Sometimes we need to trust that everything that we go through will eventually work together for our good. We may not know when and how, but as the saying goes, we need to trust the process. Divinity Roji this week is joined by Dr Lerato Masemola known as Dr Lerato to her patients. She is a general medical doctor in her own private practice based in Randburg, Johannesburg. In this conversation they talk about overcoming challenges and healing, being resolute, appreciating being alive and taking that as the sign that you’ve got reason to live and commit to doing the work. A true definition of choosing the perspective that empowers you.

Becoming a mom is a beautiful experience that comes with so many changes. Some of these changes and challenges that a new mom faces may lead to extreme sadness, despair and anxiety. These are commonly known as baby blues and can last about a week. Longer than this though becomes concerning and may mean that the mother is suffering from Postpartum Depression. In this week’s episode, Divinity Roji is joined in studio by mother of two, Keneiloe Myoli, who talks about her experience with Postpartum Depression.

Finding oneself is a challenge that is faced by many adults but imagine a child that finds themselves in that struggle. That coupled with seeing what you thought was your foundation fall apart. There is no building anything without a foundation, without the materials to do so. One of the hardest things to is having honest conversations with ourselves where we admit we are wounded and seeking the help that we need. How we see ourselves has such a great bearing on the things that we tolerate, the things and people that we attach our self-worth to has such a great influence on the things that we believe we deserve. In this episode, Nthabiseng Ngoepe who is an author of The Mending of a Broken Vessel, is in studio with Divinity Roji and shares her journey of how the brokenness of her home and family led to her being broken and how she has found mending.

Finding purpose through pain may seem like a cliché but that is the story of Nonceba Ndukula who joined Divinity Roji in studio to share her journey. Nonceba is the founder of Nabai Foundation which provides support and mentorship to young women and girls. In this episode, she shares growing up not knowing her father, not having a relationship with her siblings, being in an abusive relationship and getting divorced, Nonceba’s journey is truly one of resilience.

The term adulting refers to the assumption of tasks that relate to normal grown up life and comes with the implication that one is not particularly ready to identify as an adult. In most instances when the term is used, the person using it, feels burdened by the responsibilities of being an adult which do not come naturally to them and therefore are overwhelmed and stressed. In this episode, Divinity Roji is joined by Yvette Aloe, who is leadership developer, NLP life-coach, wellness educator and business strategist who aim’s to change the world through changing individuals. Together they talk about security and sustainability, the privilege of being able to think and figure out purpose as well as the importance of community.

For us to heal, we have got to be able to admit that, first we are not well and secondly that we need help. The healing journey is one that will always requires us to be intentional in showing up for ourselves. In this episode, Divinity Roji speaks to actress Nomvelo Makhanya who is also founder of Silent Crisis. Nomvelo speaks on being diagnosed with bipolar, anxiety and depression, going through bullying and being grateful for the support she has had in her journey.

While food is part of our daily lives, it is not often that we think about what it is that goes into our bodies and how it makes us feel. Drawing from her life experiences and healing journey, Raine Dunn offers a variety of different services to enable people to find greater health and balance in their lives physically, mentally and spiritually. In this week’s episode Divinity Roji has a conversation with her on the impact the food has on not just our bodies but our minds as well. We talk about focusing on giving our bodies nutrition, being deliberate about healing and the importance of equipping oneself with knowledge.

When we considering what makes a good and healthy relationship we hardly ever actually put ourselves as the people in the relationship on the list. We have all seen the step list that consists of different do’s and don’ts, right and wrongs but miss the key component of which are the individuals that come together to make the couple. In this episode Divinity Roji hosts relationship experts Mo and Phindi to delve into how the wellness of the individuals in a relationship is a huge contributor to the wellness of the relationship. The conversation covers boundaries, expectations, being vulnerable and establishing trust and closes off with the elements that are key in almost guaranteeing the success of being together.

With a lot of people going back into the workplace and anxieties are flared, this makes us forced to face the elephant that has been in the room of work place toxicity. It is as though working from home had provided an escape that was desperately needed and employees are not feeling like they are going back into safe environments. This is the time that we can take to question where we sit in our roles by examining what kind of experiences are we contributing to. In this episode Divinity Roji is joined by Megan De Klerk and Sihle Bolani and they talk about what work place toxicity is and how we can be the agents of the change that we want to see.

