Happy Women's Month. This series is a 4 weeks long (4episodes) series where I get to have conversations with some of the wonderful everyday people I had the opportunity to meet and are my inspirations in life. Everyday I am Inspired by how as human beings we are able to rise above all odds that were against us and like phoenix rise from the ashes that were meant to bury us & show up liberated and more resilient than ever before. My hope for this series is that we would have genuine open conv...
Aug 03, 2022•13 min•Season 2Ep. 6
The book is written by Dr. Edith Eva Ever, a holocaust survivor of Auschwitz. She is 92yrs young and holds a doctorate in Psychology. Dr. Eger shares the horrors of life at Auschwitz along with personal stories of struggles from her clients in an effort to help others heal from every day challenges we all face. It is such a hopeful book and provides inspiration even in the darkest of times. Dr. Eger really makes you feel like you can beat the worst of odds because she has done it herself!! She d...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Once upon a time ( sometimes I still am), I was a major people-pleaser — a real pushover. I didn’t know where other people ended and I began, and my decisions were based on what would make other people happy or comfortable. I thought this made me easy going, likable, and generally pretty cool. Little did I know that it really just made me lost, confused, and pretty unlikable. You see, when you go through life as a pleaser, you aren’t living on your own terms. You think you’re being nice, agreeab...
Jul 13, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 4
On Today's Episode, I reflect back on how the book Authentically Uniquely, You: Living Free from Comparison and The Need to Please by Joyce Meyer Help me heal my past trauma's and teach me new ways of dealing with comparing, competing and people pleasing. You will meet a young Grace and an Adult Grace in this episode, who from reading this book, they managed to come into terms with self acceptance, self forgiveness and feeling their feelings while letting them go when the time is right. I hope y...
Jul 06, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Have you ever said the following to yourself: I will be good enough if I have a husband or a wife; I will be worthy of love when I lose 5 kg, I will be good enough when I get a degree or qualification, I will be a complete person if I have children, I will be acceptable if I am admired …these are all conditions or prerequisites for worth set for us by the society. And because we buy into them we often find ourselves on the hustle for worthiness, love and belonging. The most crucial truth is You ...
Jun 22, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Owning your story can be hard but not as hard as spending the rest of our lives running from it.Embracing our vulnerability is risky but not as nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy. In this episode I have an authentic conversation about the 3 highlights of where I have been the passed 2 years and how life has been treating me. I also share words of encouragement and affirmations on how to stay afloat especially when life seems to not be fair and giving and how to not gi...
Jun 15, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Welcome to Authentically SwitchedON- The Podcast Season 2. This podcast is curated to hold space for you so that you can harness the divine power already within you in order to cultivate the courage to be vulnerable to pursue your passions, goals and dreams. It is a platform made for you to find healing in the midst of it all and to affirm you and give you permission to know that you deserve peace, love and joy. The foundation of Authentically SwitchedON-The Podcast is based on living Authentica...
Jun 08, 2022•9 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Happy Wednesday and welcome to the season 1 Finale. It has been a pleasure to journey with each and everyone of you every Wednesday, as we share a light in different topics that affect the young adults and the society at large. from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for your support, your love and the encouragement you gave me every time I felt like Giving Up. Fro our beautiful guest, thank you so much for sharing your stories so courageously and generously, thank you for being amazing s...
Jul 01, 2020•39 min
Sometimes heading in a new direction can be scary until you realize you’re headed toward a new and exciting destination. You might have expected a particular outcome or your well-laid plans did not come to pass as expected. Though frustrating, Life doesn’t always go according to plan and it can be difficult to take comfort in not getting what you want at times. Think back to a moment when a life situation did not turn out as planned – imagine the details as best you can. There may have been an e...
Jun 24, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Often dismissed as ‘women’s troubles’, endometriosis affects one in 10 women during reproductive age, yet a lack of research and funding means sufferers can live in severe pain, unable to work or have a socialise life. This hidden toll and extraordinary neglect of a disease that affects an estimated 176 million women around the globe, causing many to suffer a life of pain and debilitation and sometimes infertility. While dealing with illnesses like Endomometriosis, women get to deal with Gender-...
