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6 Ways Families Can Identify Hidden Biases and Distorted Lenses

Your children don’t just inherit your eye colour. They inherit your lenses too. Families often pass on far more than traditions, routines or values. We also pass on assumptions, fears, comfort zones and inherited narratives about who belongs, who feels “safe,” and who is seen as different. In this short video, I explore 6 ways families can identify their distorted lenses and biases - not to induce guilt or shame, but to invite reflection. These include: asking where our belie

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

1 day ago1 min read

Building Bridges of Empathy at Home

How do families break cycles of inherited bias? In this reflective video, Dr Shungu H. M’gadzah explores how unconscious beliefs, assumptions, fears, and comfort zones are often passed down quietly within families across generations. Using the Six Stages Framework lens, this video examines: • How families develop “distorted lenses” • The role of comfort zones and “caves” • Why inherited narratives matter • The impact of “banter” and everyday language • How empathy can be inte

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

May 301 min read

The Cave of Us: Why Change Can Feel Like Loss

Through the SSF Lens: Everyday News Reflections 🔍 Looking beyond headlines to understand people, systems and behaviour This week’s headlines may have appeared very different on the surface: Mental health strategy discussions. Debates around race and anti-racism. Growing tensions around workplace inclusion. Neurodiversity and belonging. Leadership and psychological safety. Different headlines. Different sectors. Different language. But through the Six Stages Framework lens, I

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

May 162 min read

Infographic titled "Decoding Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD)" explains that IGD is a behavioral addiction similar to substance addiction, with 4.6% prevalence in teens. Boys are nearly twice as likely to be affected. Key signs include giving up other activities, playing despite problems, and negative consequences. Risks include depression, anxiety, impulsivity, and using gaming as an escape. Protective factors include self-esteem, education, and life satisfaction. Negative impacts include lower academic performance, worsening mental health, and brain/body overload. Central image shows a brain with a game controller.

Teenage Video Game Addiction

🎮 Is Your Teen Gaming or Grieving? Excerpt: We often ask how many hours our kids are playing. But the more important question might be: “What are they escaping from?” Internet Gaming Disorder is more than a discipline issue — it’s a recognised mental health condition. Behind the screen, your child may be trying to regulate overwhelming emotions, fill a gap in connection, or cope with distress they don’t have the words for.

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Jan 173 min read