Conversations for Connection: Recent Episodes
Mzi Tshatshela
In this episode, our guest, Dr. Vuyo Yokwe shares his personal experience of Mental Health issues. Through his great and relatable storytelling, he shares how he faced his challenges and thrived despite great adversity. He now has a platform for mental health wellness - The Mind Zone. He has been on South African radio stations including Umhlobo Wenene fm.
Follow him on instagram @mindzown_drvuyo.
Welcome to our new Life Experiences series! Dr. Camagu Potelwa starts us off sharing his experience of grief and how the pain of losing his wife changed him. We explored the important questions on grief. Can one heal from grief? What do grieving people need? Is grief inherently complex?
Dr. Potelwa addressed all these questions and more through his great storytelling!
Part 2: On this episode, we look deeper on the impact of words. Most importantly, our guest, Ntsika Nogela emphasizes the the choice we have when it comes to the words we use and how we perceive words said to us.
"Our words help shape the society and the communities we find ourselves in - whether it is your children, parents or friendships. Your words are the one thing that people can take away when they leave from you." - Ntsika Nogela
This a two part series. On this episode, our guest, Ntsika Nogela touched on a number of important points about words. What are words? What is their effect? How do we teach our kids to use and process words that they hear?
"Our words help shape the society and the communities we find ourselves in - whether it is your children, parents or friendships. Your words are the one thing that people can take away when they leave from you." - Ntsika Nogela
On this episode we have Rob Lawless – the man who has discovered the power of human connection! He is on a mission to spend 1 hour, one on one, with 10,000 different people to learn about their lives.
His goal: Human connection.
He's a TEDx speaker and has been featured by some great press sources, including the TODAY SHOW, CBS New York, ABC News, and many more.
I am the 4549th connection in his project.
Follow him on Instagram, @robs10kfriends
On our first ever live streaming of the podcast, we had Fundiswa Yuba as our guest to discuss the impacts of the ongoing COVID19 pandemic on friendships.
We were also able to hear from the audience, who shared their thoughts. We had a great conversation. Enjoy!
I have been reflecting on the issue of "greener pastures" lately. It wasn’t until I listened to a song by Lucky Dube, titled "The Other Side," that my thoughts became crystal clear.
I hope this inspires you!
----more----We're continuing our friendship series. On this episode I am joined in discussion by Khanyiso Vuyelwa and Siyasamkela Mtitshana. We had a great time! Join in!
We continue our conversation on the Power of Friendship. In this episode, Dr. Dan Chen is my guest and shares her personal experiences and views on friendship.
This remains - friendships are beautiful. Enjoy this conversation.
Emotional intelligence remains one of the main predictors of success in life. It has been shown to have a significant impact in the quality of family life, friendships, leadership, workplace experiences, decision making, academic and professional success.
In this episode Miguel Raymundo joins me to share his perspectives and understanding of emotional intelligence. Enjoy this conversation!
Friendship is a universal human experience. However, we all understand friendship differently. Dr. Kulwinder Virk is my guest on this episode and shares his personal views on friendship.
However differently we may experience or view friendship, this remains - friendships are beautiful. Enjoy this conversation.
We all have dreams, but dreaming alone is not enough, We have to work towards our dreams and persist despite challenges along the way. Today Jeremiah Schmidt joins us to discuss the phenomenon of Persistence,
Check Jeremiah's Podcast called Xenfulness on all podcast platforms and social media.
I spent some time talking to Dr. Makiwane. She believes that we all have potential to do great things, but at times we tend to stall and doubt ourselves. The only way out of this trap is to show up despite imperfections and uncertainties. Never allow anything to stop you from pursuing your dreams.
Note: This conversation does not refer to the published book with the similar title.
Music: Joseph McDade
Podcast Art: Pexels.com