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.
Debunking The Myth of Youth Political Apathy
Are the youth dismissive of their blood stained democratic privilege/responsibility to vote? Or has the government misused and abused their privilege and responsibility to serve? We unpack this in today’s blogpost.
Reckoning with Myself – A Journey
My name is Thabiso Mahlape, and I live with several addictions. When I was commissioned to write this piece this is not the statement I imagined I would open with. But the events of the past two weeks have absolutely dictated that I must. The death of a famous...
Here’s why you need to read Women Who Run With The Wolves
There are two lessons from this book that I’d love to share and I hope will get you to purchase it and read it: Bluebeard & Vasalisa The story of "Bluebeard," where Clarissa, the author, challenges us as women to keep alive our curiosity and not allow our...
Balance Demystified
Let’s talk the home/work ‘balance’ or as I like to call it ‘integration’ For many years women have been duped into this trap of ‘balance’. Picture this: as a clown at a circus juggles balls with the aim to keep all of them in balance, some remain in the air whilst...
Mother Of All Babyshowers Grand Prize
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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 details of...
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...
Olwethu talks to Zimasa Mabuse about career decisions and how to stay in a field of study or to follow your yen and pivot to something else. Essentially- how can we take dramatic and unexpected decisions (according to some) responsibly, effectively, with maximum...
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 Sit Down with Olwethu Leshabane is a podcast for women everywhere who are exploring The Art of Superwoman. Olwethu unpacks and explores everything that affects women… work and career, relationships and love, parenthood and marriage, WOMENOMICS and lifestyle....
Open Letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa
This year’s Valentine’s day ended for many of us with the words: “ I have therefore come to the decision to resign as President of the Republic with immediate effect.” I don’t think a sweeter romantic melody could have surpassed that. Not even Luther...
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...
I’ve Disassociated Myself From Mrs South Africa, But Here’s Why You Should Enter In 2018
“How you gon’ hate from outside the club? You can’t even get in.” This Chris Brown jam always rings back at me when I think of whether to come at a subject that has to do with exclusion. Because here’s the reality, most of the time we are critiquing from the outside...
My Side of The Story – Mrs. SA
I have been receiving a lot of questions and enquiries about my involvement or rather lack of in Mrs. SA this year; as well as my lack of participation in Mrs. SA events. A lot of stories and narratives have been doing the rounds and I thought to clear the air in my...
