THERESA ZETTL Today is World Mental Health Day. But what is mental health? Mental health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “a state of well-being in which an individual can realize his or her own potential, cope
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World Mental Health Day – Fight the stigma!
World Animal Day
On October 4th, we celebrate World Animal Day. It is charged with the mission to raise awareness to the status of animals to improve their welfare standards worldwide. Already in 1931, the World Animal Day was introduced at a convention
Read moreHistorical events for the LGBTQIA+ Community
THERESA ZETTL This weekend has been a great, successful weekend for the LGBTQIA+ Community:By a clear majority, the people of Switzerland have voted in favour of marriage equality in a referendum.Germany has its first two Transgender Members of Parliament after
Read moreWorld Suicide Prevention Day
THERESA ZETTL Observed on September 10th every year, World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) provides the opportunity for people across the globe, to raise awareness of suicide and suicide prevention.According to the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), one in every
Read moreLong Covid – are we prepared for therapy?
THERESA ZETTL Shortness of breath, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, anxiety – these are just four symptoms on the long list of remaining symptoms after a Covid-19 infection, also known as Long Covid symptoms. After an acute covid 19 disease, the symptoms
Read moreCyber-Grooming – how can we protect our children?
THERESA ZETTL With Covid-19, closed schools and homeschooling, more children have encounter the internet and therefore also the risks of using the internet. I would like to draw your attention to the phenomenon of cyber-grooming and ways how you can
Read moreShould we trust politicians?
ERIC MIZZONI In late 2016, on the occasion of his 85th birthday, former Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and D66 party prominent Jan Terlouw held an emotional speech on television calling for trust. Trust from the people towards politics, as
Read moreConspiracy theories – a special kind of fake news
THERESA ZETTL Covid-19 doesn’t exist, the Covid-19 vaccines include microchips to track us, worms being found in face masks and make them enter our bodies through our noses, QAnon and elite Satanists eat babies. All of these are stories, we
Read moreFake news – one of the biggest challenges of Social Media
THERESA ZETTL When using Social Media, most of us have experienced the following: Either you have read fake news or you have spread fake news yourself – unintentionally. But how can you tell whether an information on the internet is
Read moreThe gulf stream – is it drying out?
THERESA ZETTL Back when I was student at school, I had a geography teacher in 6th grade that would constantly warn about the gulf stream drying out. I had the same teacher for two years in preparation of my A-levels
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