Dealing with Rejection: Moving from Hurting to Healing

In a previous post, I wrote about why rejection hurts so much and what to do about it. Here, I will focus on dealing with rejection.  It is important to understand why rejection hurts so much before embarking on how to deal with it.

Many More Mothers Could Kill Their Newborn Babies

It is shocking and saddening to read about a recent incident of a young woman in Eastlands who slit the throats of her one-month old twins . A two-day old baby was found dumped in Shing’oto village in Kakamega  on a river bank, wrapped only in a ragged skirt.

Juvenile Delinquency: A Prevention Approach

We talk of ‘terrible twos’ but we all seem to forget about the ‘terrible teens’. Parents of teenagers know all too well the difficulties, hurdles and challenges of raising an adolescent. Adolescence is a very tough time for teenagers…and their parents too. Parents of teenagers go through enough difficulties with their teenagers- mood swings, unruly

The Hidden Pain Behind Students’ Suspensions and Expulsions

Google “UON suspension” and you will get plenty of information on the recent strike that led to the suspension of University of Nairobi students, videos of the riots, reactions of Kenyan citizens as well as what the VC of the University had to say about the incident. However, this information fails to explore some major

Why Relationships Have Become Death Traps: Unravelling the Mystery

Recent headlines have been flooded with stories of murders that are happening in romantic relationships-to put it shortly,crimes of passion. A crime of passion is a crime committed suddenly because of very strong emotional feelings, especially in a connection with a romantic relationship rather than being premeditated. Spousal killings, murders, homicides-whatever the word you choose