I aspire for a fulfilled life that does not require for me to switch off from any one of my roles but be able to move through each responsibility I have with fluidity.
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Art of Balance
Search for: Art of Balance career / home / Relationship / Self-care Art you in? I’ve been invited many times to speak on the concept of balance. I think when people look from outside in, they see this person who has it all figured out. As I type this,...
10 Tips For Starting Your Own Side Hustle
1. Analyse your time usage and where you can steal time or cut down activities to invest that time back into your side hustle Before deciding to start a side hustle, it is important to assess your schedule and look for moments in your day that can be...
Trust Your Gut: Gut & Liver Health
My Story I’ve always been one to listen to my body and allow it to cue me towards good health and function. But lately, no matter how much I tried, eating healthy, fasting, drinking plenty water, moving more… you name it, my body was just not happy. I was feeling...
Fallacy or Fact: Working From Home Is Productive
This past year was atrocious to the whole world and at the moment, no one wants to revisit the memories created during the height of the COVID19 pandemic. Nevertheless, that painful period educated many of us. We learnt new words like ‘Zoom dysmorphia,’ ‘Comorbidity,’...
Feb Editor’s Note: Growing in Love Where You Are Planted
Olwethu’s February Editor’s Note.
What’s in the box? #MOAB
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The First Prenatal Visit
…the most nerve wrecking doctor’s visit Your first prenatal visit varies according to the clinic you visit. There’s no right or wrong time. Most often, you’ll be seen for your first appointment between 6-12 weeks. It may seem like a very long time to wait...
On this episode Olwethu sits down with Raelene Rorke to discuss raising girls vs raising boys. Is there a real difference between the two or is each child a unique experience all unto themselves? They share insights and contrast their experiences as the mothers of...
Press Release: Traveling with a Baby Bump
Here’s what you need to know when flying: For all the cute ways to name a pregnancy, like a bun in the oven, a baby-bump, Buddha-belly, Mummy-Tummy, and the list goes on; at Mango Airlines they have their own adorable name for pregnant Guests. “If this is you, you...
Pregnancy, Body Policing… And Rape Culture.
Images taken by Trevor Stuurman “I celebrate my shifting form, grateful to be free, temporarily, from the feeling that any increase in my size is betrayal, horror or a source of shame.” This being my third pregnancy, I have come to fully embrace (finally!!!) the...
Azania Mosaka | Meet a Mom
Azania Mosaka is that big sister who’s not aware you have adopted her but honestly, how can you not! She’s stolen our hearts from way back in the day on SABC and then later owning sisterhood and bringing women together in solidarity as the host of Total...
Breaking the Cycle of Absent Motherhood
“Good Day I guess it always helps to start at the beginning right….. I was born in Soweto, however raised in PTA- I’m a mom of two girls By the time I was 5 my parents had broken up, as such my mom opted to take me to live her aunt (my gran in Pta) I...
Preggy Diary Tips
We’re just about halfway and I’m finally settling into preggy mode and loving it. I’m not going to say I’m not loving the spoils and having the rights to ask hubby for midnight meals *hehe*. Whilst I had 2 very breezy pregnancies with my boys; I didn’t have as much...
First Trimester Diary
For those that aren’t aware, this is my third pregnancy and I won’t lie, I was pretty nervous about documenting this pregnancy online. Then I thought ‘why not?, it should be fun.’ As I share my journey, I’m hoping to hear yours too if you...
How Do I Break The Dummy/Pacifier Habit?
The dreaded pacifier… I am definitely no expert at this because with our first born, Mikaili, we won hands down and got him to sleep at 6 months through a couple of nights without a pacifier until a point where he didn’t need it anymore. Mind you, he...
Common parenting mistakes made by new parents
Some of these parenting mistakes can result in children’s growing into unhealthy adults later in life… Let’s pay attention to them: Comparing children to each other: Children end up becoming jealous of each other which in effect causes -TADA- Sibling...


















