The Blog
Unfiltered thoughts on mental health, spirituality, motherhood, career and the beautiful complexity of being human. 25 posts and counting.
Eve of Eve
I ask myself, would I change how I spent the past year? Would I maybe go back to work or simply prioritize myself more? Would I spend more time on my physical health and my appearance? My answer is no...
A Letter To My Dad
Today, 25 May 2022, my dad Kinny Naidoo would have celebrated his 60th birthday. Sadly he only lived to celebrate 36 of these special days and I was only able to share 9 of these with him. Most of my family and close fri...
The great leveller
For some reason I felt like the moment you slip it on, there's a fragility and vulnerability that nobody can escape from...
Farewell Ayah: 1931-2021
On 1 July 2021, my last living grandparent passed away. She would have turned 90 on 14 July. Ayah was a huge part of my life and it was a great honour to be asked to speak at her funeral on behalf of our family. Here is ...
SARS-Cov-2: Positive
Just the uncertainty and unpredictability of it will send you into a spiral of nerves. I've spent nights awake just afraid that at any time I could start having difficulty breathing, wondering what that would feel like a...
Due Date
Today, 25 September was my estimated delivery date. The countdown timer we set up on our devices officially says 00:00:00 or I'm assuming it does since I haven't really bothered to check. I've been rather busy with the l...
An end before the beginning
I am determined to still put all the excitement and positivity at the forefront and you will be born in love, joy and peace!...
A New Season
It is actually the first venture that I have been able to follow through with in a long time and I am certain that it's because this baby is inspiring me and creating a sense of urgency to start living the life I have be...
Little Woman
there is nothing so pointless in the life of a woman than despising or disliking other women. In fact it is a great disservice to one’s self in the long run...
A day in the life - Lockdown edition
I wanted to write about my daily routine for the past two weeks and probably the rest of this pregnancy...