Mental Health

What Age Does Mental Health Illness Show Up?

On one hand, mental health is the overall wellness of how you think, regulate your feelings and how you behave. On the other hand, Mental illness or mental health disorder is defined as patterns or changes (in ones thinking, feeling or behaviour) that disrupt a person’s ability to function. They are conditions that affect a

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Motherhood and mental health

As part of our weekly LagosMums Insta Live series, we recently talked about motherhood, mental health and abundant living with Dr Maymunah Kadiri. It was such an insightful session with many tips for self-care and other ways to ensure mental health at this time. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCt-pBNDOJ-/ Some highlights Mental Health Vulnerabilities According to Dr Maymunah, there

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How to Manage Stress, Anxiety and Fear at this Time

While this time is high with uncertainty, it is important to manage stress, anxiety and fear at this time. Decisions must be made based on facts from reputable sources; such as the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NDCD) or WHO; and not on hearsay or unverified sources. Everywhere you turn today you hear or read

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Children Need Parents Who Are Mentally Healthy. Are You?

Imagine growing up in our world today; having to constantly battle with the effects of human rights violations, violence in schools, making and losing friends, not missing out on things peers are doing and being aware of the unrest in the world around you. Young people are going through a lot. They’re spending most of

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How Respect for Adults Is Good For Children’s Mental Health

According to this article by John Rosemond, the reason for the increase in teen depression cases and other mental health illnesses is not only a result of biochemical imbalance but also a lack of respect for adults. The rise of child and teen depression since the 1960s is a result of a corresponding decline in

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