Charlotte Mugabe 9 September 2026 There was a time when anxiety became the centre of my life. I never imagined that something I had heard people casually talk about as “worry” could become so overwhelming. For me, anxiety was not simply feeling nervous or stressed. It affected my thoughts, my body, my confidence, my relationships…
Kgomotso Molefe 1 September 2026 There was a turning point in my life that I will never forget. I had reached such a dark place that I attempted to end my life. I was alone and became unconscious for hours. The people I lived with could see that I was very unwell, but nobody took…
Kgomotso Molefe 19 August 2026 I grew up in an environment that was deeply toxic. As a child, I watched my father physically abuse my mother. Sometimes my siblings and I were too frightened to help her. There were nights when we hid in a room, terrified he would come through the door and hurt…
Ilse Krabben 13 June 2026 What if the simple act of enjoying life could become a revolution? A revolution that proves love is stronger than fear, stronger than pain, and stronger than the voices, inner or outer, that tell us we are not enough. That is worth fighting for. And it is a fight worth…
Warren Moult 5 June 2026 Loyalty is one of the rarest things left in the world. Not loud loyalty. Not the kind that performs for crowds or speaks in grand speeches when life is easy, and everyone is watching. Real loyalty is much quieter than that. It lives in the unseen moments. In the moments…
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…
