Calm, Clear & Helpful

Face profiling is a startlingly accurate assessment tool that tells us a lot about our true self. Now add brain profiling which sheds light on our brain preferences, and the road to goals such as working more efficiently or attaining a healthy weight suddenly opens up. Face profiler and personal development coach Marthie Maré tells podcast host Mariette Snyman how this works.

Can face profiling reveal your talents, challenges - and who you really are? Absolutely, says face profiler and personal development coach Marthie Maré. Marthie tells podcast host Mariette Snyman what physiognomy is, how it works, and how the self-knowledge you gain can benefit you and your relationships, at home and at work.

Studies show that many people’s sexual relationships are affected by the pandemic, sexual health expert dr. Jireh Serfontein tells podcast host Mariette Snyman. What could this involve? And how can partners keep both safe and connected? (Sensitive content intended for adult listeners.)

What exactly is Brainworking Recursive Therapy or BWRT? Clinical psychologist Rafiq Lockhat tells podcast host Mariette Snyman how it originated, how it works, what its advantages are and to which conditions – from phobias to eating disorders and substance abuse – it can be applied.

Although some never make it known, at least one in ten South Africans suffers from some form of mental illness at one stage or another. Award-winning journalist Marion Scher tells podcast host Mariette Snyman about her recent book, "Surfacing". On these pages she shares the personal stories of people who have learnt to live fulfilled lives despite challenges like depression, anxiety disorder, a daughter’s suicide or bipolar disorder.

Developmental specialist dr. Melodie de Jager introduces “Gravity: a missing link in child development”, the practical guide she co-authored with two Russian experts. Their scientific discoveries illuminate the influence of gravity and the vestibular system on children’s physical, emotional, social and intellectual development.

Melodie tells podcast host Mariette Snyman how delayed milestones, poor sensory integration, autism, anxiety disorders and other challenges can often be improved through “movement as medicine”.