Giving up smoking is difficult, especially in the absence of an alternative way to regulate one’s emotions. For some recovering addicts, physical activity is an effective way of self-soothing. But what are the other options?
Category: Opinion Piece
Opinion pieces written by Leonie Vorster
Women’s Day Ode to a Friend
The extraordinary love that flowed from learning about and sharing the painting process, and our random thoughts and deeply personal stories, gobbled up our time together and we invariably ran out of time on our ‘artsy days’
The ibis hypothesis
The best way to deal with the muddy mess of life and relationships is to draw a clear distinction between people’s intentions (I), their behaviour (B), and the impact their behaviour has on others (I)
Mental Health in a Pandemic
We were pushed out of our comfort zones, and into our discomfort zones, with the arrival of COVID-19
Bullying: When a Child Abuses a Child
“Cruelty Might Be Very Human… But It’s Not Acceptable” (Jodie Foster, Best Actress Oscar Winner for The Accused, 1989)
Diversity Comes to Life
We are braiding thousands of strings of different colours, some thin and some thick, some curly and some straight, some long and some short
The Other Epidemic in Healthcare
The healthcare system in South Africa has been unnecessarily ravaged by a preventable and deadly epidemic: corruption
Conspiracies, Coercion and Calamities
When the novel coronavirus reared its ugly roundish head and COVID-19 turned into a global monster of apocalyptic proportions, questions, theories, and questionable theories sprouted almost as quickly and prolifically as the virus
Living in a world of fake news and deepfakes
What should we do as active participants in the sharing of information and content, which we have readily become by engaging on social media and using the internet?
Has politics served its purpose?
There seems to be a power/ideology struggle going on, in terms of South Africa’s emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and politics are getting in the way of saving lives