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28/07/2026

🧠 July is Mental Health Awareness Month! 🧠

Read through the slides to find out more about what a mental illness is, why we need a month dedicated to mental health awareness, who can struggle with their mental health, and why you should absolutely seek help.

As the month is coming to an end, we want to remind you that it is okay to seek help if you are struggling mentally or emotionally. It can be difficult to find the right kind of help for you. See the list below of who you can contact:

Free and low-cost options:
🔅 SADAG - they offer 24/7 telephonic counselling and support groups (0800 567 567 | SMS 31393 | www.sadag.org)
🔅 FAMSA - they offer relational support either via online or in-person counselling sessions (R400/hour | https://www.famsawc.org.za/)
🔅 SAFMH - they provide information regarding mental health services (https://www.safmh.org/help-desk/ | does NOT provide mental health care services)
🔅 LifeLine South Africa - they offer mental and emotional health services via 3 call centres (https://lifelinesa.co.za/about-us/):
- Stop Gender Violence Helpline: 0800 150 150
- AIDS helpline: 0800 012 322
- LifeLine South Africa National Counselling: 0861 322 322
🔅 Substance Abuse Helpline: 0800 12 13 14
🔅 Cipla Mental Health Helpline: 0800 456 789
🔅 Healthcare Workers Care Network Helpline: 0800 21 21 21
🔅 The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation: 0800 006 008

Paid options:
Registered counsellors, psychologists, and psychiatrists are trained professionals who can provide mental health support and care on different levels. Most counsellors and psychologists offer an online option if distance and travelling is a problem. You can find them either in private practice or practising at counselling centres, hospitals, and online counselling platforms.
Examples: www.kyli-benadie-chowles.co.za | https://counsellinghub.org.za/ | www.betterhelp.com

24/07/2026

Suicidal thoughts are a sign of distress and a need for support, not a sign of weakness or failure. Understanding su***de means recognising the warning signs, challenging stigma, and responding with compassion rather than judgement. A caring conversation, early support, and professional help can make a meaningful difference🌸.
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26/06/2026

The ins and outs of stress:

Every person is in a constant state of stress lately. Bills need to be paid but we also want to have new experiences, parents try to juggle their jobs and careers along with having a healthy relationship with their children, and students need to write tests and do assignments while also trying to prioritise rest and relaxation.

Every element of our lives has the component of stress attached to it. If you choose to save your money instead of spending it, you stress about missing out on life. If you choose to spend the money on experiences you stress about not saving it for your future retirement or emergency fund.

There is no such thing as a stress-free life. Thus, it is important to learn how to manage stress to prevent it from consuming your life.

24/06/2026

June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to challenge the stigma that has kept many men suffering in silence. Seeking help is not a sign of weakness, but a courageous step towards better health and healing. Whether you're reaching out for support or checking in on a loved one, every step matters. Early support can improve outcomes and serves as a reminder that you do not have to carry your struggles alone. While June shines a spotlight on men’s mental health, creating spaces where men feel safe to seek support and be heard, is something we should commit to every day of the year.🩵💙

27/05/2026

What if the hardest battle someone fights is with a reality that feels completely real to them, but is not real to most others? Schizophrenia is not a character flaw, it is a serious mental health disorder that can affect thoughts, emotions, perception, and behaviour. Behind every diagnosis is a person deserving of empathy, support, and understanding🌸.

25/05/2026

Anxiety Disorders 😓⛈️🌪️

While anxiety may typically relate to unpleasant experiences, it is actually essential for life because just the right level of anxiety may serve as a form of protection, boost performance, promote personal growth, and build resilience ultimately leading to problem solving. However, some people experience debilitating high levels of anxiety that results in them feeling constantly overwhelmed and panicked. This can be caused by many things, such as work pressure, the passing of a loved one, or marital problems (to only name a few).

People also experience different types of anxiety, whether about every little thing that happens in a day or whether it is very specific, such as anxiety about social situations. It is often difficult to manage these high levels of anxiety by yourself, and thus it is beneficial to ask for help. High anxiety levels don’t always mean that a person has an anxiety disorder, but the symptoms are still difficult to experience and causes even more anxiety if it is not managed effectively. Furthermore, debilitating physical health complications may result as a response to ignoring, denying or repressing anxiety.

29/04/2026

💡 From part 1 of of our series, we now know that Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a person's abnormal preoccupation with one or more actual or perceived flaws in their appearance which are unnoticeable by others.

Social media has infiltrated every aspect of our lives, even the way we see ourselves. Although it is more complex than saying ‘social media causes BDD’, it is a fact that BDD is more prevalent now than in the years before social media entered the chat. This may be due to more people developing BDD from the societal standards and expectations social media creates, or just because more people have the courage to step up and speak about their experience with it because of the platform social media provides.

Today the focus will be on the dark side of social media in terms of BDD.

17/04/2026

The discussion in this chapter will focus on one of the aspects of human physiology that is a basic requirement for our survival (and well-being), namely, eating. This is something that most of us take for granted, but for some, eating can become disordered. The major eating disorders are serious and chronic conditions with relatively negative outcomes and the highest mortality rate of all the mental health disorders🌸.

13/03/2026

Grief is meant to hurt. Although pain is unpleasant, feeling it does not mean that something is wrong with you. Grief is a natural response to loss, and even subtle or less obvious losses can trigger it. While these feelings are normal, it is still important to seek support and make use of healthy coping resources during this time. Whatever the loss may be, your experience of it is personal. There is no hierarchy of grief, and no reason to feel ashamed about how you feel or to believe that only certain losses are “worthy” of grief. If a person, animal, relationship, or situation was meaningful to you, it is entirely normal to grieve that loss🌸
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05/03/2026

The phases of grief were introduced to help give language to the complex emotions that surround death and loss. They are not linear steps or a checklist to complete, and not everyone will experience all five stages. Rather than fixed points on a timeline, they reflect common emotional responses that some people may encounter along the way.
Grief is not one size fits all. It looks different for everyone. Some days it’s loud and overwhelming; other days it’s quiet and tender. However it unfolds for you, your experience is valid🌸.

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