There’s a lot to say about having balance in your life, but how often do you hear someone reiterate the importance of having good body balance? We’re talking about being able to stand on one leg – THAT balance. Not often, and yet it’s extremely important. Benefits of Balance in Kids As children, balance seems to come easily, but as we get …
Finding balance in life isn’t easy, and trying to obtain balance in a relationship is no simple task either. Balancing work with love, love with other relationships in your life, and life’s little domestic issues that will inevitably crop up with the passion needed to sustain a long-lasting relationship. We asked Windhoek-based psychologist, Heidi Burmeister-Nel for her take on what …
“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” In order for one to feel at peace and in touch with ones surroundings, balance is essential. In our everyday lives we should seek opportunities to grow in all of these avenues. For anyone to achieve inner peace the four elements …
A device which was born out of necessity when a man by the name of Richard van As, severed all the fingers on his right hand while woodworking, is the Robohand. This device, the brain child of van As, is a highly awarded invention and was even nominated for the Rockefeller Innovators Award. The most incredible part of this story …
“Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” ― Gautama Buddha Have you ever considered what anger is doing to your mental health? Left unaddressed anger can become poison for your system. Yet, from early on, we are taught to be gracious and …
In 99FM’s MYD Heart article “The nature of anger”, with the help of the team at Let’s Talk Psychologists, we heard that “Many things can lead a person to struggle to manage their anger and this can include things like disruptive families that were not skilled at emotional communication or sociocultural norms that see anger being denied expression in our …
“A community, a society and a nation is judged by the way it treats its weakest members, so nourishment, shelter, love and care should be things that children can take for granted.” Family of Hope Services (FHS) is situated in in Katutura and help over 450 orphans and vulnerable children, providing them with care, education and a meal a day. …
“It’s your birth right to live a joyful life. How you’re going to get there is your own personal challenge and life’s journey.” We’ve all felt feelings of sadness or unhappiness but when these feelings move to intense feelings of worthlessness that last for days or weeks it’s important to rule out depression, because depression is a serious condition that …