Resources · Explainers

Mental health, explained.

Plain-language answers to the questions people most often have about mental health, therapy, medication, diagnosis, and getting help in Africa. All explainers are clinically reviewed.

Therapist's Notes
What should you know about your therapist?

In the digital age, patients often research a therapist first. What that does to the relationship.

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Culture
Cultural dislocation and mental health among young Africans

Many young Africans live between two sets of emotional expectations. An underestimated source of strain.

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Culture
How men are socialised into loneliness

Boys are often taught to treat feeling as weakness. How that leads to isolation, and what changes it.

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Culture
The hidden mental health cost of being strong

In many African homes, strength means silence. The cost of that idea, and how families can change it.

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Coping skills
When emotions linger: why feelings stay, and how to settle

Some emotions fade fast and others stay for days. Why, and practical tools you can use.

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Mind and body
Understanding pain

Pain can be acute or chronic, and it is shaped by both body and mind. A plain guide to how it works.

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Workplace
Kenya's workplace mental health crisis

Stress and burnout are among Kenya's most urgent workplace challenges. The scale, the cost, the response.

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Understanding conditions
Why does stigma stop people from getting help, and what can we do about it?

The psychology of stigma, why it persists in African communities, and the evidence for what actually reduces it.

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