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Once Upon a Time

The Great Escape

For a long time, I felt it was something I wasn’t ready to talk about. I wasn’t ashamed, but I felt as though my confidence was still too low to put that out there. For me, it wasn’t the stigma that was attached to mental health that made me worry about speaking out – I was very open with people who knew me. It was because I still feared the person who made me feel that way (especially as they still make comments about me today!), despite no longer having to work with them. Continue reading The Great Escape

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Health & Fitness

What Your Psychiatrist Forgot to Tell You About Antidepressants

If you are a person who is battling with depression or has previously experienced the dreadfulness of being clinically depressed, you would probably understand how heavy every day feels. Sometimes when things seem gloomy and time runs dry the only outlet is to visit your local psychiatrist. When you get prescribed with your first dosage of antidepressants, you think that this would be the answer to all your questions only to find out the ugly truth. It is obvious that we would all prefer an immediate fix for all our problems but unfortunately, nothing in life works that way.

In fact, being on antidepressants is one of the most painful journeys anyone can go through. Let’s start with the side effects that your doctor never mentions. Continue reading What Your Psychiatrist Forgot to Tell You About Antidepressants

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Health & Fitness, News

New Riverston School Dubai Set to Tackle Bullying Head On

The new school will focus its attention on unsettled children and implement its highly successful educational model from the UK, catering for Dubai parents The new Riverston School Dubai, due to open in September, will tackle the issue of bullying head-on, following on from recent announcements during the past two months by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) on this important topic. The Dubai Student … Continue reading New Riverston School Dubai Set to Tackle Bullying Head On

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Once Upon a Time

Michael Phelps – I Didn’t Want to be Alive

It was in 2014, following a second drink-driving charge and a six-month suspension from USA Swimming, that Michael Phelps started to talk. It wasn’t easy at first. The 23-time Olympic gold medalist had suffered a downward spiral that had got so bad he confined himself to one room for five days. But talking has helped and Phelps — the most decorated Olympian of all time … Continue reading Michael Phelps – I Didn’t Want to be Alive

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Events

Little Ninjas at Dubai Sports World

Looking for a fun-filled, safe adventurous activity for your kids this summer? Dubai Sports World has got you covered! Kids can jump, skip and hop away at the Ninja Warriors Course, specially designed for the younger warriors, at Dubai Sports World. Comprised of a mixture of fun bridges, crossings, and obstacles, your children (ages 3 and above) will experience exciting physical and mental challenges. Swing by on Tuesday, … Continue reading Little Ninjas at Dubai Sports World

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Inspiration

Getting to Know Dr. Saliha Afridi

Dr. Saliha Afridi, Clinical Psychologist and Managing Director at The LightHouse Arabia 1. Tell us about LightHouse Arabia? What inspired you to start this business? After having worked in a private group practice in the UAE I realized that a big part of who I am was not being exercised—and that is the part that serves the community. Once I realized this about myself I … Continue reading Getting to Know Dr. Saliha Afridi

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Events

‘It’s Time to Change’ with Just Be’s self-care campaign

Just Be gives back to the community by bringing new perspectives to holistic wellbeing    In line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai the happiest city on earth, Just Be launches a self-care campaign on the 14th of April from 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. … Continue reading ‘It’s Time to Change’ with Just Be’s self-care campaign

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Health & Fitness

Phantom Acceptance of Mental Labels

With a large number of ‘mental illnesses’ enlisted in the DSM, differentiation between bad habits that have turned into destructive behaviours and actual diseases has been lost. Plus, the DSM does not tackle the chicken-egg dynamic, portraying certain ‘illnesses’ to have been caused solely by genetics and biochemical imbalances, which may not necessarily be the case. David Bailey, a hypnotherapist and life coach at SOAS believes that “…science mixed with the pseudo-science of psychology has also had some detrimental effects in perpetrating popular misconceptions. The idea that something like depression, anxiety or a phobia is an actual “thing” like a stomach ulcer. Rather than a conceptual framework for describing a manifestation of thought is, in [his] opinion, problematic.” Continue reading Phantom Acceptance of Mental Labels

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