In her book titled Rising Strong, Brené Brown demonstrates how asking for help is a critical part of emotional resilience, an insight she arrived at after interrogating her discomfort with seeing people begging. There are those of us for whom the work that needs to be done is learning to ask for less help andContinue reading “‘Yes, please help me’ – leaning on others to build emotional resilience”
Category Archives: Conviction
Women’s month: In her own words – Mama Winnie’s time in prison
On 9 August 2020, South Africa celebrated woman’s day – a public holiday reserved for the commemoration of the same day in 1956 where almost 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to petition against the country’s pass laws. To celebrate the contribution of these women, we are shining a more nuancedContinue reading “Women’s month: In her own words – Mama Winnie’s time in prison”
A hierarchy: from financial security to freedom
We did quite some reading on financial security and what we have found is that there is an inherent hierarchy from financial security to freedom. The image below captures our understanding of this hierarchy. The first important caveat to note is that if you do not currently live within your means (i.e. you have badContinue reading “A hierarchy: from financial security to freedom”
Monthly affirmation (June): A poem from Upile Chisala
This month we are loving Malawian poet Upile Chisala’s Nectar. Here is an affirming poem to come back to when days are heavy this month. Love yourself with urgency. Today. Today. Today. – Upile Chisala, Nectar (@Beingupile)
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