Little girls with grown-up worries
If your typical Barbie had real life proportions, she would be 5 feet 9 inches, a bust of 36 inches and an 18 inch waist. That shape is not only improbable but unhealthy and a real
When TV is bad for you
Researchers compared the stress response among those who were present at the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013 to that of those who were exposed to the trauma only through the media.
Body image issues: chicken feed and big bottoms
An exaggerated hour-glass shape was what I wanted. Watching my mum and aunties, I knew it was highly unlikely I would get those hips and bottoms but hope is, you know, just hope...
Depression in women – part 2
In most of Africa, when women bring their babies for vaccination, they have to sit through talks by nurses at the clinics on the value of immunizations, good nutrition and family p
Depression in women: the impact of childbirth.
Feeling depressed while holding your ‘bundle of joy’ seems at odds with itself. But it is the reality of many women.