It is almost a human tendency to ‘other’ others. It happens so regularly in our world today after thousands of years of human and community living that we take ‘othering’ as normal. To ‘diss’ people who are different from us in skin colour, hair texture, language,...
The terms mental health and mental illness are often used interchangeably, but they do not mean the same thing. Everyone has mental health, just as everyone has physical health. As the World Health Organization affirms: There is no health without mental health....
Many of us belong to a generation known as the “Baby Boomers”—born shortly after World War II and now in our 50s and beyond. With the demands and stress of modern life, the question we often ask ourselves is: How can we live long, productive, and...
By Apryl James If you’ve ever watched your child build a block tower, act out a story with dolls, or scribble wildly with crayons, then you’ve witnessed the magic of play. But play is more than fun, it is how children learn, express emotions, and begin to understand...
