Wisdom & Wellness with Mpoomy Ledwaba – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome back, Wisdom & Wellness Family! We're so excited to bring you something special—introducing our How Did We Get Here? Series! 🎙️🎥 It’s still your favorite podcast, but with a brand-new twist! Catch us every Wednesday for fresh episodes you won’t want to miss. The first episode drops this Wednesday, and trust us, it’s going to be a blast! And just wait until you see our incredible guests 👀—we've got something special in store. Plus, we’ve added a fun surprise: they’re interviewing Mpoomy herself! 😅 You’re not going to want to miss this! Tune in every Wednesday morning on your favorite podcast platforms, and catch the video on YouTube later in the evening. Be sure to set your reminders so you don’t miss out! Enjoy!

In this episode CEO of Ziyana Group Nomazibulo Tshanga shares her life story and the moment that changed her life.

In today’s episode, Mpoomy sits with Dr. Maureen from Skin Renewal SA and chats about all thing’sbeauty, aesthetics, and overall health.

The episode covers various key points:

1. Topic of the day and guest intro - We are talking beauty and aesthetics with Dr. Maureen [00:05]

2. Ice breakers [00:35]

3. Dr. Maureen’s transition from Medicine to being a skin doctor [04:48]

4. The difference between aesthetic and holistic medicine [10:47]

5. The importance of the food we eat in every aspect of our lives [15:10]

6. How eczema works [18:11]

7. Popping vitamins – a doctor’s opinion [23:00]

8. The weight loss conversation and touching on Ozempic [26:24]

9. Working on our self-image [39:22]

10. Aging gracefully – to be old is a privilege [41:06]

11. One last thing [43:22]

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoyed it!

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Mpoomy and Praise discuss curating your algorithm and making sure you control your feed.

The episode covers various key points:

1. Topic of the day and guest introduction [00:05]

2. What exactly is Osteoporosis? [1:13]

3. Cipla’s role in supporting the National Osteoporosis Foundation [2:24]

4. Laura Wagner-Meyer on living with disabilities, the associated risks, and her advocacy efforts [3:30]

5. The National Osteoporosis Foundation’s initiatives and the collaboration with Cipla [6:37]

6. How living with disability has impacted Laura’s career, relationships, dating, and friendships [09:58]

7. Steps to manage the risk of developing Osteoporosis [13:52]

8. Exploring the meaning of ‘Bank on your bones like you bank on your finances’ [14:56]

9. Common risk factors indicating potential Osteoporosis development [21:59]

10. Why Osteoporosis is considered a silent disease [24:25]

11. Needed changes in the media and other industries for better inclusion of people with disabilities [27:28]

12. Approaches to discussing disabilities with children [29:15]

13. Laura’s challenges in shopping and her journey into the fashion industry [33:15]

14. Common treatments for Osteoporosis [35:34]

 

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“You cant choose the body that you were born into but you get to choose how you feel in it”

- Laura Wagner-Meyer

On this week's episode Mpoomy and Praise share on vulnerability.

In this insightful episode, Mpoomy delvesinto the life and profession of Lwanele Khasu, a psychologistwho turned personal tragedy into a professional calling. We explore various aspects of grief, mental health, self-worth, and emotional safety. The discussion covers practical steps for dealing with insecurities, depression, anxiety, and the importance of vulnerability and wholehearted living.

Key Discussion Points:

1. About Lwanele [00:03]

2. Ice breakers [00:47]

3. The grief that led to the profession - Lwanele losing both of her parents at the age of 11 [05:17]

4. Navigating grief as a child and how you can help a child who is grieving [10:38]

5. Defining mental health in simple terms and how it affects our overall well-being [13:54]

6. How to realize that you are enough so that you stop overcompensating [17:47]

7. How to define your ‘Enough’ and identifying your insecurities [19:40]

8. What to do once you know where your insecurities come from [22:01]

9. The causes contributing to the rise in depression and anxiety and a possible solution [22:54]

10. The difference between feeling jealous, angry, and being triggered [30:55]

11. Learning to celebrate other people after realizing you have a challenge with It [33:56]

12. Defining emotional /psychological safety [35:29]

13. Unpacking the quote “The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers” [40:00]

14. Parent dynamics [45:07]

15. What is wholehearted living [48:15]

16. Ways to present the topic of healing to people who are not open to it as they have a different view [51:23]

17. Practical steps to forgiving someone who never said sorry [57:02]

18. Why we fear vulnerability [57:55]

19. Wall of Wisdom [59:56]

20. About Finding Clarity - A journal by Lwanele Khasu [1:00:59]

 

 

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Recommended books: Finding Clarity by Lwanele Khasu: https://oasiswellnesshub.myshopify.com/products/finding-clarity-7-steps-to-managing-anxiety

Brene Brown: Daring greatly

 

Mpoomy and Praise share about those little mildly toxic things that they do sometimes.

This week Mpoomy sits with Gynaecologist and Sexologist Dr. Mpume Zenda also known as Dr. Gynae to debunk sex taboos and learn more about our bodies.

 In today’s episode Mpoomy sits with Bianca Naidoo and chats about childhood memories, mental health, Riky Rick, therapy, and the Riky Rick Foundation and how it’s here to bring awareness and create safe spaces.

 

 

 

 

Key Discussion Points:

1. Guest bio – Who is Bianca Naidoo? [00:10]

2. Ice breaker [00:33]

3. Tapping into Bianca’s mixed childhood and how it impacted her as a mother today and merging the two worlds together; the Indian + Black [04:29]

4. Dealing with not being Indian enough and not being Black enough [08:40]

5. Motherly lessons learned from her own mother [10:08]

6. The impact of divorce on children [11:36]

7. Navigating survival mode and in the midst of it, getting to know yourself and finding your purpose [14:28]

8. Bianca’s role in Riky’s career taking off [20:19]

9. Championing life after Riky’s passing and how hard it was in the beginning [21:39]

10. Defining grief [24:30]

11. Giving yourself permission to be happy even when you are grieving [26:00]

12. The challenge of transitioning from behind the scenes to the front as an introvert [28:50]

13. How it was living with a partner who struggled with mental health [30:50]

14. Not knowing how far Riky’s mental health would go and handling the conversation of Ricky’s passing with the kids [36:25]

15. Talking to the kids about mental health and making the conversation normal [40:00]

16. The change that came with being vulnerable [44:55]

17. Feeling watched [47:20]

18. What led to therapy [49:03]

19. The good parts of starting over [50:30]

20. Life lessons from the kids [53:49]

21. Bianca’s relationship with God is her happy place [55:17]

22. Father’s Day; how Bianca honors her father and the father of her kids [58:41]

23. Riky Rick Foundation creating awareness and safe spaces [59:55]

24. Wall of wisdom [01:02:00]

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Book: Greenlights Matthew McConaughey

 

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