Real Life Conversations

Join Shamillah Wilson and Fernanda Matsinhe as they delve into the power of focus and how to navigate the complexities of taking on opportunities while staying true to your vision. Fernanda shares her journey of learning the importance of saying no, and how it has helped her chart a meaningful path in her life. In this inspiring conversation, discover how to balance your goals and desires with the opportunities that come your way, and how to make sure you stay focused on what truly matters. Gain

Structure and control, in our lives, help us to cope better with difficult situations and enable us to be successful in many areas of our lives. In this episode, Shamillah Wilson talks to public health practitioner and an avid runner, Leungo Mothlabane about how learning to let go of control helped her along her journey. Referring to it as a learning process, Leungo talks about how both structure and spontaneity have helped her to become more successful. When asked about losses of being more

Finding your voice in a world that prescribes who you should be is not easy. In this episode, the Founder of Reborn Creative, an African accessories brand, tells Shamillah Wilson how she found her voice and created outlets to express herself. Referring to herself as “a cheerleader of champions”, Diana shares how she navigated the journey to self-discovery and now does her bit to enable others around her to do the same. In this conversation, Shamillah finds out how we can muster the courage to speak

Covid-19 has forced us to acknowledge the value of freedom for ourselves and for those around us. In this launch episode, Shamillah Wilson has a conversation with activist scholar, researcher and public intellectual, Liepollo Pheko, about how our collective pain connects us.  They engage on issues of grief and loss, as well as how we can hold ourselves and each other while navigating some of the complexities. Their conversation unpacks collective pain while opening up about how unique it for

Shamillah Wilson unpacks what Real Life Conversations is about and invites you to draw inspiration from the stories of people who are as remarkable as you are.