Mental Health Awareness Week: Understanding Suicide Risk
May 15 2025- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 12 May 2025
- Monica Costa
As Mental Health Awareness Week reminds us to check in with our emotional wellbeing, it’s crucial we shine a light on one of the most devastating yet preventable outcomes of mental health struggles: suicide.
While the word itself can feel difficult to say aloud, we must talk about it. Suicide claims thousands of lives every year – and each one is a person who once had hope, dreams, and the potential to heal.
From Medication to Mindfulness: Exploring Alternatives for Mental Health Support
May 14 2025- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 12 May 2025
- Monica Costa
What if mental health care didn’t start with a prescription, but with a pause?
For too long, conversations around mental wellbeing have centred around either coping or medicating. But between these two extremes lies a quieter revolution – one rooted in awareness and small daily shifts that reconnect us with ourselves.
As more mums speak openly about burnout, emotional fatigue, and that gnawing sense of “something’s off,” there’s a growing appetite for mental health support that isn’t automatically routed through a pharmacy.
The Hidden Struggles of Motherhood: Breaking the Silence on Emptiness & Emotional Void
May 13 2025- Fitness & Health
- Last Updated on 12 May 2025
- Monica Costa
Not all pain is loud.
Not all struggles look like tears.
For many mothers, the hardest moments come quietly – in the early hours when the house is still, or in the middle of a birthday party, surrounded by people. It’s the slow fade of joy, the persistent fog of fatigue, or a hollow sensation they can’t quite name.
These aren’t the stories we often hear about motherhood. But they are real – and increasingly common.
