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Explore thoughtful articles and practical strategies designed to help you navigate the complexities of life in transition. Whether you're leaving, settling in, or loving from afar, find support here.
Explore thoughtful articles and practical strategies designed to help you navigate the complexities of life in transition. Whether you're leaving, settling in, or loving from afar, find support here.

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Emigrasie is meer as net ’n fisiese verskuiwing, dit is ’n emosionele reis van verlies, aanpassing en veerkragtigheid. Hierdie artikel ondersoek hoe die Franse beeldhouer Bruno Catalano se kuns die onafgehandelde emosies van emigrasie sigbaar maak. Deur sy halfvoltooide figure en simboliese tasse gee Catalano vorm aan die innerlike leemtes en herinneringe wat emigrante én dié wat agterbly saam met hulle dra. Sy kuns bied ’n visuele taal vir die stille pyn, hoop en aanhou beweeg wat eie is aan elke emigrasie-verhaal, n bewys dat selfs in verlies, daar steeds beweging en betekenis is.

4 min
A sibling’s decision to emigrate can result in a complex sea of emotions for the remaining siblings. To process the change in family structure brought about by sibling emigration, these various emotions must be acknowledged.

35 min
The number of South Africans citizens emigrating abroad has increased dramatically, resulting in a multitude of parents remaining behind. This qualitative phenomenological study explored and described the reasons for the emigration of adult children of predominantly white South African parents. Multiple motivating factors validated the emigration, namely the South African political climate, violent crime, lack of employment opportunities and high skill mobility. In an attempt to justify the emigration, parents subsequently provided their children with a “license to leave”. Each parent was affected uniquely in this complex psychosocial journey. Social workers can assist in the reconstruction of meaning by guiding the parent through this life-altering decision.

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Vir Suid-Afrika se transnasionale families is internetkommunikasie al lankal deel van hul lewe, skryf dr. Sulette Ferreira, en met internasionale reis se vlerke geknip, is dit ál vorm van kommunikasie wat hulle oorhet.
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