Reading time: 2,30 mins Shame: Understanding Its Nature and Breaking the Cycle Shame is a complex and deeply personal emotion that every human experiences yet few feel comfortable discussing. It can lurk in the corners of our minds as a sense of unworthiness or humiliation, often shaping our behaviours and beliefs in unseen ways. Unlike...
Reading time: 2,4 mins At the dinner table, Mpho forces a smile as her friends recount their latest adventures – weekend hikes, late-night concerts, spontaneous road trips. She used to be the one leading the charge, always the first to say yes. Now, exhaustion weighs heavy in her bones, but she swallows it down, nodding...
Reading time: 4 mins In the ever-evolving tapestry of global leadership, the Southern African Development Community Development Finance Resource Centre (SADC DFRC) Capacity Building Review workshop held on the 23rd of November emerged as an opportunity to illuminate pathways toward organisational prosperity and personal growth. Rooted in the rich tapestry of African wisdom, the workshop’s...
Reading time: 2 mins In 30 years from now, around 2050, it is predicted that 50% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s population will be under the age of 25. According to Dr Mothomang Diaho, if we do not address individual well-being through an intergenerational lens, we would only continue to see further health declines. To take on...
Reading time: 3 mins When you think of caring for your skin, you first jump to solving what you feel is problematic right about, right? Well, the journey to good, healthy skin begins before you apply anything. Your skin is about you as a whole person and recognising that what is beautiful about you is more...
By: Nthabiseng Shongwe Reading time: 3,5 mins By 2016, about 1.9 billion adults worldwide were overweight and more than 650 million adults were obese. These figures represent about 39% and 13% of the world’s adult population, respectively (AllAfrica, 2022). With National Nutrition Week ending on 15th October 2022, we reflect on the state of health and overweight and...
By: Nthabiseng Shongwe Could we be well, really and truly? The answer is yes, and we can make the change today. When it comes to wellness and well-being, we know that making the shift to a healthier way of life requires some positive affirmations (or a prayer) and then some. Even if you have your...
By: Nthabiseng Shongwe The conversation about obesity is uncomfortable and is often avoided by society as well as in close company. It is a battle primarily fought on the physical front, and yet growing research shows that the fight goes beyond more than what meets the eye, affecting mental and emotional health as well as...
GUEST: MS. ANNE GITHUKU-SHONGWE | Host: Nthabiseng Shongwe Image 1. Source: Unsplash, 2022 Today we reflect on ‘Part 1’ of our last ‘Women & Wellness’ podcast episode with the amazing, award-winning Ms. Anne Githuku-Shongwe, where we had the opportunity to listen to the tactics she learned from a wealth of knowledge in the form of...
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