Lockdown on the most part has been good to us as a family. But not without some speed humps. Our family is from the Eastern Cape and every Easter, June and December Holidays we would make the long road trip down there from our home in Polokwane (then Pietersburg) and...
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Relationships
Out Of the DM’s & Into The Podcast: Olwethu and Neo Leshabane’s Relationship Q&A
This episode is all about answering your relationship questions that you have sent to Olwethu on social media. Olwethu and her husband Neo have way too much fun with this one– the questions range from how they handle finances, mending gaps in their communication...
The Pursuit Of Self Love
Today’s episode is all about self love and self care. Olwethu lays out what self care means for her and the importance of it in her own life. More to the conversation about self love Olwethu speaks to Ntombenhle Khatwane the founder of the locally produced hair...
To Out Or Not To Out? Grappling With How Best to Share Our Stories of Trauma Online
This week’s episode deals with really tough subject matter. The phenomenon of women outing their abusers online is one that we see a lot of and in many ways this episode is looking for the best way to navigate this sometimes treacherous terrain of sharing...
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...
In this episode Olwethu looks at the importance of choosing your partner intentionally. So after the pheromones have worn off and the butterflies have stopped fluttering- is this honestly the time to start thinking about and even discussing what we really expect...
The Importance of Date Night
I am very conscious and very persistent about date nights with my husband, particularly because I don’t want to find myself in the position of being boring or being bored in my marriage; and usually this happens because of general monotony… S o are you...
Let’s Have Some Girl Talk
I shared the following talk at a visit we had when we visited a Girls’ Home in East Rand. I am extremely passionate about ending tension and anger amongst and between girls.
The Importance of Maintaining our Femininity
As women in business, we honestly do not have to emulate men in the work place. Times are changing – we are allowed to be feminine, in fact we should own our femininity. All the time and in all we do! As a result of these changes, the unique qualities that women bring...
Nanny Break-Up Tips
Breaking up any relationship, I’m usually the one who just sits and waits for the other person to say something first. Even when I know this is the end. Then when the other party as much as says “Brea…” I’m like: “Yep, I hear you! We’re done!” As you can tell the...
Nanny Break-Up
I just got out of a very strenuous and abusive relationship… with my kids’ nanny. Imagine! It was a wonderful relationship but a rather toxic one because although I knew we were never good for each other, I needed and wanted her because the kids loved her and...
Happy (Not So) New Year
Happy New Year you guys (kind of feels like we came go right into 2017 now already) and I trust you had some good festive fun… It’s my first post for the new year!!! Woohoo!! Actually, wait… I’m lying. I hope you’re just as tired as I am...
The Crazy Holiday Fever Strikes
The boys’ holiday started on the 4th of December and boy has it been manic since! I get a nervous giggle that creeps up my spine just thinking about it. So far they’ve not disappointed in their consistency of madness… Nope, they are absolutely...
How social media affects your self awareness as modern day women
I’ve just recently learnt a new term called ‘Smiling Depression’. This term is used for people who appear happy but are in actual fact not very happy. Because of social media, this condition has become more prevalent and evident in young people. We...











