'Sport gave me back my mental health'
Sports coach and mentor Patience Ramavhale battled mental illness from a young age, abused by a parent. Her first suicide attempt was when she was in Grade 2.
It was her love for sport and passion for coaching that saw her triumph over the trauma and devote her life to helping other young athletes.
“I grew up in a very toxic environment. From a very tender age, I was neglected, I was abused, I was rejected… I got introduced to sports, it was netball. We didn’t have proper courts, but I felt this was a place where I felt safe; this is a place where I’m able to be who I am without being judged,” Ramavhale tells Don’t Hold Back podcast host Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba, in a very candid interview.
I didn’t have anyone to talk to. I didn’t know who to turn to.
“No-one talks about it, no one educates you about it (depression)... I
had to fake this bubbly personality. I had to fake this smile, ” she
says.
If you, or anyone you love, is battling anxiety and
depression, then this episode of Don't Hold Back is a must-listen.
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Meanwhile, what's your relationship with alcohol? What is a high functioning alcoholic and how do you know when drinking has become a problem rather than just a 'good time'?
I was literally leaving work early because I was like 'I want to get home and have my glass of wine'. It was all I could think of.
In a frank and honest discussion, Don't hold back podcast host Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba chats to Clive Vanderwagen - a motivational speaker, TEDx speaker and a mindset coach - on everything from binge drinking to mindfulness to hangover cures.
"Can you quit drinking for day in a week, a week in a month and a month in a year? If that creates a sense of dread or worry about, ‘can I do that?’ - then you potentially have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol," says Vanderwagen in a previous episode of our new JacPod podcast.
The two talk about how developing a healthy relationship with alcohol helped Vanderwagen to optimise his life. Listen below.
Prefer the video version? Watch it below.
‘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). From battling debt and suffering gender-based
violence, to toxic relationships and fighting depression, this podcast
covers real-world topics that matter to Mzansi’s youth.
In the series, Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba talks to notable South
African thought-leaders, activists, and influencers on controversial topics
that have a personal connection to each guest, either through their profession
or their experience. Don’t hold back – say it loud’ is both an audio and video production.
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 is the perfect fit to address taboo topics - and to say: Don't hold back!
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