Inform Yourself

Volunteering

Do you have an altruistic attitude to life? Do you have an unselfish concern about the welfare of others? Do you feel that you could motivate others? Do you feel you can improve other people’s quality of life? If the answer to these questions is YES then it would seem...

Online Safety

As you know, the Internet offers many benefits such as keeping in touch with friends, playing games and watching short videos. However it is important to keep in mind that the use of the Internet also brings with it a set of risks which are similar to what one could...

Parenting

Today the role of a parent has truly a broad definition.  It does not only refer to biological parents but also stepparents, legal guardians and even grandparents.  Regardless of who you are, if you are raising a child, your role is to raise that child to be...

Friends and Making Friends

For a few seconds go back to your childhood and think about your first days in school. Those days of dread when you were ripped off from your summer freedom and made to sit down for hours on end in a hot, stuffy classroom. Now think of the fun part of those days. It’s...

Abuse

My mum and dad split up when I was 8 years old. They were always screaming and shouting at each other. When my dad left home, my mum started laying on the sofa all day long, crying and drinking. There have been days when she’d have drunk so much that she would just...

Toxic Relationships

What is a toxic relationship? Any relationship that makes one or both individuals involved feel unsupported, misunderstood, demeaned or attacked. A toxic relationship can threaten one's emotional, psychological and/or physical well-being. Toxic relationships don’t...

Personality – who am I?

Nature vs. Nurture What is the nature-nurture debate all about? Nature refers to the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are—from our physical appearance e.g. blue eyes, brown hair, to our personality characteristics e.g. outgoing, shy etc… Simply put,...

Neurology of the Brain

The Hindbrain The hindbrain includes the upper part of the spinal cord, the brain stem, and a wrinkled ballof tissue called the cerebellum. It is involved in many physiological processes that keep us alive such as our heart rate, breathing, and swallowing. The...

Suicide

The last 2 years of my life have been terrible. Since my parents are separated and my mother decided to solve her problems with alcohol, I’m living in what seems like a black dark hole and I find myself unable to set goals for myself or value my life. Earlier, I...

Depression

What is ‘depression’? Depression is a mental health difficulty that affects how a person feels, thinks and acts.  It causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities that used to give pleasure and may impact a person’s functioning at home and at...

Me & Myself

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Me & Myself

Dealing With Others

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Around Me

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Me & Myself

Dealing With Others

Relationships

Around Me

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