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Most people know what anorexia looks like.
Few understand why it happens.
Kelsey Buchalter explains the psychological drivers behind anorexia and how self-worth can become tied to body size.
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Why do so many girls feel ashamed of being hungry?
Kelsey Buchalter shares her experience of restriction, bingeing, guilt, and the devastating cycle of eating disorders.
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Kelsey Buchalter is a Nutrition Network Practitioner (NN), host of "The Human Theatre Podcast", Sankofa
Peer Recovery Coach, TED Speaker, Singer-Songwriter & Actor.
After navigating her way throug
☀️ Sunshine Is Spreading Across Africa ☀️
What happens when young people are given a projector, solar power, African films, and the courage to spark conversation?
The Impact Facilitator Network i...
Who gets to belong on stolen land?
Australia Day or Invasion Day?
As January 26 approaches, we’re sharing stories from Country that speak to land, belonging, memory, and truth-telling. This clip w...
Who gets to belong on stolen land?
Australia Day or Invasion Day?
As January 26 approaches, we’re sharing stories from Country that speak to land, belonging, memory, and truth-telling. This clip w...
A one and half minute journey across South Africa, where young facilitators used solar-powered Sunboxes and powerful climate documentaries to spark real conversations - and real action.
With suppo...
Online connection isn’t real connection.
Kids are surrounded by screens, but feel lonelier than ever. Virtual friendships can’t replace real-world bonds — and no number of followers can fix that.
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Your child’s attention is for sale.
The longer they stay online, the more money Big Tech makes. That’s the model — addict them young, keep them scrolling, and monetize their sadness. Welcome to the...
YouTube is not a babysitter.
A 6-year-old watched 8 hours of YouTube overnight — and no one noticed. From Peppa Pig self-harm edits to Shrek rape porn, the algorithm doesn’t care how old your child...
“I wish TikTok had never been invented.”
That’s what teens are saying. The addiction is real — it’s destroying sleep, focus, and mental health. TikTok isn’t just entertainment… it’s engineered depe...
Instagram is making our kids sad — and they know it.
Teens are telling us they can’t stop scrolling, even though it’s damaging their mental health. The platform is designed to hook them, and it’s w...
The results are in: banning smartphones works.
Schools that have gone phone-free are seeing happier, more social, more focused kids. The hallways are noisy again — and that’s a good thing.
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It’s time to ban smartphones in primary schools.
When schools go phone-free, everything changes — more focus, better friendships, and safer kids. This is the movement growing across South Africa an...
“It happened off-campus” is no excuse.
Cyberbullying doesn’t end at the school gate. If the harm follows a child into class, the school must take action. Protecting learners goes beyond the playgro...
The law can protect your child — but only if you act.
From bullying and image-based violence to digital extortion, South African law gives kids and parents the tools to fight back. You just need to...
Forwarding it makes you guilty too.
In South Africa, if you share harmful or illegal content — even just by forwarding it — you’re part of the "chain of publication" and legally responsible. Ignora...
Online predators are getting smarter — and younger kids are the target.
They pretend to be friends. They groom, manipulate, and blackmail — often before parents even know they exist. This is not pa...