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Confessions: Diversion window to a sound life

Dear Coach, I am a married man aged 48 and I have been married for the past 13 years to an amazing and beautiful woman. She is very loving, and always present for me in time of my need.

The best thing that any man can ever desire. It is very unfortunate that my wife is unable to bear children. We have tried to procreate the rest of our lives even prior our marriage. We have consulted so many doctors, I have even lost count of how many thus far, and still unfortunately, nothing happened for us.

One day, I met some other young lady on my business trip and we started giving each other some attention at a conventional meeting held in Cape Town. She was the only person from my country at the convention hence it was obvious to feel secure around her and vice-versa. We indulged in some alcohol and ultimately started being intimate.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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