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It starts with you

It starts with you

Explore with this blogger 7 easy ways to be kind to yourself, and to be fully alive by simply showing up. Say yes to life! Being fully engaged in everything you do = a vital, well-lived life. Was this helpful?

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Choose Happiness

Choose Happiness

When you embrace change, you can choose happiness. Listen to this happiness song; it will have you singing along, clapping your hands, and jumping into life whole-heartedly. If something is still holding you back from engaging with life, talk to our counsellors for...

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Take charge – Get out of your rut

Take charge – Get out of your rut

Showing up in your life can make all the difference. Listen to this short, entertaining talk about adding something meaningful to your life within 30 days. It will help get you out of the rut and into a whole new life experience. Try it! Was this helpful?

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Show up in your life

Show up in your life

Living half-heartedly or living fully engaged? It’s your choice Showing up and being committed to your life is about focusing on what is important to you, and then at every opportunity expressing this. You may have set goals for yourself, such as furthering your...

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Mel Robbins’ 5 Second Rule

Mel Robbins’ 5 Second Rule

The revolutionary process created by Mel Robbins. Although Mel does not specifically label her process as a mindfulness tool, it certainly is effective in moving a person out of autopilot and into the present moment. Once you can get the knack of it, this process can...

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Take 5

Take 5

Whenever we are trying to establish a new helpful behaviour, we need reminders to prompt us to practice. Some wise people have said that it takes about 21 days of repeating the new behaviour until it becomes an unconscious good habit. Click on the image below and save...

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Latest Posts

Free yourself from social media stress

Free yourself from social media stress

We live in a switched-on world in which it’s almost unthinkable to be without social media for so much as a day. According to Statista, a company specialising in market and consumer data, around 30 million South Africans were on social networking sites in 2019. What’s more, this number is set to grow to close to 50 million by 2026!

Empower yourself: Beat workplace bullying

Empower yourself: Beat workplace bullying

There’s no two ways about it: being bullied isn’t just tough in the moment, it continues to take a toll in other areas of your life.
Bullying leaves a trail of destruction in its wake. It shatters your self-esteem and increases your risk of anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance and self-harm. It can even result in physical health problems like high blood pressure, stomach pain and poor appetite.

Is COVID-19 related to your genes?

Is COVID-19 related to your genes?

It’s something that has puzzled researchers from the start of the pandemic – why do some people experience severe illness, and others do not? These differences extend beyond known risk factors – like age, and existing disease.
To answer this question, researchers began studying the genetics of people exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and were able to identify links between developing the disease and variations in specific parts of their DNA.

TB awareness – the role of chronic stress and mental health in disease risk

TB awareness – the role of chronic stress and mental health in disease risk

The pandemic has highlighted the idea of a disease being front and center in all aspects of our lives. However, for someone living with a chronic condition, this has been their reality long before COVID-19 came along, and the pandemic has simply made things worse.
Economic, social and psychological distress is common amongst those living with chronic conditions, such as tuberculosis (TB).

Standing up for yourself and others

Standing up for yourself and others

Underlying all human rights is a deep respect for human life. There are those passionate people whose daily lives center around defending and upholding these precious rights so that we can all live in a more caring and just world. Each one of us can take inspiration from this and make choices that demonstrate how our own personal values uphold human rights.