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Therapy

A holiday for the soul: Home is where the beach is
Friday
/ 15 December 2021

A holiday for the soul: Home is where the beach is

Revisiting a childhood holiday spot — Chintsa in the Eastern Cape — helped to kickstart recovery from burnout and depression

By Theresa Mallinson
Screen Grab: Istanbul’s eye
Friday
/ 3 August 2021

Screen Grab: Istanbul’s eye

The Netflix drama ‘Ethos’ lays bare the divided soul of contemporary Turkey

By Carlos Amato
The Rage Room: ‘Break things to your heart’s content’
National
/ 3 April 2021

The Rage Room: ‘Break things to your heart’s content’

The destruction-services provider in Bryanston offers stressed South Africans the chance to smash up old appliances with a hammer

By Sheree Bega
A survival kit for healthcare workers, before the Covid-19 third wave hits
Coronavirus
/ 11 March 2021

A survival kit for healthcare workers, before the Covid-19 third wave hits

Doctors and nurses are dog-tired, depressed and anxious. Experts share some tips on how to cope

By Chris Bateman
Collaboration is key for equitable access
Coronavirus
/ 21 November 2020

Collaboration is key for equitable access

Equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines, therapies and diagnostics is a moral duty

By Bada Pharasi
How to recognise mental illness in children and adolescents
Opinion
/ 10 November 2020

How to recognise mental illness in children and adolescents

Children are often unable to verbalise their feelings of anxiety or depression, instead presenting with physical symptoms or odd behaviour. Diagnosis and treatment is crucial to set them on a healthy life-long path of managing their illness

By Ellapen Rapiti
The Portfolio: Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo
Article
/ 7 May 2020

The Portfolio: Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo

Photographer Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo’s latest project, Slaghuis, is a recounting of the trauma he experienced growing up in his family’s tavern business

By Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo
Ruff justice: Meet the dogs helping put child rapists behind bars
Article
/ 19 November 2019

Ruff justice: Meet the dogs helping put child rapists behind bars

Victim testimonies can be key to securing convictions. They can also be traumatic. Meet the furry friends coming to the rescue.

By Dhashen Moodley
Slice of Life: When ink is more than skin deep
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Slice of Life: When ink is more than skin deep

‘Clearly emotional, it soon became clear that she had come to see me more as a psychologist than an artist’

By Luke Feltham
Pit toilet case: ‘Accidents do happen’
Article
/ 1 December 2017

Pit toilet case: ‘Accidents do happen’

These were the state social worker’s words to a tearful mother after her five-year-old’s death

By Bongekile Macupe
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
Where is the white feminist movement in SA?
Article
/ 2 December 2016

Where is the white feminist movement in SA?

Where is white feminism for young white girls who are not starting groups at their schools about the things that are troubling them?

By Milisuthando Bongela
#SliceOfLife: ​Therapy with Blondie
Article
/ 25 November 2016

#SliceOfLife: ​Therapy with Blondie

There’s something special about making a guitar by hand. Each one is unique.

By Sipho Kings
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Article
/ 20 November 2013

The unhappy rich: Antidepressant use soars in developed nations

Living in a wealthy, developed nation may not make you happier, with a study finding that antidepressant use has surged across the rich world.

By Guardian Reporter
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Article
/ 19 July 2013

Hypnosis is not just about making you cluck like a chicken

The truth is, the phenomenon is not the mystical and magical art many assume it is.

By Amy Green
Clown brings a smile to children in Nepal hospitals
Article
/ 22 December 2012

Clown brings a smile to children in Nepal hospitals

He may not be much of a doctor but the children’s faces light up when Dush The Clown shuffles onto their ward.

By Sapa Afp

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