How to cope and live with Sickle Cell Disease

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What is Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)? Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. Healthy red blood cells are round an...

Bonding is essential…

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The process of bonding with a new baby is natural for most mothers. Left alone, new mothers will hold their baby next to their bodies, rock them gen...

Social media and the bystander effect

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When persons in our communities demonstrate acts of apathy and an outright lack of compassion, it causes us to grimace at the thought of possibly ne...

Mental skills needed for athletes’ optimum performance (continued)

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Imagery and Visualization Imagery is the process of simulating sensory experiences in the mind in the absence of external stimuli. Whenever an ath...

Mental skills needed for athletes’ optimum performance – Part 1

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The area of sports psychology has examined the relevance of psychological skills training, including mental skills training, in helping athletes imp...

Motherhood in perspective

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The thought of having a baby is often quite exhilarating. Many hold that expectation of personal fulfillment and the refreshing glow that comes with t...

Why are psychological skills important to athletes?

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Many athletes have made the unfortunate mistake of believing that their success is embedded mostly in their physical ability, without much, if any a...

The psychology of champions

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Do you want to be a champion? Do you want to be the greatest? If you’re reading this article, I assume that you probably do. Well, me too! Then...

Coping with disappointment

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Learning to deal with disappointment is part of a fulfilling life. Disappointment is natural and normal, and everyone will experience it to some ext...

How can you realize your true worth?

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(continued from the last Midweek publication) The most important person that matters is you. You are the one who determines your true self-worth. I...