healthy life

SILENCED FOR SIX YEARS: KIM’S STORY

When industrial psychologist Kim Ballantine suddenly lost her voice, her world turned upside down. How did she rebuild her life, parent her young children and keep her marriage going when further health challenges struck? And how did her voice finally return six long years later?

PART OF THE FLOURISHING: KATIE’S STORY

Why is midwife Katie Wade supporting a hospital in Cape Town’s challenged Khayelitsha township? And how has she progressed through a season of personal disappointment to one that fulfils her deepest longings?

THE BEST WAY: THOBELANI’S STORY

He lied, he stole, he smoked weed and was drunk while writing a Matric Afrikaans exam. Impressing people was his priority. But now he’s found a healthy way of living that’s impacting so many people for the good. How did he get there? Meet Cape Town’s Thobelani

IN THE RIGHT SPACE (FINALLY): LOUETTE’S STORY

Trauma led her to a heartbreak decision and an eating disorder. But she’s now calling on those very experiences to empower the moms, babies and senior citizens of Westlake, a challenged Cape Town community. Meet Louette!