Breast flattening, also known as breast ironing, is a body modification method used in several cultures worldwide. It is a practice in which heated objects like...
It is a fact that a significant number of women experience pain and cramping during their monthly periods. While they are a normal indicator of that...
When kids have a short attention span, they have trouble staying focused on a task for an extended amount of time without being distracted, and find it...
In caring for others, do they forget to prioritise themselves?
The human brain changes over time as we become older, according to science. Along with other bodily changes like wrinkled skin, puffy eyes, and a frailer voice,...
No matter how tough or stressful life gets, try to always show up for yourself. One way to do so is to meditate...
I first came across Ndubuisi’s Instagram profile last year through a university colleague who asked if I could help tell his life story. The first thing...
Stress is your body’s response to environmental interpretations, perceptions, or beliefs. These responses can be good or bad. When you feel stressed by something going on...
Men should be more involved in family planning methods than they already are. I mean, a man can impregnate at least 4 women in a day...
See time as time. A yardstick, a scale. Nothing more. Time passes, but you live on.
Gift yourself some self-care and me time. Schedule about 10 minutes a day all to yourself with no TV, cell phones, e-mail or other distractions
Our mind is our core of being. It is what perpetuates our living well, and our perception of what it means to live well or not.
Colourism is a disease that has eaten deep into our system and it keeps getting worse.
In anticipation of world preeclampsia and eclampsia day, May 22nd, the Shine Begho Initiative is raising awareness about a life-threatening condition called pre-eclampsia – a major cause...
A good number of people are stressed, burnt out and in dire need of a break. It manifests little by little – our body tells us,...
“You’re getting fat!” “Your cheeks are now becoming chubby.” “You need to hit the gym.” “Do you know you are getting fat?” “You need to do...
As a parent whose precious little one has just been diagnosed with autism, you’re bound to feel an array of mixed emotions: anger, fear, blame, and...
When it comes to conversations on autism in Nigeria, we have a culture of silence. Many parents with autistic children seldom talk about it...
Michael was 24 when he started dating Odera. It was his first relationship and he felt “this is it, I do not want anybody else.” Fast forward...
There is a question that I ask myself on this journey of caring for a special needs child, whose journey is it, the child or the...
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