Jun 17, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In the world we live in, people are addicted to a lot of things and what seems to be common in all this addiction is what we regard happiness to be. We believe that in order to be happy, we should be on the chase and happiness is in the next job, next friend, next relationship and the next day. we are addicted to the idea that the future is where success is, happiness is, and heaven is. We are motivated to this chase that even when we get there we never notice it, we never take a moment to take ...
Jun 10, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Do you really know who you are as a person? What would be your ideal career? What kinds of traits do you prefer in a life partner? What are your political and religious beliefs? All of these questions relate to our view of who we are as individuals. The answers to these questions might change with time or experience. Some philosophers believe that the purpose of life is really to discover who we are. To do that, we need to explore lots of possibilities to find the answers to these questions. You...
Jun 03, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Whether its your birthday or any special occasion in your life, its usually great to take time to reflect and reminisce on the year or journey it way. On today's episode, I ride SOLO as I reflect on every milestone, the good and the bad, but most importantly I reflect on what I know for sure by listing down 27 life lessons I know for sure and the list is equivalent to my age. So since tomorrow, 28th May, is my 27th birthday, I take this time and dish out 27 life lessons I have learned in life an...
May 27, 2020•25 min
Sometimes during our life journey, we may feel “stuck” in a particular role or wonder why others seem to move forward at a faster clip while we remain in place. The truth is that opportunities don’t just fall into our laps, asking us simply to pick them up and run with them. Rather, the key lies in our ability to capitalize on opportunities whenever, wherever and however they arise. And that, as Seneca wisely said, requires preparation. Has there ever been a time opposition showed up when you we...
May 20, 2020•51 sec•Season 1Ep. 17
On today's episode, I feature Morena Motloung, who is Legal Practitioner specializing in Criminal Labour, CCMA, Family and Divorce, Deceased, Estates, Contracts Personal Injury claims and COIDA claims by employees. What intrigued me and I got to love the most is how he's been able to creatively implement or bring parts of who he is into his day to day experience of his career path. As he mentioned in the podcast, He lives by a mantra ''to whom much is given, much is expected'' and when it comes ...
May 13, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Mother’s Day celebrates motherhood and is a day to make an extra-special effort to recognize and appreciate mothers’ roles in our lives. Often this day is extended to generations of mothers—grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers, mother's who are now angels, mother's who have their babies as angels today p—as well as to mother figures. This year manu of us are rethinking how to give an extra recognition to mom's, especially since we're in lock down and apart As authentically SwitchedON, w...
May 10, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week's episode is a solo and the I get to tackle one of the long anticipated topics '' The making and maintaining of impact ''. I unpack the topic from the 3 interesting perspectives namely : No parking at anytime, when God chooses you, and remember where you have fallen and repent. This beautiful topic is support by scriptures from the word of God, healing of a woman soul by Joyce Meyer and Td Jake's Podcasts. Hope you enjoy and learn at least one aspect that you can implement in your life...
May 06, 2020•24 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Taking roots in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(abbreviated STEM) industry is a misunderstanding of the kind of spaces available to women, not just in Africa, but all around the world, and their ability to handle leadership positions with the high-level of finesse that befits such. For decades this misconception has held swear in certain areas of the industry until recently: women are not only just taking up spaces in the industry, but are on the frontline in leading the glo...
Mar 18, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Whether you have just started your career or you're a seasoned veteran, there's always roo for growth and making sure that you will reach your maximum potential in your field. And sure, there are contextual and external factors that affect your career growth that are out of control, but the power to plug in and Switch on your Authentic Career is in your hands on today's solo episode, I share with you 10 Steps to Switch on your Authentic Career. Enjoy and share your personal steps you follow to k...
