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Joy Found Between Two Conflicting EmotionsI sat through a church service the other day with my heart filled with gratitude for an answered prayer in my life. Yet, at the very same time, disappointment sat within me too. We went through praise and worship before the...

Silent WinsI never thought these existed until I found myself in the season of winning in thismanner. But here we are and here’s what I’ve learned.What are silent wins?We can’t indulge in depth before we define what silent wins actually are. For me, theyare the...

Staring Over VS Starting AgainSome time back, I watched an Instagram reel of Sarah Jakes Roberts speaking about the difference between starting over and starting again. That analogy has stayed with me eversince that I did my own research.Starting again is a reminder...

It’s been a while since I’ve written for the website. Two years to be precise. That’s not to say I haven’t been writing. I just haven’t been writing for Unashamedly Her. Somewhere along the way, procrastinating got the better of me. For someone who has always believed...

I remember my phone ringing just after midnight on the 20 th of July 2016 and it was my cousin. I didn’t answer, thinking it was probably a mistake. Seconds later, Bongani’s phone rang and judging by his response, it wasn’t good news at all. My dad had passed on. When...

Self awareness“Self awareness is the rarest trait in humans” I have gone through different seasons in life. Going through my first pregnancy season, I was determined to take it all in. Planned pregnancy as it was, I went off the pill on my 4th anniversary, hoping to...

Boundaries...A journey to your happily ever afterI visited home 4 months after my wedding and made it a point to visit the people I did life with, including some of the mamas from my previous home cell. I remember one of them asked how my father in law was, and I...

How Does It Feel To Be YOU Today?Think about it for a moment, how it really feels to be you today. Firstly, I don’t think you can get to know how you really feel today, when you don’t know how you felt 3, 5 or 10 years ago. I was watching a TV programme when the host...

Myths about marriageTwo weeks ago I celebrated my third year in marriage, all by God’s grace. As I reflected on my marriage, I began to separate what is the truth about marriage, and what is not. I’ve always been observant of my life and my marriage, but last year was...