DECLINE OF DECENCY?

If this topic hit home, I'd love to hear from you. Leave me a 60-second voicemail and I may share it on a future episodeI was taught to hide how smart I was because “boys don't like that”. Let's talk about who taught us to be agreeable, and why it matters this 16 Days of Activism.Join my mailing list, so you never miss an episode: [email protected]

If this topic hit home, I'd love to hear from you. Leave me a 60-second voicemail and I may share it on a future episodeWhen did celebrating the end of high school become so expensive that families have to stretch their finances to give their children one memorable evening?Are we trying to measure our sacrifice by how much is spent on the perfect matric dance?

If this topic hit home, I'd love to hear from you. Leave me a 60-second voicemail and I may share it on a future episodeLIVE LIFE AWAKE.Live is for living.Live it to the fullest of your ability.Live it joyfully.Live it courageously.Live it intentionally.Live it gratefully.Live it fully - not just existing, but experiencing.Live in the moment.Live with purpose.Live with an open heart.Live while you can.Don’t just exist. Live Life Awake.

If this topic hit home, I'd love to hear from you. Leave me a 60-second voicemail and I may share it on a future episodePower today. Gone tomorrow.There is a saying that absolute power corrupts absolutely.What I want to talk about today, I don’t think is absolute power.It’s something else.It’s an illusion of power.

If this topic hit home, I'd love to hear from you. Leave me a 60-second voicemail and I may share it on a future episodeTHE FAMILY WE USED TO KNOWWhen I was growing up, family wasn’t just the people who lived in your house.Family was much bigger.There were grandparents.Aunties.Uncles.Cousins.Neighbours.All were family and they were all around us.TodayFamily is becoming something like a long distance relationship.Where do we go from here?

If this topic hit home, I'd love to hear from you. Leave me a 60-second voicemail and I may share it on a future episodeHave we lost our sense of decency?When did modesty become old-fashioned and showing everything become the norm?From pyjamas and bonnets in public to revealing fashion, wedding dresses and the pressure to look forever young, I wonder, have we lost our sense of dignity, privacy and appropriateness?There is beauty in every age. There is beauty in being feminine. There is beauty in being masculine. There is beauty in modesty. And there is beauty in keeping some things private.

If this topic hit home, I'd love to hear from you. Leave me a 60-second voicemail and I may share it on a future episodeShe Walked So I Could RunA Conversation Between Two Generations of Women“She walked so I could run. And perhaps one day, my daughter will run because I dared to walk.”

If this topic hit home, I'd love to hear from you. Leave me a 60-second voicemail and I may share it on a future episodeWhat can you do today that your grandmother could not do?Women have been instrumental in bringing about change in their countries.Through protest, courage and determination, women fought for political power, social change and a better future. Their resolve in the face of adversity helped pave the way for greater freedoms and opportunities for the generations that followed.But what happens when ordinary women are faced with extraordinary circumstances?Join me as we explore two countries where ordinary women did extraordinary things when circumstances demanded it.

If this topic hit home, I'd love to hear from you. Leave me a 60-second voicemail and I may share it on a future episodeThe Aftermath of JonasiThe Polygamist sparked conversations around the world, but what happens after the story ends?Let's look beyond Jonasi's character to the lives he leaves behind: broken relationships, wounded children, damaged trust, and the lasting impact of selfish choices. We also ask difficult questions about healing, accountability, self-worth, and whether cycles of pain can be broken.This isn’t a review of the series. It’s a conversation about the people living with the aftermath, and the hope that healing is possible.What are your thoughts? Join the conversation in the comments.

If this topic hit home, I'd love to hear from you. Leave me a 60-second voicemail and I may share it on a future episodeAn explanation is not the same as accountability.Sometimes our reasons are valid.Sometimes they even help people understand us.But understanding why we did something doesn’t remove the need to own that we did it.Accountability isn’t proven by never being wrong. It’s proven by what we do when we are.