The importance of hope and why we should all have some this year
On October 28th, 2019, I got off from bed to prepare to go to the hospital for my recurring cancer, post-surgery results. It was around 3 am, I had not slept a wink, and it was precisely an hour fifteen minutes before the transport would show up outside my…
Why letting go of the lessons I was taught as a young women has freed me to be more myself
Growing up in an African household. I was taught how to behave in a manner that always saw partner, child, family and community obligation before self. It is no surprise then that when it came to working and raising a family of my own later on in life, I…
What to do if you didnt do everything or anything on your 2021 new years resolution’s list?
As someone who has always been rather terrible at making and keeping new years resolutions. For the past two years, I decided to not make any new years resolutions. In part because I found it stressful. But also because when it came to the end of the year, I…
Techniques our head of special projects uses to cope with loneliness and anxiety during the holiday season
Whilst the holiday season is meant to be a time of joy, family and gifts. It can also be triggering for many people and bring about bouts of anxiety, depression and feeling lonely. As someone who lost both her parents at an early age. I know too well how…
What to do with unwanted Christmas gifts
Christmas may officially be behind us, but Christmas gifts are not, or at least those we love. Especially as they serve as a reminder of this magical time of the year and time spent with loved ones. But what about the gifts you don’t like so much? As someone…
What spending Christmas alone has taught me about gratitude & family
For the first time in 25 years of my life, I am spending Christmas without my family and friends. I am over 1500 kilometres away, on the other end of the country. While they are all on the other end. It is a very strange but extraordinary experience. Growing…
Why second-hand shopping is not the taboo we were brought up to think it is
I’ll be the first to admit that I love a good shopping spree. But with the economy being what it is and with a demanding and very expensive toddler to take care of, the days of splurging on designer pieces are far behind me. At least in the way…
Noxolo Zungu says that Art is her therapy and forever Joy
For most young black girls living in remote rural and underdeveloped villages, dreams and goals seem arid and/or impossible to reach. I know that because I was once that young black girl whose dreams were clouded by the societal misconceptions of what a woman can and should be. Having…