26 DEC 2019 · End of The Year Recap with Victoria Inyama - Re-living her experiences, the impact on her Mental health, support she received and overcoming barriers.

26 DEC 2019 · End of The Year Recap with Victoria Inyama - Re-living her experiences, the impact on her Mental health, support she received and overcoming barriers.

9 DEC 2019 · A state of mental confusion which is sudden and is caused by an underlying physical condition like cancer, medication for some illnesses, infection, surgery/operation, etc. It is an acute but dangerous condition and is a medical emergency.

9 DEC 2019 · A state of mental confusion which is sudden and is caused by an underlying physical condition like cancer, medication for some illnesses, infection, surgery/operation, etc. It is an acute but dangerous condition and is a medical emergency.

4 DEC 2019 · It may look like depression since you are happy about your new baby boy or girl but perinatal depression knows how to hide behind every childbirth. Don't let this mental health issue crush you as recent studies show that around 1 in every 30 women can experience depression or severe anxiety in pregnancy. That doesn't leave men immune to it. Even if you think you are beyond this, you can help someone just by "knowing" and Ola does a good job at making Perinatal Depression easy to understand. Begin here.

17 NOV 2019 · They ran kidnapping as a business until we caught them but that wasn't the end of the story. the real pains began after the victims have been rescued as they struggle with the memory of the event. PTSD, as it relates to human trafficking, was exposed in this episode as Ola, a mental health first-aider introduces several experts to rub minds and proffer practicable solutions

17 NOV 2019 · Imagine the trauma you may suffer when you fall foul of a taboo in the country or community you find yourself because your way of life is their taboo and their way of life is your taboo. Stigma arises from there which leads to hate, crimes, hurt and heartbreak among others. In this episode, a Mental Health First-Aider, Ola takes us through the process of handling all such issues around taboos and stigma.

29 OCT 2019 · She abused the son she loved, lost him and found him again but in a whole new state of mind. We explore how child abuse can lead to PTSD, a mental health condition that is sometimes accompanied by flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the abusive event. We present you many ways out in this episode!

18 OCT 2019 · Today, we are taking a deeper dive into the concept of Domestic Abuse to further understand how it can be a factor for PTSD. In the previous show, we defined PTSD but, in today’s show, we will do more than just define domestic abuse. Key Characteristics of an abusive relationship Compounding factors How parents are affected by domestic abuse How domestic abuse impacts the victim as a parent How abusive parents parent How domestic abuse affects the children (1) Examples of physical abuse include: • Being kicked, punched, pinched, slapped, choked and bitten • Use or threats of use of ‘weapons’ including knives and irons • Being scalded or poisoned • Objects being thrown • Violence against family members or pets (2) Examples of isolation: • Limiting outside involvement such as family, friends and work colleagues • Not allowing any activity outside the home that does not include her or him • Constant checking up on your whereabouts (3) Examples of verbal abuse: • Constant yelling and shouting • Verbal humiliation either in private or in company • Constantly being laughed at and being made fun of • Blaming you for their own failures (4) Examples of threatening behavior: • The threat of violence • The threat of use of ‘weapons’ including knives and irons • The threat of use of violence against family members or pets • Threatening to use extended family members to attack you • Destroying personal items • Threatening to tell the police that you are the person committing the domestic abuse • Threatening to remove your children (5) Examples of emotional and psychological abuse: • Intimidation • Withholding affection • Turning your children and friends against you • Being stopped from seeing friends or relatives • Constantly being insulted, including in front of others • Repeatedly being belittled • Keeping you awake/stopping you sleeping • Excessive contact, for example, stalking • Using social media sites to intimidate you (such as Facebook and Twitter) • Wilfully stopping fathers from seeing their children by breaching court orders • Persuading you to doubt your own sanity or mind (including “Gaslighting”) we will discuss this concept separately, later in the show. (6) Examples of power and control: Abusers believe they have a right to control their partners by: • Telling them what to do and expecting obedience • Telling you, you will never see your children again if you leave • Using force to maintain power and control • Not accepting responsibility for the abuse – not their fault • Continual and purposeful breach of family court orders • Forced marriage

16 OCT 2019 · Roni is a promising young girl from a close-knit family in a society where there is strict adherence to family hierarchy, gender inequality, the sanctity of marriage and punishment by stigma. She always wanted to be a lawyer, but her father wanted her to become a medical doctor. He threatened to stop her schooling if she didn’t comply. This crushed Roni as she was torn between her desire and her father’s desire. She resented her father and family, got married early to get away from home and from then on, suffered multiple ill decisions that proved to be detrimental to her life and progress and she received support from no one. Roni was ‘Stricken’!