Mental Health when caring for others: Humanitarian and NGO Personnel

Humanitarian workers and third sector professionals dedicate their lives to supporting vulnerable communities, but this noble work significantly impacts their mental health. Constant exposure to extreme suffering, resource scarcity, work overload and critical decision-making can lead to vicarious trauma, burnout and empathic stress.

Redrawing and Renaming Our Bodies

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The language used to describe the human body is loaded with meanings and understanding and respect for our bodies, especially female genitalia, is still an area where myths and prejudices persist.

Relationships. Why do they last so little time?

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Relationships: Why do they last less time? Whatever our age, surely we have heard in our environment or in casual conversations in cafes, subway stops or social networks themselves, about the transience of relationships nowadays, how difficult it is for emotional bonds to last and be stable… That the times of our fathers, mothers, grandfathers …

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Suicide: An invisible reality

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Suicide: An invisible reality Suicide is a social problem that requires a public health approach, not a mental health problem. Suicide is a complex and multifactorial phenomenon that affects millions of people worldwide, and represents one of the leading causes of death. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that every year more than 700,000 people …

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Emotional Hunger. What is it and How to Manage it?

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Emotional Hunger. What is it and How to Manage it? How many times have you turned to some cookies after a stressful day or ice cream when you’re feeling blue? This is more common than you think and is often referred to as emotional hunger.