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She never thought designing wedding dresses would be her thing, but Robyn Roberts (link in bio) has ended up a top name in Cape Town’s thriving bridalwear market 👏 🇿🇦

It hasn’t always been an easy road. What does she pull on for strength when challenged by load shedding, a pandemic or eeeeek a bridezilla?

#robynrobertsbridalwear #bridezillas #southafricanbridaldesigners

They hit rock bottom and found themselves living on the streets, their worlds unravelling day by day. Then a door opened to something entirely different. At Rea Thusana halfway house in Cape Town's Wynberg, Michell and Jou-anne (link in bio) found a community that cheered them on to transformed lives 👏

How did it help them work on their reactions to stress, find employment and work things out with their families? Discover their authentic and challenging stories, then see how you could make a lifelong impact on broken families by helping ladies like these get back on their feet 💚

#reathusana #changeispossible #youcanhelp

What does Mr South Africa 2024 recommend for someone who’s spiritually searching?

Listen up to our writer, Chelsea 🌱

#marcelroux #findingpeace #authenticstory #alphacourse

'I was turning 40 and life was good. Rob brought me breakfast in bed wearing a chef’s apron and nothing more. He’s never done that again. During the day I started coughing so badly that I passed out in the bathroom.'

And so started the nightmare journey of industrial psychologist, wife and mother Kim Ballantine (link in bio), who lost her voice overnight. How did she rebuild her life, parent her young children and keep her marriage going when further health challenges and depression struck? What's her advice for supporting friends in need, and how did her voice finally return six long years later?

#kimballantine #voicelessness #storyofhope

Marcél Roux (link in bio) didn’t know anything about the Mr South Africa competition and was very annoyed to discover someone had entered him into it. And then he walked away with the title 😂

What is the heart of this youth pastor who also happens to captain Brackenfell Rugby Club? How did he find peace after hitting total rock bottom as a teen?

And what does he recommend for anyone who’s spiritually searching? 🌱

#marcelroux #findingpeace #authenticstory #searching #alphacourse

When a knee injury ended his rugby career, Billy Robertson (link in bio) punched through a window in frustration and nearly severed an artery. Things looked bleak 😳

How did his life then change, and what was the revelation that brought him a profound peace?

#rugbyinjury #findingpeace #newlifebegins

‘We make sure our students leave with clarity about their next steps and a plan for their lives.’

It’s so tempting to despair at South Africa’s staggering unemployment figures but Amber Specman refuses to do that.

As branch manager of the non-profit @learntoearnsa, she’s part of a team equipping people in Khayelitsha township with skills that can literally transform their lives. What drives her?

Tap our link in bio for this full story with all the pics 😎

#adultskills #fightingsouthafricanunemployment #amberspecman

'I was seven when my mother died but I never felt alone because my aunts and grandmother showed up for me in a very motherly way. The idea of making a difference came during university, when I had the maturity to see life’s bigger picture.'

Meet Amber Specman, who's part of a team equipping unemployed people in Khayelitsha with work and emotional skills that can literally change their lives.

Discover what drives Amber, and celebrate two of many lives she's helped transform 🇿🇦👏

Tap our link in bio for this express version of this story, for people who need their inspo fast 🔥

#fightingunemployment #adultskills #everydayheroes

‘It was as if a cloud came upon me,’ says the University of Cape Town’s Prof Abimbola Windapo. Crippling depression followed.

So how did the prof end up being named Best Womanin African Construction? 🚧 Click the link in our bio or on this post to enjoy this authentic story 🌱

Express Read: https://www.thislifeonline.co.za/express-read-how-i-overcame-despair-prof-speaks/

Full Story: https://www.thislifeonline.co.za/how-i-overcame-despair-a-professor-speaks/

And don’t forget to share either story to encourage a friend!

#inspiringstories #southafrica #backontrack #overcomingdepression #findingpeace #africanconstruction

‘It was as if a cloud came upon me that I couldn’t lift or explain. I just kept thinking negative thoughts.’

Recently dubbed Best Woman in African Construction, the University of Cape Town's Professor Abimbola Windapo has always been a high flyer. But for a period of her life she became depressed and unable to work. What got her back on track?

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#depression #fightingback #findingpeace

'For most of my life I was a happy person. But then I fell into a dark space.'

The University of Cape Town's high-flying Professor Windapo, recently dubbed Best Woman in African Construction, went through a depression that crippled her. What got her back on track? 💪

Tap our link in bio for the express version of this story, for people who need their inspo fast 🔥

#depression #fightingback #findingpeace

The good news? We’re not as helpless as we sometimes feel! Here’s proof that a little gift can go a long way.Tap the link in our bio for this full story with all the pics🇿🇦❤️

Then how about sharing this simple South African story to inspire a friend, or even a whole book club?

#southafricanchildren #itstartedwithagift #alittlelovegoesalongway