The Talking Point — Quiet reads https://thetalkingpoint.co.za/blog/quiet-reads.html Short pieces written for someone in pain, not about mental health. Notes from The Talking Point Group's clinical and case management team. en-za © The Talking Point Group (Pty) Ltd info@thetalkingpoint.co.za (The Talking Point) info@thetalkingpoint.co.za (The Talking Point) Fri, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 Fri, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 1440 How to sit with someone who can't talk https://thetalkingpoint.co.za/blog/posts/how-to-sit-with-someone-who-cant-talk.html https://thetalkingpoint.co.za/blog/posts/how-to-sit-with-someone-who-cant-talk.html Fri, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 info@thetalkingpoint.co.za (The Talking Point) Quiet reads DRAFT — When the person you love has gone silent. A guide for staying in the room without asking anything of them. Grief in the body https://thetalkingpoint.co.za/blog/posts/grief-in-the-body.html https://thetalkingpoint.co.za/blog/posts/grief-in-the-body.html Fri, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 info@thetalkingpoint.co.za (The Talking Point) Quiet reads DRAFT — Why grief breaks sleep, takes appetite, hurts in the chest — and what to actually do for the body that is carrying it. The Tuesday after https://thetalkingpoint.co.za/blog/posts/the-tuesday-after.html https://thetalkingpoint.co.za/blog/posts/the-tuesday-after.html Fri, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 info@thetalkingpoint.co.za (The Talking Point) Quiet reads DRAFT — For the morning when the world has gone back to normal and yours hasn't. When the 3am thoughts come https://thetalkingpoint.co.za/blog/posts/when-the-3am-thoughts-come.html https://thetalkingpoint.co.za/blog/posts/when-the-3am-thoughts-come.html Fri, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200 info@thetalkingpoint.co.za (The Talking Point) Quiet reads DRAFT — For the hours when the mind won't stop and the world is asleep. Why your thoughts feel so final at this time — and what you can do until morning.