Category: UnderstandTEEN-YOUTH

  • When We  Were Teens

    When We Were Teens

    All too quickly, adults forget what it was like when we were teens. So we have lots of teens who keep issues to themselves and end up making mistakes that could have been avoided if only we chose to remember what it was like when we were teens and provided the support they need. So…

  • No Daddy, I am not Ready!!!

    No Daddy, I am not Ready!!!

    It was the year 2003, December 1st was fast approaching, my daddy had promised to buy me Christmas outfit this year, and the hunt starts by December 1st. There was a two-year ban on buying new clothes for me because my Dad thought I was getting too ‘boogie’. I needed to learn how to be…

  • Why you should know about the mental health spectrum

    Why you should know about the mental health spectrum

    “Ignorance is bliss”. Ever heard that before? I bet you have. But is it really? Food for thought- for you, not me! Get thinking after reading this. You ever heard of the mental health spectrum? If you have, give yourself a pat on the back, welcome to the elite club! If not, then now you…

  • From Suicide to Purpose: The Day I ‘Died’

    From Suicide to Purpose: The Day I ‘Died’

    Going from suicide to purpose on the day I ‘died’, I found life. I had just been stood up by my boyfriend at the time. He said he was too sick to go to class to read, I offered to cook him something and send to his room, he declined. I had exams in two…