Thursday, 29 October 2026

Guest researcher Nintando Mbata said meaningful support for women who speak out needs institutions to enforce consequences and change policies, rather than leaving survivors to fix toxic environments.

Coach Paul says anger often masks fear or abandonment, because people without the vocabulary for hurt express it as the nearest emotion they can name, so the feeling gets mislabelled.

Mpumi Ledwaba of Walk Your Way advised starting with a manageable 10-minute walk, with music or a podcast, and shorter walks on hard days, arguing consistency matters more than perfection.

Angela Ludek drew a line between 'I've tried this before and it didn't work', which describes an experience, and 'this will never work for me', which predicts the future, a distinction worth noticing in self-talk.