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Making the effort makes you.

In this conversation, Neliswa and I explore how language reveals societal fabrics that are often left unprocessed as they have become interwoven into the cultural fabric of society . We spill tea and share soulful exchanges while unpacking , engaging and analyzing ,

This episode explores the experience of moving away from home and building a life for one self away from home . We laugh about culture shocks , lean into the learning and navigate the evolution of oneself in a diverse world .

An essay reading.

In this episode , Mncedisi and I stretch our minds and engage on the idea of existence . We begin with a description of our environments , what inspires us to think in certain ways and how these traits craft our understanding of the life experience . We engage with ideas such as religion , love and commitments to higher levels of self .

This episode is a read out of an essay I wrote about internalized rage titled “I Burn.” I explore the condition of constant sadness , why that can leave one feeling hopeless and what that sadness has now become . Make sure to brew a cup to go along with mine !

Happy new year ?? It’s March and Tee is back on air with a new season of Tea With Tee . In this episode she welcomes us with a conversation on behaviors and how this is tied to our neural pathways. Her stance ? When we identify problems from the root , we are able to deal with them in a productive way .

The truth is said to have the ability to change the trajectory of our lives and to influence the decisions we make . This episode focuses on truth as a tool in love , why honesty matters and what we stand to benefit from the practice of it .

In this episode, I reflect on the life experiences that have shaped my creative desires and the prayer pathways to these experiences. I speak on my love for reading and writing, what words means to me in the context of creation and how an acceptance of any reality is the beginning of change.

Forgiveness is an act that follows after one party commits a wrong to another. It is a complex human emotion that challenges us to explore whether there is such a thing as redemption and how we "bring people back into the fold of community" once they have done us wrong. Lethabo and I cover the dynamics of redemption and attempt to establish the pathway to it.

In this episode Temazulu and I sit down and unpack the audacity of big dreams by following her life from her early days to her life in Boston. We discuss the idea of forging our own paths and going against the grain of societal norms and ceilings to dreams. Tempting Fate is an episode in which we unpack what it means to tempt fate - and whether or not we are ever in control .

This piece of writing was birthed from a leaning into the human condition . It was a reflection of how often we forget ourselves in the midst of growing and unbinding. Gently, is how we get to the core of our hearts . It is a reflection on how understanding as a gift gives you a peace that is worth the unbinding I hope you enjoy this episode brewed specially for you. I publish updates of my work on @shewritesandspeaks, a curated page on Instagram .

I am a huge believer in the betterment of the self through reflection. In this episode, I read an essay I wrote about accepting oneself- regardless of how one feels about one self in any moment of space and time . Make your cup of tea and sip with Tee. You can fine me on Instagram on @shewritesandspeaks.

The term “Phuma silwe”. Is a Nguni phrase which is an invitation to the individual being addressed to come out and fight . In recent years it has also been used to describe and classify individuals who are likely to exercise violence to solve a matter. We define a few key terms in the title by unpacking each part of the phrase and play around with the terms to give the listener an insight into how we individually unpack the title . We then explore whether oppressed individuals have the right to violence and substantiate our conversation with examples , world events as well as personal liberty and self preservation .

In this episode we explore the art of storytelling and the different stylistic approaches to telling our individual stories. We contrast this art of storytelling to its importance in preserving the self through space and time, and consequently, others. We discuss the features of great stories and their common characteristics and how these stories have helped us navigate the story of our own lives while cultivating the bravery to tell our own stories .