Nawiri Centre for Health & Wellness

31/03/2025

Bipolar disorder is a condition that has the potential of complicating life for the affected individual and those around them. For many, lack of knowledge about the condition and its management is part of why they don’t manage it effectively.

This clip has information aimed at shedding light on the condition. If you or someone you know has a number of the listed signs, a visit to a mental health professional is important. They are key to providing a comprehensive plan to manage the condition.

If you would like to share your story, feel free to reach us on 0745 NAWIRI (629474) or NawiriWellness@gmail.com

To be misunderstood comes with a mixed bag of experiences. Here we attempt to shed light on one of many permutations of the lives of an individual with Bipol...

27/06/2023

As we grow older, so do our parents. Often it creeps on us and soon we realize that we are now in a position to offer more support than just financial support.

Some of our parents develop one or a range of illnesses in the course of their journey to seniority. When this happens, we often are happy to be helpful in the ways we believe are best for our dear parents. Sometimes, unfortunately, we find ourselves in conflict with our parents as we engage in this helping space. This is usually very frustrating as we are motivated to do good but find ourselves at loggerheads with our target beneficiaries.

Today, we will look at some ways of engaging in our caring role over our aging parents that provide us with peace and satisfaction as we “parent” our parents😊

Welcome to this exciting conversation and bring along a friend too.

Kind regards,

Mackrine Abukah
Tel: +254722531104

20/06/2023

It’s been said that no two children of the same parents are the same, even twins and this is largely true.

We are called upon to adapt our parenting to their individual uniqueness. This holds even more true, when we have foster and/adopted children. They have unique needs that need different approaches to give them optimal outcomes in their development.

Today we will look at some of the areas of focus for effective parenting of adoptive and foster children.

Welcome to this exciting conversation and bring along a friend too.

Mackrine
0722531104

22/05/2023

Our mental health is a key part of our well-being. In this mental health awareness month, we endeavor to enhance our awareness on matters self-harm among children and teens.

We will look at some things that we can do to help prevent the occurrence of self-harm and also how to bring about healing where one is affected by self-harming behavior.

Feel free to bring along a friend as we expand our mental wellness toolkit.

Regards,
Mackrine
0722531104

15/05/2023

May is the international Mental Health Awareness Month.

NawiriWellness joins the international movement to raise awareness about mental health, to provide support, educate the public and fight stigma related to mental health.

Do you know that self-injury or “cutting” is the intentional physical harming of one’s body to manage undesirable emotions, but with no intent to die?

Do you know that of all age groups, self-harming is most prevalent among teenagers?

Join the conversations as we shed light on non-suicidal self-injury amongst children and teens.

Mackrine
0722531104

17/04/2023

April is the Stress Awareness Month globally.



The goal of this focus is to give an opportunity for individuals to expand on their knowledge on matters stress.



Stress is essential for our existence and then there is a threshold which when crossed leads to impaired quality of life☹.



So what is good stress and what isnt?



How do I know if I am outside the threshold of normal?



Is there anything I can do to avoid crossing the healthy threshold?



If I have crossed the healthy threshold, can I get back to safety?How?



We will explore the answers to these questions in the context of parenting in our upcoming NawiriWellness parenting chats. Do join in the conversation and bring a friend along, this might just be the catalyst needed to get out of a stressful parenting situation😊

13/04/2023

https://www.comparethemarket.com.au/.../top-causes-of.../
This survey with respondents from Australia, Canada and America found finances and bills as topping the charts as a cause of stress, followed by work and family in that order...... I am curious, does this situation resonate or do we have a different set of stressors?
As we appreciate our stressors, its critical that we also focus on coping strategies, let's endeavor to adopt healthy coping strategies even as we celebrate Stress Awareness Month this April..

Households right across Australia will soon pay more for electricity.

30/03/2023

Sibling rivalry describes the ongoing conflict between kids raised in the same family. It is a common phenomenon which sometimes gets out of hand.

• What causes it?

• Can it be prevented?

• When it happens how do we resolve it to maintain good relations between and among the siblings?

These are some of the questions we will be looking at in today’s parenting chat.

You are welcome to join today as indicated in the flyer, bring a friend, bring a sibling

20/03/2023

Teenage is a wonderful phase of life and then it presents with a set of challenges that test us in different ways as parents.

As teens get to their own, adopt their unique identity and draw away from parents and closer to their peers, we as parents are drawn to apply ourselves differently.

Some of the peers they are drawn to, we are ok with and some we lose hair thinking about 😊.

In this chat, we will explore how as caregivers, we lean in to their natural development and share our values and guide them in sustainable ways.

Join me as we have this conversation and learn from each other, register…….

11/03/2023

Teenage is a period in life that presents with a mix of joy and dread in equal measure. There is joy in having the teen achieve an increased level of independence and ability to make a range of decisions.

On the other hand, when a child reaches teenage, one of the things that causes their loved ones dread is the fear of them accessing and using substances. When a teen is exposed to substances and starts using, one of the ways to help them out of this situation is by timely identification of their using.

This conversation with an addiction specialist sheds light on a range of ways in which one can identify the usage and intervene on a timely basis. Your comments will be highly appreciated.

Teens Using Substances. How can you tell?

Substance use has myriad negative effects on the users. Teens who indulge in use of substances are at elevated risks given their ongoing development. Their u...

02/03/2023

Today we will close the loop on the relationship discussion, we will look at aspects that help in nurturing healthy relationships.

The conversation is designed to cover the broad range of relationships from parent-child, spouse-spouse, individual-relatives, sibling-sibling and individual-colleagues in the workplace.

Relationships are key to our survival and so having healthy ones will enable us to thrive.

You are welcome to join in the conversation as we share our experiences and empower each other.

Feel free to also extend an invitation to a friend or two.

Regards

Mackrine 0722531104

28/02/2023

We are social creatures and so we need relationships to survive.

The quality of the relationships we form, in a big way, affects our overall wellbeing and that of those under our care.

Join me as we unpack key aspects that make or break the relationships we choose to enter in.

Looking forward to seeing you in the chat. Feel free to also extend an invitation to a friend or two.