There’s a story about the chaotic problem child; the careless spender, the unsettled thrill-seeking spirit, living life on the edge. The spoiled teenage girl, or the boy you’d never let near your daughter. The one that got lost in the wild. The one that drowned his troubles and insecurities inside the bottle always seemed to …
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People have a need to feel unique and special in different areas of life. Whether it’s being the most artistically talented in a group, most athletic, intellectually brilliant, or physically attractive. There is a drive to be unique, stand out, and distinguish oneself within a social group. This need is constantly calibrated using social comparison …
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Goals are milestones we set out to achieve, they are aspirations we set into the future and work towards reaching. Goal setting orients our lives towards who we’d like to be or what we would like to achieve. They link our present to the future and help us design our lives right now in a …
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What are we if we aren’t growing, if we aren’t trying new things, pushing the boundaries of our abilities and limitations, discovering parts of ourselves we never knew existed? All this is only possible by consistently trying new things, stepping out of the comfort zone and into domains we aren’t familiar with. There are always …
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It’s that time of year again, the end of one year as we usher in a new one. A time we reflect upon how the past year went as we map out a way forward. We analyze the wins, losses, and lessons we can draw out from the previous year as we set new goals …
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Young adulthood is a transition stage from teenage hood to adulthood. It’s a stage somewhere between 18-29 years. It’s a person’s first taste of maturity through financial independence, freedom to make life choices, exploration of sexuality among others. Not everyone develops at the same rate though; some start dating in their teenage years, others not …
Taking more than 700,000 lives per year, suicide is the fourth leading cause of death globally among young people aged between 15 and 29 (young adults) and is most prevalent in low and middle income countries. Among people who die by suicide, the largest portion are men. In fact, a study showed that in Kampala …
Men are Less Likely to Seek Mental Health Help and This is Why Read More »
Personal values are aspects of life we consider most important to us. Personal values are our guidance systems in life, they are what we base on to make both short-term daily decisions and long-term life choices. People acquire personal values straight from childhood from their immediate environment; From parents and guardians, most of the values …
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It’s the stories from people who have seen the dark side of life that are the most inspiring; stories of how they dug themselves out of pits of addiction, depression, loneliness. These stories give us hope, hope that however bad a situation gets, there’s always light at the end of the tunnel. They are living …
Redemption, the Journey from an Addict to a Mental Health Advocate Read More »
It’s yet again that time of year, the summation of one year, and initiation of another. The beginning of a new year is symbolic for most people; it’s a representation of a new beginning, a fresh start, a clean slate, a chance to rewrite your story and your life in general. It’s because of this …