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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 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…
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 —…
Wholeness Magazine — Issue 1 Welcome to the very first issue of Wholeness Magazine — a space dedicated to exploring mental health, healing, and the full spectrum of human experience through stories that matter. In launching this publication, our goal is simple yet profound: to create a community where honesty meets empathy, where stigma is…
Lungile Kunene UFrantz Fanon waba ngenye yezincithabuchopho ebaluleke kakhulu yekhuluminyaka lama-20 lekholoniyalizimu ukwehlukana kwezihlanga, kanye nalokhu, umsebenzi wakhe obabazekayo, ongedlulelwa nkathi okanye neOrientalism kanye ne-The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Izimpabanga Zomhlaba ilucwaningo oluhlabahlosile lwesimongqondo sabakholonayiziwe kanye nendlela yabo eya enkululekweni. Inenjula eyodwa olakeni lwabantu abakholonayiziwe kanye nendima yodlame oguqukweni olungokomlando, lencwadi ngokunembile ibuye ihlasele ukwephucwa kwamalungelo ezindimbane zabantu…
Yolanda Mzimela Reading Broken Porcelain was a profoundly emotional journey—one that peeled back layers of my own past and revealed raw, often hidden truths. Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika’s memoir-in-essays is not just a personal account of living with mental illness; it is a powerful exploration of identity, trauma, and resilience that resonates deeply, especially for those…
