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The holiday season can bring up a lot of emotions, making it difficult to communicate, and increasing stress. You may need to make some tough decisions that could affect your relationships with others. On the other hand, some situations can be easily rectified and your reactions to them could make things...

Music and dance are great tools to de-stress, boost mood, and they have positive benefits to mental health. So here’s a treat for you. Take some time to dance, sing, and have fun this holidays. I trust you will… we Africans know how to enjoy music so go ahead! ...

Before you read this post, I would recommend reading the first one on how to handle difficult conversations. Broken relationships can be a real challenge and sometimes for good reason. Working with clients in psychotherapy, some people have presented some truly difficult circumstances. For example, I’ve spoken to different young...

While the holidays can be a time of rest and relaxation for many Africans, it can also be stressful (read what I wrote for stress management tips). One of the reasons why some people might dread family gatherings during the holidays is because of the difficult or anxiety-provoking conversations with...