VERSION 1.O INSIGHTS Reclaiming who God created & called us to be Issue # 149 | 25 July 2026 Hey Reader💐, I've coached and interacted with many remarkable women. They are women who are building successful careers, leading organisations, raising wonderful children, and navigating some of life's most difficult seasons. Yet, their greatest fear is something far quieter. They've won; it's not grit and hard work. It's not the pain of childbirth. It's not the crushing of a romantic heartbreak;...
8 days ago • 3 min read
VERSION 1.O INSIGHTS Reclaiming who God created & called us to be Issue # 148 | 18 July 2026 Hey Reader💐, I recently shared about emotional safety in the newsletter I wrote about my child calling me in distress. Emotional safety is about becoming the kind of person others can come to with their fears, mistakes, struggles and questions without worrying that they'll be judged, dismissed or shamed. As I reflected on that this week, I realised emotional safety may only be one half of the story....
15 days ago • 3 min read
VERSION 1.O INSIGHTS Reclaiming who God created & called us to be Issue # 141 | 11 July 2026 Hey Reader💐, I got together with my girls over the weekend, and we got into discussions at various stages, all diverging to the final conclusion: "Millennial men and women, we are all confused. And to combat that, let's just ask each other what we need from each other..." Many of us grew up watching mothers who worked full-time jobs and still carried almost the entire home. They went to work, came...
22 days ago • 4 min read
VERSION 1.O INSIGHTS Reclaiming who God created & called us to be Issue # 140 | 04 July 2026 Hey Reader💐, This week, I found myself celebrating a very quiet victory: A phone call. My daughter called me. She was tearful. Upset. Life had happened, and in that moment, she called me. As I listened, comforted her, and reminded her that her opinions and thoughts were valid too, I secretly rejoiced. I realised I wasn't only present for my daughter. I was witnessing answered prayer. Because there was...
29 days ago • 3 min read
VERSION 1.O INSIGHTS Reclaiming who God created & called us to be Issue # 139 | 27June 2026 Hey Reader💐, For quite a while, I had been wrestling with a question. Was I simply looking for a different place to run my current project? Or was I being invited to start an entirely different project? I couldn't quite tell. Both options made sense. Both seemed exciting. Both appeared possible. The problem was that I wanted certainty before taking a step. Now, if you know me, you'll know that...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
VERSION 1.O INSIGHTS Reclaiming who God created & called us to be Issue # 138 | 20 June 2026 Hey Reader💐, Many of us watched the South African Netflix hit show The Polygamist, adapted from the book by Zimbabwean author Sue Nyathi. I understand it had almost the entire world up in arms. We're asking ourselves: What on God's green wonderful earth? Does that really happen? Who cheats on his wife like that? Who takes care of her husband's mistress's kids? Why don't they just leave? Why stay in...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
VERSION 1.O INSIGHTS Reclaiming who God created & called us to be Issue # 137 | 13 June 2026 Hey Reader💐, One of my favourite phrases these days is, and I kid you not: "You're right." Not because I've suddenly become agreeable. Not because I've stopped having opinions. I have some of the strongest opinions out there! And certainly not because I think I'm wrong all the time. I enjoy saying it because there was a time when I struggled to. Years ago, if you and I were having an argument, there...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
VERSION 1.O INSIGHTS Reclaiming who God created & called us to be Issue # 136 | 06 June 2026 Hey Reader💐, Over the past few weeks, we've been talking about identity in different ways. The need to be different. The need to be seen. The freedom that comes from finally embracing who God created you to be instead of constantly negotiating with it. This week, a different question has been sitting with me. Recently, there has been a lot of public discourse around 2 prominent women whose academic...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
VERSION 1.O INSIGHTS Reclaiming who God created & called us to be Issue # 135 | 30 May 2026 Hey Reader💐, A few days ago, I was standing in a queue at Clicks pharmaciy/drugstore when the gentleman behind me suddenly opened his mouth: "It must take a lot of courage and confidence to wear that kind of hair." What kind of hair, you ask? Short. Super kinky African hair. I don't think 4C describes it. The kind of hair we affectionately call "skuurpot" hair. I smiled. I simply said: Yes, when you...
2 months ago • 4 min read