by Claire Wortley, Content Team contributor As a Gen Xer, someone born between 1965 and 1980, I don’t recall hearing people talk about stress when I was young. Life was life and we just got on with it. However, that doesn’t mean that ‘stress’ didn’t exist. It probably means that the language was different; for […]
Fresh starts are supposed to feel exciting. A new month, a new term, a new job, a new routine, all of these moments come with the promise of possibility. But for many people, especially young people, new beginnings do not feel refreshing at all. They feel heavy. Pressured. Overwhelming. In this article, our Content Team academic Katlong Dasat explores fresh start anxiety.
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The beach is quiet this morning. Not the empty kind of quiet that feels lonely, but the soft kind that wraps gently around you. The kind that belongs to early mornings before the crowds arrive, when the world still feels half-asleep. The sea stretches endlessly towards the horizon, pale-blue water blending into a sky that
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When people hear the term ‘mental health’, they often think of mental illnesses, such as anxiety and depression. However, mental health is a much broader term, describing the state of our mental well-being. Having good mental health makes us more able to deal with the stresses that daily life can often throw at us and
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