks and calls for a psychology that authentically …

Ukunakekelwa Kwempilo Yengqondo Okungabizi

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Yolanda Mzimela 12 September 2025 Ukunakekelwa kwempilo yengqondo okungabizi eNingizimu Afrika kuyatholakala ngezinhlobo ezahlukene zezinketho, kuhlanganise nezinhlangano ezizimele (NGOs), izinhlangano zomphakathi, kanye nezindawo zokuxhumana zaku-inthanethi. Izinsizakalo ezixhaswe nguhulumeni nazo ziyatholakala, kodwa kuvame ukuba nezikhathi zokulinda ezinde. Izindawo ezithile ezingabizi: Izinhlangano ezingezona ezohulumeni (NGOs) nezinhlangano zomphakathi, okungaba yizinhlangano ezifana ne-SADAG, Lifeline, ne-FAMSA. Ziyanikeza ukwelulekwa ngezindleko eziguquguqukayo…

Mental Health Care Resources in South Africa

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Mental health is a critical component of overall well-being, and having access to the right resources is essential for those facing mental health challenges. In South Africa, a wide range of organisations and services offer support, from free counselling to specialised therapy. This guide provides a comprehensive list of mental health care resources available in…

Nutritional psychiatry: Your brain on food

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Londiwe Buthelezi 8 September 2025 Think about it. Your brain is always “on.” It takes care of your thoughts and movements, your breathing and heartbeat, your senses — it works hard 24/7, even while you’re asleep. This means your brain requires a constant supply of fuel. That “fuel” comes from the foods you eat —…