Mindful Mentorship — Building Lasting Legacies and Impact
In this episode of Mindful Mondays with Shudu, I sit down with rugby legend, entrepreneur, and UNICEF ambassador, Tendai “The Beast” Mtawarira. From leaving Zimbabwe at 18 to chase a dream in South Africa, to building a Foundation that empowers the next generation of African leaders, this episode explores how mentorship, mindset, and mindfulness shape a life of impact.We talk about:*The mental fitness that guided his journey*Fatherhood and raising mindful children*The value of mentorship in achieving success* Building legacy and investing in Africa’s youth
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13 Questions with Shudu
In this special solo episode, I answer 13 questions from you, the Mindful Mondays community. From prayers to purpose, discipline to doubt, and why I’ll always be a student of life, this episode feels like a tea date with all of you. I share honest reflections on mental health, faith, ambition, and what it means to grow publicly while staying grounded privately.Books mentioned: The Psychology of Money (Morgan Housel), Ego is the Enemy (Ryan Holiday), Start With Why (Simon Sinek), and Quiet (Susan Cain).
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Dirty Work as Sacred Work — Toward a Radical African Psychology
Clinical Psychologist and Healer Anele Siswana joins me in this episode to explore what it means to heal through both Western psychology and African spirituality — and why those two worlds often fail to meet.Together, we unpack how colonisation redefined what “clean” and “valid” healing looks like, and what it takes to decolonise the ways in which we understand mental health.Key themes:Reclaiming African spiritual and psychological traditionsThe ongoing impact of colonisation on African identity and practiceThe need for African psychology to respond to African problemsThe courage to show up as healer and psychologist.Books referenced: “Only Love is Real” and “Many Lives, Many Masters” by Dr Brian Weiss"Note: At one point in the episode, Shudu mistakenly says “transgression therapy” — she actually meant “regression therapy,” a technique popularized by Dr. Brian Weiss.
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Still Enough to Remember — On Stillness, Surrender, and Trusting the Evidence of My Life
There are seasons when stillness feels like surrender — like standing still when everything around you demands movement. But lately, I’ve realised that being still is not the same as giving up. It’s remembering — remembering that the evidence of my life shows, without fail, that I am blessed. That things have always found a way to work out for my good.In this week’s reflection, I sit with what it means to trust that evidence. To stop striving and start listening. To breathe, to surrender, and to honour the quiet ways my life keeps reminding me that I am exactly where I need to be.
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Boundaries (Part 2) — The Privilege In Saying No
Boundaries shape every part of our lives, from how we relate to our families and partners, to how we. navigate the workplace. In this episode, I speak to Dr Anusha Lachman, Head of the Clinical Unit of Child Psychiatry at Tygerberg Hospital, about how our earliest attachments influence our ability to set boundaries later in life. We discuss why context matters — from race and gender to South Africa’s history of trauma — and why boundaries aren’t one-size-fits-all. This is the second part of our three-part series on boundaries.
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