We often go through life carrying the expectation of what it will be like when we have gotten to a certain place and achieved certain things. We find ourselves romanticising the ideas of the things that we want and we feel that we need, all the while not living in reality of the present. In this episode, Divinity Roji speaks to Nompumelelo Runji, author of How I took back my power. This conversation touches on a myriad of issues such as confronting dysfunction, overcoming self-shame, relationship tensions, social pressure and claiming back dignity and respect. With this as the last episode of season one, may you find the courage to face your reality, to be honest with yourself and take the steps you need to in finding your way back to you.

Spirituality is such a big part of our lives and different people describe it in different ways because each experience can be subjective to one’s own journey. In this conversation with Bunny Majaja, it becomes evident that speaking about spirituality is speaking about life. The conversation encompasses identity and purpose with a whole lot of undoing and unlearning to find one’s own path. Then of course there is the concept of holding up space and what that means in the spectrum of allowing people to find their own answers.

Few things, if there are any, compare going through life feeling like you are not good enough and having a listening to a little voice that makes you doubt yourself and your achievements, moreover that makes you afraid of going for the things that you want to attain. In this episode, I speak to Omila Gqoboka about the effect that the imposter syndrome has had in her life, how she continuously overcomes it and how she has dared the odds in creating the life that she wanted to live. This conversation flowed from embracing change, confronting insecurities to identity and family life and of course holding up space in such a beautiful way.

Keeping a positive attitude is what enables us to live a positive life but it feels more of a stretch each day with all the negativity that surrounds us. Speaking to Danielle Grotewold in this episode put emphasis on the reality that being intentional is the only way. Counsellor, Palesa Tshetlo joined us virtually for this conversation and we all delved into what living positively means and the things we can do to stay positive. It being the beginning of a new year, it is the perfect time for us to reset and refocus ourselves in doing everything we can to create the life we desire.

In our lives there is a constant moving and shifting as we grow into different parts of ourselves and our journey. It is important that we are attuned with the different seasons and times that we find ourselves in, with it being the end of the year; I believe that we are in resting and releasing time. In this episode, Dr Sonia Killik and I talk about tapping within ourselves and shifting our perspective in order to find our inner power. We talk about answering the call to be human again particularly as we are about to unite with family and friends that we have not seen in a while. To become the true guardian of your heart and mind be part of The Rainbow Bridge experience which offers a deeply transformative journey that awakens and bridges your empathetic heart to your emotional intelligence, creating an evolution of self that leads to powerful self-leadership. Use the discount code evolve4U when making your booking.

Loss is not easy to deal with and while there may be expectations on how we grieve, we ultimately have to embrace our own unique path. For Edna, Nelson, she took to penning down a book titled Full Circle. She joins me in this conversation to talk about losing her husband just 4 days after they had gotten married. She talks about grieving him, embracing purpose in the pain, starting to live again through laughing hard, loving wholly and holding up space in a way that leaves a legacy.

It is a gift to have people walk the wellness journey with you and support you in the way that you need. We’ve heard the saying that if you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far, go together. In this episode we speak to Skhumbuzo Mayaba and Dany Vambili on the role that they as men play in supporting their wives in their wellness journeys and how they manage to protect their own.

Dr Samke Ngcobo is a medical doctor who was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder at the age of 14. We speak to her about her lived experience with the disorder, how it influenced her choice of career, the cultural and traditional stigma she had to face but most importantly the self-shame she had to overcome.

We often don’t realise how we embody all of the experiences we go through and never expect our experiences to manifest themselves in the different areas of our lives at a later stage. In this week’s episode, Divinity has a conversation with Smangele Sibisi on Business and Mental Health. The conversation reveals how Smangele experienced a mental breakdown at the peak of her career and, in seeking professional guidance, found help in beginning the healing of childhood traumas she has tried to keep buried, the after-effects of which affected her business in particular.

When we speak about wellness, we often think about physical wellness, but there is so much more to the concept. In this episode, we delve into the different aspects of wellness with Christian counsellor Laetitia Vambili, who shares some of her experiences in her wellness journey. 

Welcome to Evolution Space Chats where we hold up space for each other to embrace our evolution. Let’s grow together in the journey of becoming equipping each other in the journey of wellness. We are better and stronger together. Be sure to follow us here so that you don’t miss out on the first episode coming out 08 November.