The Hidden Power of Waiting: Boosting Self-Control and Wellbeing

Londiwe Buthelezi 20 October 2025 Waiting can feel tedious, so we often try to avoid it. Yet research reveals that waiting actually strengthens self-control—the ability to manage our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours when short-term temptations clash with long-term goals. This skill is crucial in many areas of life, from decision-making to relationships and mental health….

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LGBTQI+ & Mental Health

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…

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Ukuqinisela kwamadoda kungaholela esifweni sengqondo

Londiwe Buthelezi |15 July 2025 KUSENZIMA ukuthi amadoda aphumele obala aveze okuwaphethe kabi nokuholela ekutheni agcine ehlaselwa yizifo zengqondo. Lokhu kushiwo yinhlangano esiza abafana abakhula ngaphandle kobaba, iCharacter Company, ukubakhuthaza ukuthi babhodle ukuze bavikele ukuphathwa izifo zengqondo. UMnuz Jaco Schalkwyk uthe abafana bathathwa njengabantu okungafanele baveze obala ukuthi baphatheke kabi, ingasaphathwa eyokuthi bakhale. “Izibalo zethu…

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