Blogs & Updates
Conversations About Mental Health
In the last couple of years, I would say mental health has been one of the most addressed issues, and that's a milestone I am glad to witness. But although this has been the case, there's still more that desires to be done. Mental health is a condition that the...
Toxic Traits
There's a reason why the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree. We all have at least one single behavioral feature that we despise (if we're aware of it), and, surprisingly enough, we can typically figure out where we got it from provided it's not a distant cousin,...
Uncertainty
As I wrapped up my leadership and mindset change programme in December 2021, I drew an action matrix, which had things I was going to implement this year. Being the kind of things I'm passionate about, I thought it would be a bit easy but I was wrong. I forgot that...
Written in My Heart to Him
It's the 24th of August today, and I'm still wondering why it doesn't feel like I have made progress with moving on. I do not know if it's because I imagined doing a lot with you, but I wonder if the chance will present itself again! Everything seems to have ended...
Forgive, Forget, Move On Already!
At an early age in most cultures, the girl child is forced to master the art of suppressing her emotions by constantly being reminded that her family, friends, future partner, and in-laws will do their worst. So it's in her best interest to be numb, tameable, have a...
February! Roses Are Brown
Hello there beautiful people.Roses are red, violets are blue - Why are most writers single? Scratch that. Roses are red, violets are blue. Single mama's how is dating again going for you? My roses are brown. Sigh. February is upon us. Love and lovers are making very...
Journey To Motherhood – The Birth
In the Shona culture, after marriage and towards the third trimester of the first pregnancy they do what they call "masungiro" which basically is when your husband and his family officially take you back to your parents' (or relative's) house to be looked after and be...
The Stigma Of People With HIV Among Africans
I recently learned that one of my cousins has AIDS. Even though we haven't been in contact for a few years, this information hit me really hard. While still trying to process everything, I couldn't help but wonder why it had to get to the death sentence that is AIDS...
Making Choices
We say our advocacy is for women having choices, then we need to be comfortable with all the choices women make, especially when we are not privy to the prevailing circumstances.