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VERONICA MIREMBE: MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE, AUTHOR, JOURNALIST
October 10 is World Mental Health Day. This year’s celebration coincides with the 75th Anniversary of the foundation of the World Federation for Mental Health. Some Ugandans are now seriously […] More
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LONELINESS: WE PRIVATELY BLEED AND CRY
They say, and I agree, that many of us are lonely regardless of the surrounding people, be it family or love relations. But this is a conversation many are unwilling […] More
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#Writivism2015 HIM
His mobile phone rings on the coffee table where he abandoned it, and he stiffens. It’s an accident that he is here now, in the same room as his phone […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Health and Medicine, Religion and Spirituality, Self-help and InspirationLETTER FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS BULLIED.
Bullying is often seen as a mild phase of someone’s life. Something that isn’t as significant. I was bullied for most of my schooling. Being bullied is disturbingly a shameful […] More
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WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2024 #WMHD2024 AND HEARTSOUNDS UGANDA AWARDS
World Mental Health Day was celebrated on Thursday, October 10, 2024 under the theme “It is Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace”. However in Uganda the national event […] More
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Men, we need to get better at being humane to ourselves
Kati men, we of the indoctrinated gender, we need to get better at being humane to ourselves. I met a former employee. He was bone thin. “Dude, what’s wrong?” I […] More
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Mental Health Stigma & Tools for Mental Wellness
Over the past few years, the mental health topic has been making rounds on social media, and the news continuously — an acknowledgement that we need to focus on more, beyond our […] More
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SOME BOOKS ON MENTAL HEALTH BY UGANDAN AUTHORS.
Writing a book, especially from a personal, lived experience of mental health challenge is something that takes commitment, dedication, focus, hard work and having empathy. In the past, most Ugandans […] More
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Patron’s Address — Heartsounds Uganda World Bipolar Day 2026 | #BipolarStrong
A few years ago, I sat with a young man — I will call him Fred — in a small room at Butabika Hospital. He had arrived late, slipping into […] More
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Who is The Teen Personal Development Journal for?
I went for an impromptu meeting last Wednesday. I carried one of these Thrivease baddies and showed it to the person I had to meet. At first instance, according to him, the […] More
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It takes experience to understand more about mental Health
I am Hilda. I have lived through Major Depressive Disorder, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, and Fibromyalgia and one of the biggest mental crashes of my life (I hope it was the […] More
