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WINDHOEK, 25 October 2025 - Author, social work student and mental health advocate, Al Bright Shighwedha, speaks during a mental health awareness event in Windhoek on Saturday. (Photo: Edward Tenete) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 25 OCT (NAMPA) - Mental health advocate, author, and social work student, Al Bright Shighwedha, has shared her personal journey of battling bipolar disorder in hopes of breaking the stigma surrounding mental health in Namibia.
Speaking during a mental health awareness event in Windhoek on Saturday Shighwedha, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder during her teenage years, said her mother’s constant support was vital to her survival an...

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