A lot of my inner healing work is spent trying to come to terms with the fact that being a woman living in South Africa is a trauma all on its own. - Bonnie Mbuli

I think the biggest contributor to depression and anxiety, especially in our society today, is perceptions. There’s who we are, and then there’s this perception of what we’re supposed to acquire and become. Lastly, there’s this perception of perfection that is always held up to us. We always operate from a place of: ‘I fall short. I’m not meeting this and that criteria.’ My daily thing is reminding and asking myself: ‘How can I live, enjoy and unite with this current version of myself

It’s so important to teach our children at an early age to understand what anxiety is and equip them with tools to navigate it otherwise they start to believe that something is inherently wrong with them.

Whatever purpose you were born for on this earth, you’re going to arrive in the form and shape best suited for it