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Motherhood and Psychosocial disability; What’s your story | Elizabeth Ombati
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Conversations with my Soul. Flying….and thoughts of Kanyi. A mental illness or a disability? Motherhood and Psychosocial disability; What’s your story. Rose who was diagnosed with anxiety/depression recalled how she cried for three days following the birth of her baby. I had these thoughts that my baby was not well, she recalled. Fortunately it did not turn out to be postpartum depression as she regained calmness soon after. Floor You are never alone. Talk to us on info@uspkenya.com. A mental illness or ...
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December | 2016 | Elizabeth Ombati
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Conversations with my Soul. Monthly Archives: December 2016. What if you had a disability? In the next few posts I shall be sharing thoughts on disability. This is motivated by my interaction with not only persons with psychosocial disabilities but all other disabilities as well. It is crucial that persons with disabilities fully and effectively participate in society on an equal basis with others. And I feel that the awareness of this fact is really key.). Do you have a disability? I am not using disabi...
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March | 2016 | Elizabeth Ombati
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Conversations with my Soul. Monthly Archives: March 2016. On suicides and why we should be bothered. There is a particular time I sent a commentary on suicide to a local newspaper who said it was well written, but could I make it a little livelierthat it was depressing. I wondered, how well can I make suicide ‘appear’ happy? Can I crack a joke in there? IMPORTANT: Provide contact information for support services, to encourage people at risk to seek help at an earlier stage. Include details of further sou...
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Elizabeth Ombati | Conversations with my Soul | Page 2
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Conversations with my Soul. Newer posts →. If the media cannot kill the stigma towards mental health, who shall? My attention is drawn to The Daily Nation’s editorial cartoon (30. August 2013). The cartoon implies that Parliament actually should be a mental institution and since funds were to be increased to mental institutions, it (Parliament) should also be considered! Mental health problems have now become a source of ridicule and shame. Remember how the media presented the Mathari Hospital Story?
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January | 2016 | Elizabeth Ombati
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Conversations with my Soul. Monthly Archives: January 2016. Motherhood and Psychosocial disability; What’s your story. Rose who was diagnosed with anxiety/depression recalled how she cried for three days following the birth of her baby. I had these thoughts that my baby was not well, she recalled. Fortunately it did not turn out to be postpartum depression as she regained calmness soon after. Floor You are never alone. What is your story on psychosocial disability and motherhood/family? Hi, Please give m...
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A celebration of ONE WOMAN BY ANOTHER | Elizabeth Ombati
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Conversations with my Soul. Encounters in the Wild. Mental Health: An open letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta on the Marriage Bill 2013 →. A celebration of ONE WOMAN BY ANOTHER. She is passionate about women empowerment. She is passionate about mental health. She is a strong woman; a strength borne out of an adversity so grave it could have killed her. But she rose above it; and as every strong woman, lived another day. She is Sitawa Wafula; a poet and mental health ambassador. Where she narrates of her ...
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On suicides and why we should be bothered | Elizabeth Ombati
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Conversations with my Soul. A mental illness or a disability? I have a mental illnessI am not a criminal →. On suicides and why we should be bothered. There is a particular time I sent a commentary on suicide to a local newspaper who said it was well written, but could I make it a little livelierthat it was depressing. I wondered, how well can I make suicide ‘appear’ happy? Can I crack a joke in there? Communities should be educated on identifying signs of distress in their midst for purposes of providin...
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Let’s ensure dignity and respect for persons with disabilities | Elizabeth Ombati
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Conversations with my Soul. I have a mental illnessI am not a criminal. What if you had a disability? Let’s ensure dignity and respect for persons with disabilities. Our own Constitution states that disability includes any physical, sensory, mental, psychological or other impairment, condition or illness that has, or is perceived by significant sectors of the community to have, a substantial or longterm effect on an individual’s ability to carry out ordinary day-to-day activities. Why was it so easy to b...
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March | 2014 | Elizabeth Ombati
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Conversations with my Soul. Monthly Archives: March 2014. Mental Health: An open letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta on the Marriage Bill 2013. A time has to come when the strong have to stand up for the weak! I was diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder in the year 2009. Of course this was after major interruptions in my life as a result of unexplained fears. The counseling I went through helped me so much that slowly by slowly I started living a life I could say was a lot better than before. What may sh...
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I have a mental illness…I am not a criminal | Elizabeth Ombati
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Conversations with my Soul. On suicides and why we should be bothered. Let’s ensure dignity and respect for persons with disabilities →. I have a mental illnessI am not a criminal. Do you know what this means? It means that if I have a mental illness I will be scared. Afraid. Afraid to share because people will be scared of me. The stigma will continue. I will not recover. It’s a vicious cycle. On suicides and why we should be bothered. Let’s ensure dignity and respect for persons with disabilities →.
