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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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masculinity | bitter.sweet.alive
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Mental illness . masculinity . queer . food. One step forward, two steps back. 9 October, 2016. I’m looking at my phone, waiting for a reply. I was vulnerable, tried to meet up with the a guy I know we have a connection with. Can we meet after 4? I called at 4. Benefit of doubt, there might be a good reason for not picking up. Text message – really? I fucking called you over 2 hours ago, and you send a text message? I’m tired … blah blah … tomorrow? You’re not worth my time! 6 September, 2015. To be remi...
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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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depression | bitter.sweet.alive
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Mental illness . masculinity . queer . food. One step forward, two steps back. 9 October, 2016. I’m looking at my phone, waiting for a reply. I was vulnerable, tried to meet up with the a guy I know we have a connection with. Can we meet after 4? I called at 4. Benefit of doubt, there might be a good reason for not picking up. Text message – really? I fucking called you over 2 hours ago, and you send a text message? I’m tired … blah blah … tomorrow? You’re not worth my time! 3 April, 2016. Ranting can be...
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getting help now | bitter.sweet.alive
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Mental illness . masculinity . queer . food. Category Archives: getting help now. Afraid to Open Up to Those Close to Me. 5 April, 2015. This post will be a free-flow way for me to disseminate my thoughts, as I have little idea what the end conclusion will be. Since writing my last post There Is More To My Story. I have been thinking about my relationships with the people close to me, specifically, what I choose to reveal to them. I was also chatting with another blogger, Fictionatrix. 12 December, 2014.
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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 ...
