Oftentimes, we tend to listen to what someone is saying but not to what they are not saying. We construct responses to conversations before they even end. Other times, we find ourselves judging people before understanding the whole situation, whether at work or home.

According to a recent study done in the UK, almost 65% of relationship breakups are a result of poor communication. Even though this study was conducted on another continent, it is likely to be one of the reasons for relationship breakups in Tanzania as well.

In this episode, Paul who is a Psychotherapist and Life Coach and I have discussed many things that will help you improve your relationships with your boss, partner, friends, and family. So tune in and learn how to understand and contextualize what the other person is saying.

• How can a girl-child invest in herself while in a relationship?

• What constitutes a healthy relationship?

• What constructs your view of a healthy relationship?

• Do you have a sense of something BIGGER apart from your relationship?

• When you go to bed, who do you like to be?

• What culture do you want to create?

•How many times do you meditate on yourself?

•Are you as an individual healthy?

...all these questions and more have been raised in this episode that will make you reflect on your relationship.

As ladies we get caught up in the pursuit of being in a healthy relationship and we tend to ignore the most important aspect and that is... *BEING HEALTHY AS INDIVIDUALS* before relating with another person.

In this episode, Tina and Jacqueline have talked about so many things concerning relationships that a girl-child can learn so that to prioritize their mental wellbeing before and after they are in a relationship.

Join Jacqueline Owden and Mr. Mathias Masaka who is a social psychologist and currently performing a study on Women’s Empowerment as they talk about Women’s Empowerment and Intimate Relationship Stability.

Below are some of the questions that they have discussed.

•What stabilizes Intimate Relationship?

•Why is women empowerment given more priority than men empowerment?

•Can men empower themselves? •Is men empowerment emasculation?

•Is women empowerment a threat to intimate relationship stability? •How can we best fill the gap that lies between men and women in all sectors?

•What causes relationships sustainment and breakups?

•How can a man best be prepared to be in an intimate relationship with an empowered woman?

•How can an empowered woman still be a wife and a mother while working on other things?

•What should be done to lower the prevalence of intimate partner violence?🤔...

Tune in and let's have a conversation!

We rarely talk about friendship dynamics and at times we tend to neglect the fact that friendships do play an important role in our lives. We do find support, comfort, and love in our friendships and the flip side of it can be the opposite…talk about betrayal, deceit, and even hate.

Adulthood friendship is not the same as childhood friendship…in the process of growth, people tend to grow apart and eventually drift. Friendship drift can be as painful as romantic relationships which is why we have addressed this issue in this episode where I am accompanied by Nathaniel Senje.

Join us as we have an authentic conversation regarding the impact of friendship drifts on our mental health and how we can safeguard our emotional well-being throughout the process.

•Is post-partum depression a thing?

•Is it true that single moms have got it all together?

•What defines a good and/or a bad mom?

•How does it feel like to have your first child?

•Are societal expectations towards mothers healthy?

•Is not having a mommy weight a deal breaker?

•Did the term 'mental health' come up to justify the weakness of this generation?

•Does your life have to stop the day you become a mother?

...the list could go on and on.

The world we are living in with so many expectations towards mothers can be hard especially when it comes to them having a good mental health state. Join Chunie Charles and I in this episode as we talk about motherhood and stress the importance of self-care for mothers, especially during pre and postnatal stages.

Remember that, you can make or destroy your child from the moment you conceive to when he/she starts growing up!

Most people including young adults start their New Year motivated looking forward to changing their old unpleasant behavior patterns and achieving their goals by the end of the year. However, research done in the US shows that 59% of young adults between the ages of 18 and 34 set New Year's resolutions, whereas only 9% successfully keep their New Year's resolutions.

In this episode, Goodluck Msuya who is a Tax Associate at Pwc, and I are shedding light on the challenges that youth go through in failing to accomplish their resolutions by the end of the year and the impact of New Year resolutions on young adults' mental health. Furthermore, we discuss the availability and roles of supportive systems during the pursuit of New Year Resolution. Join us!

Katika kipindi hiki cha sikukuu au likizo, familia nyingi hukusanyika pamoja kwa ajili ya kusherehekea pamoja. Mikusanyiko ya aina yoyote, mara nyingi huwa inapelekea kuwepo kwa ugomvi na tafrani japokuwa malengo ni kuwa na furaha na amani.

Tafiti iliyofanyika nchini Marekani, imethibitisha kuwepo kwa ugomvi kati ya ndugu kwenye mikusanyiko hiyo kipindi cha likizo, ambapo asimilia 69 ya wamarekani wamewahi kugombana na ndugu kipindi cha likizo. Japokuwa tafiti hii imefanyika nchini Marekani, bado ni dhahiri kwamba hutokea katika jamii tofauti kwenye bara la Afrika, Tanzania ikiwa moja wapo.

Ungana nami katika kipindi hiki upate kujifunza njia mbalimbali ambazo zitakusaidia katika kusherehekea msimu huu wa sikukuu na ndugu zako katika hali ya amani na upendo huku ukijali afya yako ya akili.

Changamoto za mahusiano ya kimapenzi ni moja ya sababu kubwa inayopelekea vijana wengi kutafuta msaada wa kisaikolojia. Tafiti zimeweza kuthibitisha kwamba watu wenye umri kati ya 18 - 35 ambao hawajaoa wala kuolewa, waliopitia kuvunjika kwa mahusiano yao, waliweza kupata changamoto ya afya ya akili na kupunguza kuridhika na hali yao ya maisha.

Katika kipindi hiki nimeungana na Fabian Emmanuel (Light Palmer) tukizungumza kuhusu kuvunjika kwa mahusiano (breakups) na jinsi ya kukabiliana nazo kama vijana huku tukijali afya zetu za akili na kuzingatia utimamu wa kila kitu tunachokifanya ili kufikia malengo yetu binafsi tuliojiwekea maishani.

In our culture, everyone aspires to love to some degree, but many people don't have that quality...

Love is what love is. In other words, love is an act of will, involving both a purpose and a deed.

Join me in this episode as I talk about the common misconceptions about love that most psychotherapists deal with daily. This episode is based on the book "The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck" and dispels some myths that hurt people when they try to understand their own romantic experiences.

Remember, this episode is based on a book so we highly recommend that you share your opinions and experiences.

The Law of Mental Transformation is one of the laws that helps youths or any other age range to get it straight in life and avoid ending up with mental illness when things don't go as they want.

Join me as I am accompanied by a psychologist, Mr. Olayinka Ogunleye who is the founder of Pour Your Heart Psychotherapy as we talk about how one's mind is the architect of one's life and how embracing change can lead to a healthier, more empowered mindset, especially in our relationships.