Mar 04, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 12
As we come to the end of our Month of love under the theme, ''love is the only way'' We come together as a group of authentic young adults and we discuss relationships in all their forms. Whether you're talking about relationships at home,relationships with your spouse, relationship with your friends,in your job,in your community or even at church. On today's topic, transformational relationships, i'm joined by not only one guest, not even two but by 4 Authentic young adults who share their ligh...
Feb 26, 2020•48 min
On today's episode i get to sit with my partner in all fields, my best friend, more than anything the one i'm grateful for. W e tackle all things being is a healthy committed relationship, how to stay committed and how to show commitment. We share our 5 pillars that we live by in our relationship and that we review on a regular bases because change is inevitable and growth is optional. Be part of the conversation by Sharing with us 5 pillars you live by as partners in crime. It could be in a rom...
Feb 19, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 10
As we continue with our month of LOVE theme ''love is the only way'', today's topic is pursuing wholeness over perfection. I am joined by one of the amazing woman of our generation that I know. She's a social worker by profession, a motivational speaker, Gender based activist,advocate of self love & all things mental health. We discuss and tackle topics such as: How to be the love you seek, how to practice self love and self care and the importance of seeking counselling when in need of help...
Feb 12, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome to February a month of LOVE. In this episode I sit down with Tumelo and we unpack the spiritual purpose of relationships. As we celebrate love this month, we follow a theme Love is the only way to tackle conversations that we usually shy away from as young adults and topics we exclude ourselves from. I truly believe,one of the purpose that God has placed us in this wolrd is to serve one another through relationships with him, nature and with other human being. As we journey through this ...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 1 min
This is a solo episode where Grace get to recap on the month, share plans for the upcoming month, share lessons learned from each topic discussed in previous episodes and lessons learned from the Authentically SwitchedOn_Book club Book selection for the month. In January, the book selected was the Power of now by Eckart Tolle. Hope you enjoy this episode and put into practice the lessons shared/learned.
Jan 29, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, blooming where you're planted, Grace sits with Lesego in continuation of episode 4: planting seeds of growth with Remoabetswe, where they tackle the question that always arises after planting "Blooming where you are planted". They tackle the obstacles and challenges that we face as human spirit in ourlives where we don't see growth and encourage you to see which ever garden you're planted in as growth no matter what. One of the main discussion points is being rooted in God, medi...
Jan 22, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 6
How do you know what you are capable of, what qualities do you possess that lie within you unnoticed & unfulfilled? How are you going to discover these hidden talents and how will these talents manifest in your life? What is personal Growth and what does it means to you ? In these episode, Grace sits with Remoabetswe Mathobela to discuss and share light on what planting seeds of Growth means, personal lessons, change and at the end, she shares advice with young adults who want to start the j...
Jan 15, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Compliments of the new Decade and a New year. On this episode, we're having an authentic conversation with Boitumelo Mathoto Sikosana and we discuss all things 2020 The Year of Visionaries. We unpack/unwrap the gift that the year 2020 is, with so much awareness and a call for our generations aspiring visionaries to rise to the occasion and take charge of creating a better future for the generation that is to come. this episode is one for those in crossroads and in need of an awakening to pursue ...
Jan 08, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Reading is to mind what exercise is to the body. You have most likely heard of the saying ''Leaders are readers'' or that '' knowledge is Power''. These statements should never be overlooked as there is power that resides in them. Reading is so fun, the thought of yourself gaining new & unknown knowledge is always fun. Though reading is fundamental, a lot of young adults have given it a backseat and the social media the staring wheal of their journey. Even the good news book (bible) states t...
Dec 17, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Authentic Reflections are dynamic and recurring process of considering one’s relationship with past experiences in order to develop strategies for approaching future experiences. It also entails using experiences as means of reflections on growth and for developing a personal narrative to your story. In this day and age, we are constantly responding negatively towards our environment, situations, our society, life and ourselves generally. We find ourselves inheriting a gene which genetically mak...
Dec 11, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2
There's something about owning your power. It gives you credibility to be successful and it leads to increased confidence and understanding of how you can help others make decisions and achieve their objectives. In this topic we tackle 10points about owning your power.
Dec 04, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 1
