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What is cognitive dissonance? Cognitive dissonance “refers to the mental conflict that occurs when your beliefs or assumptions are contradicted by new information. The unease or tension that the conflict arouses in people is relieved by one of the several defensive manoeuvres: they reject, explain away, or avoid the new information; persuade themselves that no…

Cancel culture: Refers to “the popular practice of withdrawing support for (cancelling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive. Cancel culture is generally discussed as being performed on social media in the form of group shaming.”1 Cancel culture has become a trend on social media. The concept has…

Stress is part of the emotional ups and downs of life. We feel stress or anxiety from our environment, our bodies, our thoughts and even how we view the world around us.

According to a study, when compared with data from 49 other countries the data from South Africa regarding bullying was amongst the worst.

As we enter December holidays and prepare for the new year, it is important to use this time to re-energise ourselves.