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The fifth story in the series on grief is by Michelle. Michelle shares her journey through grief after losing two of her loved ones.

Below are contacts of therapists and institutions one can seek help with their mental wellbeing:

Connect with Gloria

https://www.instagram.com/face.yourfront/

https://www.instagram.com/gloria_ithima/

Connect with Leila

https://www.instagram.com/leancounselingcentre/

+254721347969

Amani Counselling Centre

https://www.amanicentre.org

Connect with The Artistic Psychologist:

https://www.instagram.com/theartisticpsychologist/

https://web.facebook.com/theartisticpsychologist

+254736637597

Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss suicide, this may be distressing to some. Remember to take care of yourself and your mental health.

The fourth story in the series on grief is by Brian. Brian's cousin, who he describes as his best-friend, committed suicide not too long ago. Brian shares his journey dealing with this incident and grieving his late cousin,

Below are contacts of therapists and institutions one can seek help with their mental wellbeing:

Connect with Gloria

https://www.instagram.com/face.yourfront/

https://www.instagram.com/gloria_ithima/

Connect with Leila

https://www.instagram.com/leancounselingcentre/

+254721347969

Amani Counselling Centre

https://www.amanicentre.org

Connect with The Artistic Psychologist:

https://www.instagram.com/theartisticpsychologist/

https://web.facebook.com/theartisticpsychologist

+254736637597

Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss death. In some parts of the narration, details of illness are quite explicit, this may be distressing to some. Remember to take care of yourself and your mental health.

The third story in the series on grief is by Juelz. Juelz's friend passed away after prolonged illness and, in this episode, she shares her experience walking with her friend through his illness and her journey grieving him.

Below are contacts of therapists and institutions one can seek help with their mental wellbeing:

Connect with Gloria

https://www.instagram.com/face.yourfront/

https://www.instagram.com/gloria_ithima/

Connect with Leila

https://www.instagram.com/leancounselingcentre/

+254721347969

Amani Counselling Centre

https://www.amanicentre.org

Connect with The Artistic Psychologist:

https://www.instagram.com/theartisticpsychologist/

https://web.facebook.com/theartisticpsychologist

+254736637597

Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss death. In some parts of the narration, the details of the death are quite explicit, this may be distressing to some. Remember to take care of yourself and your mental health.

The second story in our grief series is by Nawekulo and Waksy; sisters who lost their father last year September. In this episode, Nawekulo and Waksy share their experience watching their father pass away and how their journey with grief has been so far.

Below are contacts of therapists and institutions one can seek help with their mental wellbeing:

Connect with Gloria

https://www.instagram.com/face.yourfront/

https://www.instagram.com/gloria_ithima/

Connect with Leila

https://www.instagram.com/leancounselingcentre/

+254721347969

Amani Counselling Centre

https://www.amanicentre.org

Connect with The Artistic Psychologist:

https://www.instagram.com/theartisticpsychologist/

https://web.facebook.com/theartisticpsychologist

+254736637597

Trigger warning: In this episode we talk about suicide which can be a distressing topic for some.

The first story in our series on grief is by Collins. Collins shares his journey grieving his late brother who committed suicide.

Below are contacts of therapists and institutions one can seek help with their mental wellbeing:

Connect with Gloria

https://www.instagram.com/face.yourfront/

https://www.instagram.com/gloria_ithima/

Connect with Leila

https://www.instagram.com/leancounselingcentre/

+254721347969

Amani Counselling Centre

https://www.amanicentre.org

Connect with The Artistic Psychologist:

https://www.instagram.com/theartisticpsychologist/

https://web.facebook.com/theartisticpsychologist

+254736637597

To kick off the series on grief and grieving we have Leila Mkameli and Gloria Ithima, both counselling psychologists who do a lot of work on grief. In this episode we discuss grief, the stages of grief, how to deal with grief and what grief looks and feels like during a pandemic.

Connect with Gloria

https://www.instagram.com/face.yourfront/

https://www.instagram.com/gloria_ithima/

Connect with Leila

https://www.instagram.com/leancounselingcentre/

+254721347969

Amani Counselling Centre

https://www.amanicentre.org

Connect with The Artistic Psychologist:

https://www.instagram.com/theartisticpsychologist/

https://web.facebook.com/theartisticpsychologist

+254736637597

Our guest this month is Njambi Koikai. In this episode she shares her experience with cyberbullying, something she went through while she shared her journey with endometriosis online. I hope this story will inspire more kindness and empathy both online and offline.

Connect with Njambi:

https://www.instagram.com/jahmbykoikai/

https://web.facebook.com/JahmbyKoikai

Connect with The Artistic Psychologist:

https://web.facebook.com/theartisticpsychologist

https://www.instagram.com/theartisticpsychologist/

In this episode, our guest shares their experience of being perpetually bullied in school by their classmates. We talk about how bullying affected several aspects of their being such as their self-esteem, their self-confidence, their trust and so much more. We also discuss the ways in which they managed to cope, the lessons they learned and how they have been healing from these incidences.

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https://www.instagram.com/theartisticpsychologist/

In this episode, Ariri shares her experience working in a toxic work environment. She gets into the ways this affected her mental and physical wellbeing and she also shares how she managed to cope.

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In this episode, Koko and I discuss breakups. Koko shares her breakup experience and how it affected her mental health. We also discuss ways we can take care of our mental health as we heal from a heartbreak.

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https://www.instagram.com/theartisticpsychologist/