44 years ago, Mark met his wife Christine while engaging in youth work in townships, prisons and various church groups. In 1988, after studying in the US, Mark and Christine founded a church and school in the town of Empangeni, Kwa Zulu Natal. ...

In this episiode, we talk to professional South African mountain bike rider, Omphile Motaung. Omphile found out at an early age what it takes to navigate adversity. After losing her Dad at age 8, she then lost her mom to cancer at a...

In this episode, we return to one of our previous guests, Madz Deysel, as we continue with a focus on mental health.  Our previous conversations with Madz got a lot of traction and feedback so it is a pleasure to have her back again!

In this episode, we talk all things Cause Driven Endurance with Ingrid Avidon. Last year Ingrid set herself a challenge to complete 12 endurance events every month of the year! We explore each of those in more detail and find our what I...

This episode is dedicated to all of those who are actively working to address needs within our society, but are struggling with the constant onslaught of challenges.  It’s tough to continuously wade against the tide, taking three steps for...

We continue our conversations around Mental Health in The Middle by unpacking functional depression with Dr Wendy Greyvensteyn. Wendy has a PHD in Clinical Psychology, runs her own private practice and is a sought out public speaker. Ma...

In this episode we talk to Travis Warwick Oliver, who has certainly turned tragedy into triumph. In 2020, Travis was involved in a motocross accident which resulted in the amputation of his right leg below the knee. Prior to the ac...

In this episode we unpack what do to when we FEEL STUCK. Feeling stuck comes with tough emotions such as regret, frustration and anger and could, if not dealt with, lead to depression, anxiety or burnout. In this episode, we unpack...

This is a start of a series of conversations around the topic of Mental Health. So many are navigating The Middle with limited capacity, feeling overwhelmed and seriously fatigued. When we are in that space we are tempted to check out, have no ...

Mlondi's journey has been one of staying true to who he is, and what he is passionate about, despite adversity. Growing up in rural South Africa, the expectation was to do well at school and continue on to an 'accepted' profession; teacher, pol...