Sisterhood of the Travelling Mgowo

In this week’s episode, we’re getting honest about what it actually looks like to do the work on yourself.With one of the hosts approaching 32, the conversation gets into therapy, emotional regulation, ADHD, loneliness and the uncomfortable process of learning how to actually sit with your feelings instead of running from them or trying to analyse everything to death.They talk about what changed after an ADHD diagnosis, learning to understand and name their own needs, and the strange vulnerability of letting people into spaces you’ve spent years protecting. There’s also a conversation about not taking every bad interaction personally and learning when something has nothing to do with you, and when it’s simply time to protect yourself and move on.Most importantly, this isn’t about becoming a “better” person than everyone else. It’s about doing the work because you want to be here for your own life.And looking back at their 20s, they get into the things they wish they had known sooner, trusting your intuition, holding onto your individuality, enjoying where you are and letting yourself both give and receive love.

In this week's episode, we’re talking about money, friendship, and the awkward reality of trying to have a social life when everything is getting more expensive.The cost of living is making a lot of things feel out of reach, and we get into why there shouldn’t be any shame in saying, “I actually can’t afford that.” Socialising and community are important, so how do we make space for each other without anyone feeling left out or financially stretched?We also talk about the pressure to keep up appearances online, from going out to fitness, beauty and all the other ways we quietly signal that we’re doing well. Sometimes you have to ask yourself whether you actually want something, or whether you've just been convinced that you should want it.And then there’s friendship: knowing when to give, when to receive, when to speak up about money, and how to make sure nobody is quietly keeping score.

There are some conversations that come around every Women's Month, and then there are the ones we don't spend enough time sitting with.In this episode, we unpack what it means to be a woman in South Africa today, from the everyday weight of navigating patriarchy to the frustration of watching the same cycles of abuse, silence, and performative accountability play out time and time again. We talk about why so many conversations online feel disconnected from history, why it's important to understand the systems we're trying to challenge, and why reading, learning, and asking better questions still matter.We also reflect on the role of community, the importance of standing by your values, and what it looks like to hold people accountable—not only when it's convenient, but when it counts.