Faceless and voiceless communication in the digital age: implications for online counselling and interpersonal relationships.
Faceless and voiceless communication through the internet is an integral part of the world we live in, whether we like it or not. Every second, millions of WhatsApp messages, Telegram texts, emails, and other internet-supported messages fill cyberspace without revealing the sender’s tone of voice, facial expressions, or body language. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, […]
Three constructive ways to deal with problems and circumstances
Nathaniel Branden said: The first step towards change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. Even though that sounds great – those two steps are not enough. For that reason, I would add a 3rd step and that is, do something about it. And – if the problem or circumstance is something you can’t change […]
The body keeps score of trauma
Trauma is part of this world. The occurrence of trauma in the lives of people is more than we can imagine. I came to realise that more than ever before when I read statistics like these: one in five Americans was sexually molested as a child, a parent beats one in four to the point […]
Squatters in your brain
Squatter camps, or informal settlements as they are called, are a common phenomenon in South Africa. There is no town/city that does not have an informal settlement. Most informal settlements in SA are legal. They are typically built on land that the government has made available for people to construct informal houses where they can […]
Thieves of Inner Peace and Happiness
Words that have become as common as bread and butter in these modern times are depression, anxiety, panic attacks, anger, rage etc. Minister Joe Phaahla (SA Minister of Health) said in parliament in April 2023 that about 6.5 million people in South Africa need care for common mental disorders. These “mental disorders” include depression, anxiety, […]