Ilse Krabben 11 April 2026 We look at people with mental disorders or anxiety as different from us, but if we look closer, we see that their way is actually extremely similar to most humans in this world, just with the volume turned a bit higher, or with fewer tools to know how to cope….
Dominique Ceara 14 March 2026 I was not falling apart visibly. That is the thing nobody tells you about survival mode – it looks fine from the outside. You show up. You function. You keep the child alive and the bills paid and the face steady. I was a single mother, and my daughter was…
Ilse Krabben 20 March 2026 I feel a lot of compassion for the girl I was nine years ago, not perfect, still living with so much anxiety and pain, and yet still standing and doing her best. I was always working so hard just to function. Writing little notes to myself that I would put…
8 March 2026 Warren Moult There is a weight that cannot be measured. A weight that presses on the chest and curls around the spine like a vine, determined to claim every inch of you. It is invisible to the world, yet it shapes every movement, every thought, every breath. It is the weight of…
12 March 2026 Syeda Sofia Ali Every young person carries a world of emotions inside — excitement, fear, joy, confusion, love, and hope. When we laugh loudly or cry quietly, we show our true self. But many of us learn to hide our feelings as we grow older. We smile when we feel sad. We…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
10 October 2025 Syeda Sofia Ali “The softest voices carry the heaviest hearts.” We often look — but rarely see. We speak — but seldom understand. In a world where judgment comes faster than compassion, we forget that everyone is fighting silent battles — unseen, unnamed, and unheard. Don’t judge the sleeper. They may sleep…
