Stand up for yourself!

Do you often find yourself just going ahead with what someone suggests? Do you hate yourself for it even though you wish you could just say no? It happens! Interacting with people is unavoidable, even with social distancing, you’re still engaging with others in your personal, professional and academic groups.

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Have you considered meditating?

With all the stress and anxiety we have to endure on a daily basis and a possible third wave on the horizon, meditation is a great way to break away from things that keep you in a dark space. Meditation is a great way to boost your health, change your mood and feel more connected to life around you. But it can be a bit difficult to get started.

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Boost your self-esteem!

Self-esteem has everything to do with the opinion you have about yourself and your abilities. You can experience highs, lows or somewhere in-between. Everyone has doubts about themselves and some people are brave enough to talk about them, which can also help others. However, sometimes, a low self-esteem can leave you feeling insecure and unmotivated.

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Failed Matric? Don’t stress!

Before you continue reading, we would like to tell you that you are more than your matric results. You are enough! We understand that you may feel like it’s the end of the world but this is just temporary. You may feel incompetent and wonder if this is the end of the road for you but remember, 2020 was not the easiest year we have experienced.

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How to become a better ally

We’ve all heard the word ‘ally’ before but what does it really mean? With the many movements that have made it to social media such as #BlackLivesMatter and #FeesMustFall, many individuals are taking some time to re-evaluate and reassess how they conduct themselves on a daily basis.

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Learn to love yourself

We’ve heard the infamous saying “love yourself first” before loving someone else. In essence, loving yourself has to do with your actions. It’s about consistently carrying out these actions that are aligned to your heart, gut and intuition. If you’re telling yourself that you’re learning to love yourself but you’re overworking, not sleeping and eating unhealthily, you’re lying to yourself.

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How to deal with regret

Regret is recognised as one of the most powerful emotions and it’s difficult to just forget and move on with your life. Additionally, when you don’t deal with it, it can be extremely paralysing. Regret brings about other emotions such as fear, anger and even sadness. It even has the ability to interject its destructive presence into the happiest of moments.

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How to make money during the pandemic

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! And life sure gave us all the lemons in the world since 2020. Finances have been a struggle for many South Africans ever since we entered a hard lockdown towards the end of March 2020. It’s also difficult to believe that we are now on Day 313 of lockdown – time flies when you’re… sitting at home?

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