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Friday Mental Health Edition

My mother raised a brick house
Article
/ 10 November 2017

My mother raised a brick house

"Like the space between bricks, cement fills the connections between my hips and feet".

By Zaza Hlalethwa
A mind map of the soul
Article
/ 10 November 2017

A mind map of the soul

A problematic yet evocative term, madness has been commandeered by legions of artists who are searching for meaning and, often, for God.

By Kwanele Sosibo
A family’s unspoken curse
Article
/ 10 November 2017

A family’s unspoken curse

The inherited shame of schizophrenia leaves the writer wondering whether he will be next

By Govan Whittles
On the days when I’d rather stay in bed
Article
/ 10 November 2017

On the days when I’d rather stay in bed

The ‘nagging little monsters’ of anxiety taunt us as we journey on the pursuit of endless #goals

By Sarah Koopman
Staying sane in a trying industry
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Staying sane in a trying industry

Diliza Moabi is passionate about TV and has spent the greater part of his life making his dreams come true

By Staff Reporter
Us in the house of mirrors
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Us in the house of mirrors

An illness plagues the women here — drawing them together, then apart, then together again

By Staff Reporter
Words can banish our ghosts
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Words can banish our ghosts

"I wanted to show it all to her, so she could fix me. I needed her to fix me".

By Staff Reporter
We cannot continue to suffer in silence
Article
/ 10 November 2017

We cannot continue to suffer in silence

"Who knew that I might share a similar condition with the person I was taught to shame?"

By Staff Reporter

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