It's May 29th!!!! You made it to Election day for South Africa's 2024 elections. Is your voting decision today out of guilt? Fear? Trauma? Pride? Disillusionment? Yes, I know its every 5 years, my bad, but anyway look, I'm proud of you either way and I hope you're feeling blessed on this important day. Just a quickie to get some last minute thoughts for you in before you start handing out your powerful X.

Apparently lonely men are on the rise. So much to unpack here, but first, what is "loneliness" is it even a real thing, or are they just in need of a little attention? Let's explore what Psychologists in the West say. 

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Suicide is on the rise and I want to know why. Let's explore it together in this weeks episode.

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Have you tried looking for a therapist but just don't know how to go about finding the best one for you?? This weeks episode was made with you in mind! 

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You know that feeling when something awful happened to you or someone close to you, but like 4 years ago?? && It just came into your mind right now... 4 years later... after you read that sentence written to you by a stranger on the internet... Yeah thats PTSD for ya, and this stranger's going to help you make sense of it! E-mail any advice questions or comments to [email protected] or DM @itsesoteric_. Hosted by @itsgugu GUGU.

Why am I over this heartbreak but I still feel drawn to them and everything we had?? Whats my body doing to help regulate this experience?? We're diving right into this one! E-mail any advice questions or comments to [email protected] or DM @itsesoteric_. Hosted by  GUGU (@itsgugu).

I just realised that as a Black woman, I've heard more South African Black men losing their lives in the past few years than ever before. Whether it's of circumstances out of their control or of them ending their own futures, as it gets closer and closer to home, passion for the Black community means we should evaluate the role of depression in the life of a Black man. Does it exist? What does it look like? How do we heal it? Where do we start? Well here's an attempt at gaining some ground on the subject. Black boy joy for the win!  

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Can the results of various Psychology studies, really be generalised to everyone?? Let's find out.  

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Episode 1: Diagnosed with Mental Illness 

Welcome to the land of Feels, we're heading straight to the ocean of feels in this episode, so get your swimming gear ready, we're about to dive in. 

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