By Chidinma Victory Eric Most young adults in Nigeria live with a mindset that no matter what happens to them, they have to appear fine. Not just act fine, they have to live fine. Because what does it even mean to tell your parents you’re emotionally exhausted? That you need a break from school? That...

By Rhema, Lovlyn What if relief only comes after checking again… and again… and again? This isn’t about being cautious. It’s about liking things to be organized or follow a specific order. And there is a name for this behaviour. It’s Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). A condition where...

By Onikoyi Zainab (Zaen) Something I feel like we don’t talk nearly enough about is how heavy it actually is to stay creative on demand. From the outside, content creation looks like the ultimate freedom. You get to express yourself, build a personal brand, and maybe even make money doing what you...

By Adanna Nwaoku For a very long time in Africa, being mentally ill did not mean getting help. Instead, it meant being locked up, chained, beaten, or treated like a criminal. Many people suffering from depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or other mental health conditions were not treated like...

By Blossom Deji-Aderinto I believe we’ve all seen movies or imagined counselling sessions in which the client walks in, sits down on the couch with his or her head to the ceiling, and goes on and on about what happened to him at work or what he really thinks about the colour blue while nothing...