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?
Tag: psychology
16 Days of Activism for No Digital Violence Against Women and Girls
Digital violence is committed, assisted, aggravated, or amplified using information and communication technologies or digital media
Say My Name
In an attempt to curb the more than 40,000 rapes reported annually in South Africa (SAPS, 2023), the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill was signed into law on 24 May 2024
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’
Professional Branding Workbook
A step-by-step guide to define and promote your professional brand: start your personal journey to define your own purpose-driven brand that is true to who you are
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)
Five Seats Launch Celebration
A Women’s Day celebration of Five Seats, a magical realism novel by Leonie Vorster, published in 2021
Mental Health in a Pandemic
We were pushed out of our comfort zones, and into our discomfort zones, with the arrival of COVID-19
Join the Five Seats Online Launch!
Join Leonie Vorster for the online launch of her first book, Five Seats, on 9 August 2021 at 3pm SAST
Five Seats (Paperback)
Five Seats is a magical realism drama, published as paperback and e-book, and is a psychological account of the brutal impact of violence on ordinary lives in South Africa