Family3 min«I can do one thing: recognise the good guys»For Marissa, resilience is not a magic power that we draw from ourselves alone. It is more important to be able to count on the right people.
Education3 min«A lot of good things have happened to me»Moreno Isler, 22, is training to become a care specialist. At the age of 14, his life was turned upside down first by a cancer diagnosis and then by the consequences of treatment.
Family3 minIn a wheelchair after an accident: «I want to throw myself back into life»Fabian Kappeler, 17, has been paralysed since a motorbike accident. Instead of bemoaning his fate, he remains optimistic.
Family3 min«I am very grateful for many things in my life»Sarah Pel masters her everyday life as a mum of three with self-care. How she finds confidence and strength in difficult phases of life.
Health3 min«Every meal was accompanied by panic attacks»Paula, now 16, developed anorexia with bulimic phases when she was 14. This is how she managed to overcome her eating disorder.
Learning2 minSchool without grades: «We know where our daughter stands»Abandoning school grades in the upper school? Michael Renaudin thinks highly of the new model, but also recognises some stress factors.
Education2 min«The tight daily schedule makes it difficult»Although they actually spend a lot of time together, it is not always easy to communicate well and sufficiently in everyday life, says Yvonne Fürst.
Education2 min«I enjoy having more time for conversations now»Working in Zurich, living in the Engadin. The family's communication is as active as this decision, says mum Mona.
Columns3 minPressure to perform: «You haven't failed here»Yanek Schiavone is a teacher and learning coach at a school that promotes talent, particularly in football. He knows all about the pressure that young athletes are under.
Columns3 minEating disorder: «At some point I became fascinated by being thin»The urge to always be perfect crept up on me. To always look good. To always weigh less. As a teenager, Alisha developed a severe eating disorder.
Columns3 min«I wanted to do better later on»Valentina Müller had a difficult childhood. The mother of one son had to learn to give up her claim to perfection in parenting.
Columns3 min«I hope you get raped»14-year-old Lisa* was slapped and filmed and humiliated with fake sex photos and hate messages. Mum Sonja* talks about her daughter's emotional distress and her own helplessness in a difficult time.
Career choice1 min«I am interested in the human psyche»Jonas Zollinger knew early on what profession he wanted to learn. After the taster apprenticeship, he was unsure. Now he has found his dream job.
Career choice1 min«I want to become a doctor»Nyat Demoz, 18, from Zurich came to Switzerland from Eritrea four years ago. She is in her second year of training as an EFZ healthcare specialist. She is working hard for her dream.
Education3 min«Courage needs self-confidence above all»Courage has many facets. Engineer Anne Richter tells us which of her boys tends to be physically courageous and which socially courageous.
Health3 min«I never thought I would need therapy»Lea, 15, wanted to deal with her problems on her own. When her self-harming got worse and worse, she sought help from the school psychologist.
Health3 min«The wait was a horror»Emil spent eight months of his time at the clinic due to depression. He waited just as long for a place in therapy.
Health3 min«If you carry on like this, you'll die»When her head was in chaos, high school student Sara began to control her body. Her eating disorder almost cost the 16-year-old her life.
Education2 min«Noah has to pay the price himself if he's late in the morning»Publisher Ronny Spiegelberg and his teenage son are a well-rehearsed team - even when it comes to dealing with stressful situations.
ADHD3 min«Eating together remains a source of stress»Entrepreneur Felizitas Fluri knows all about stressful moments with her family of six. But one strategy almost always helps: as much structure as possible.
Family3 minParental stress: «We all often have too many balls in the air»Psychologist and mum-of-two Larissa Hauser believes that you have to make a conscious decision during stressful phases: What do I let go of in order to regain more control?
Learning3 min«It's not just about being there»Helen Kobelt considers inclusion to be a failure if its main aim is to exclude rather than promote children.
Learning3 min«Doing justice to everyone demands a lot from me»Aléxia Jaggi has several children with special school status. However, it is not usually these children who demand the most attention from her.
Learning3 min«Many are at their limit»Integrative schools are reaching their limits and jeopardising the health of teachers, says special needs teacher Marianne Schwegler.
