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Questions you could ask yourself to assess whether your stress or anxiety may require some professional help.

As South Africa faces times of distress and uncertainty, it is essential to provide safety for yourself, and your loved ones, including children. It is important that we stick together as one nation and restore calm to our beautiful country. We provide tips below to help you and your family cope through these challenging times.

The festive season can trigger intense stress and anxiety. Learn practical coping tools, boundary-setting tips, and discover how Solace's Mental Wellness Helpline supports you through December’s emotional pressures.

Your feelings are entirely normal for such an uncertain and unsettling situatio

Some tips on how to manage the anxiety children may be feeling around Covid-19.

Consumer protection for Black Friday shopping sprees, spot diabetes red flags, are your policy beneficiaries up to date, and learn how to start 2026 financially fit.

South Africa is grappling with an increasing mental wellness crisis. According to a 2023 study by the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), one in three South Africans will suffer from mental wellness issues at some point in their lives.

Phones never sleep, and neither does stress. Discover how screen time, hidden costs, and silent symptoms damage mental health, and learn the early actions that safeguard your mind, family, and finances. How constant connection drains our mood, our money, and our families; and the small steps that protect your mental health (and your wallet).

In this article, we discuss what you can eat in order to gain mental clarity and have a better emotional outlook.

This edition equips you with practical tools to stay healthy in the heat, manage neighbourhood noise, protect your mental wellbeing, and confidently support GBV survivors throughout the busy December period.

We help you spot the red flags that could signal a possible mental health condition.

The greatest lesson we never learnt at school was how much we will have to learn on our own. From Grade One to Matric, we can’t wait “to be done with school”. Ha. Tell us another one.

Learn how to safely support a GBV survivor this festive season with emotional first aid, safety planning, key resources, and Solace Trauma Assist to protect your own well-being.

Heart Awareness Month is an important reminder to prioritise the health of one of the most vital organs in your body: your heart.

Do you need someone to talk to?Reach out today for confidential support through our Mental Wellness Helpline. Call 087 210 0880 or dial 120709# to speak to a professional.