Can Western psychology and traditional healing co-exist?

Can Western psychology and traditional healing co-exist?

How do we know what our calling is, and what do we listen for? Clinical psychologist and traditional healer Anele Siswana has had to answer this question many times over his groundbreaking career.

Anele Siswana and Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba
Don't Hold Back

From combining both African traditional spirituality with Western clinical psychology, to almost becoming a Christian pastor to reckoning with his own sexuality, Siswana is an exceptional and fascinating human being.

"I'm a representation of modern and a representation of what we can call 'traditional', but I have found spaces of convergence. Because I live in Jo'burg, however, I'm a rural boy. When I got to Mount Frere where my ancestral lineage is, you won't believe it's me," says Siswana.

He tells #Dontholdback podcast host Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba how he got to where he is, and where his journey is taking him. Click below to listen.

Meanwhile, in the last episode: 

We all want to be millionaires - or at the very least have enough money to get by! Unfortunately, that's generally easier said than done.

Don't Hold Back podcast host Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba chats to Johannesburg-based Wealth Strategist Bronson Friedman, who lets us in on a few secrets on how you can you save, and even make money, in a post-pandemic economy.

From credit-card debt and when to start saving for your retirement to stokvels and what not to splurge on in a recession, they discuss it all. Listen below.

ABOUT NOZIBELE QAMNGANA-MAYABA

South African presenter Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba is well known for her HIV-AIDS activism and YouTube channel. After her own HIV diagnosis in 2013, Nozibele made it her mission to hold open conversations about her journey. Now a published author and respected authority on the subject, the 31-year-old’s work was named as one of the web’s Top 15 HIV YouTube channels. With her direct, engaging, and empathetic hosting style, she's the perfect fit to address taboo topics - and to say: Don't hold back!

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‘Don’t hold back – say it loud’  is a co-production between East Coast Radio, sister station Jacaranda FM and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW).

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