by Taegan | Apr 17, 2025 | Mental Health, Wellness
A mental health awareness partnership article in last week’s Sunday Times entitled Productivity Under Pressure, rightly highlights the enormous crisis we are facing in South African organisations in terms of mental health. The approach to this crisis (which many are...
by Taegan | Feb 24, 2025 | Mental Health, Wellness
“I don’t know why she didn’t just ask me before making that decision;” “I can’t tell whether he liked the presentation or not”; “He didn’t even apologise for his outburst in the meeting yesterday!” Emotional Intelligence has become a buzzword in the field of...
by Taegan | Feb 24, 2025 | Mental Health
As we enter a new year, we must recognise that from time-to-time, everyone struggles with mental health issues. Just like, on occasion, everyone struggles with physical health issues. No one judges you for seeing a doctor when you have the flu. So why would we judge...
by Taegan | Nov 21, 2024 | Mental Health, Wellness
I recently saw a meme on social media that said: “The only thing worse than an organisation that doesn’t care is one that pretends to care.” This immediately brought to mind organisations that fit this description: The ones with bold values displayed prominently as...
by Taegan | Sep 11, 2024 | Mental Health, Women Empowerment
“I know that she wants to win, but she will continue rooting for me. And she knows that I want to win, but I’ll keep rooting for her.” 2024 Olympic all-round gymnastics silver medallist Rebeca Andrade, on her competitor, gold medallist Simone Biles....
by Taegan | Sep 11, 2024 | Mental Health
Do any of these scenes sound familiar? A broken-hearted girlfriend lies in the bath drowning her sorrows with a bottle of wine. A doctor runs out after a life-or-death surgery to have a smoke. Cops gather at the bar to celebrate cracking a tough case. Boys have a...
