On world mental health day – start to really listen to your teenager
The 10th of October is World Mental Health day. My plea today is to parents - that we start to really listen to our teenagers. It is one of the hardest thing to do as a parent as w
Are you OK? by Debra Riako
Today - the 10th October is mental health awareness day, a time for global directed focus on this issue that is speedily becoming the leading health issue of our time. And for toda
Health is made at home, hospitals are for repairs
Hospitals can help heal the body but it is rarely the place where we build our emotional and mental well-being. As I take a month of blogging break - I urge you to make your homes
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.
Men and depression
But alcoholism, any form of addiction, screams of a lack of connection and feelings of isolation.
Mental health
Although we are 8 billion of us in the small planet, the world has never been so lonely. Face to face connection with people is a mental gym session we cannot take for granted.
What it feels like
Suffering depression is wrongly considered a sign of weakness, an innate inability to cope with hard times. Yet depression can affect anyone and like any illness, requires some he
Depression in Kenya – Part 1
I don't know why I assumed that the numbers would be small - perhaps because we do not talk about it much and also perhaps because we stigmatize mental health and want to believe t
Depression and contraceptives
Women need to 'listen' to their bodies and do what is right for them. Hormonal contraceptives are fine for the vast majority but this study should not be ignored or sensationalised