Today I get to chat with someone who is so special to me, she actually helped bring Chat and Chai to life!

Alida is an entrepreneur and businessperson who has embraced her passion for helping others. With first-hand experience of the transformative power of her own spiritual journey, she’s found her calling as an intuitive counsellor and mentor.

Starting her practice with Tarot cards, Alida has studied extensively to broaden her own skill set and knowledge. Passionate about facilitating emotional development and personal growth, she’s able to draw on various tools to offer comprehensive guidance to her clients.

With a loyal client base, Alida works with real people to transform their lives for the better. Her caring, empathetic and personable approach sees her clients actively working towards the opportunities that lay ahead — supporting deep healing from the past to empower them for the future.

“I am a counsellor, mentor and coach who uses a range of tools and therapies to identify where you are on your life’s path and to empower you to step boldly into your future. With my work rooted in spirituality, I help my clients identify the things holding them back and prepare them to take up the opportunities set out in their future.”

What is Alida’s purpose / objective?

Alida has experienced the benefits of the techniques and therapies she uses in her peronal life. And it’s why she’s deeply committed to helping others release past energy blockages, helping them step into their truth to claim the opportunities that await them in life.

“I like to empower people in a way that speaks to who they are as individuals, offering intuitive counselling and guidance to help them break patterns and move beyond self-limiting ideas,” says Alida.

Many entrepreneurs and businesspeople struggle to take the next step in their careers — often due to energy blockages they weren’t aware of. Alida offers an empathetic mentoring approach that enables individuals to reach their full potential and successfully achieve their goals.

You can get in touch with here

A wonderfully refreshing and inspiring conversation with the incredible Aqeelah Harron.

Aqeelah is one of SA’s first content creator known in the digital space as Fashion Breed, she has thirteen years of experience, before “influencer” was even a word. She’s also a mom and co-founder of Worthy Co, a sustainable period care brand that offers biodegradable, chemical-free, organic cotton pads.

You can follow Aqeelah here FashionBreed

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Much love and light until our next chat and chai 

Come and get super inspired as we chat to 72 year old Susan Kaufman.
Susan is a mother of 4 ( she lost a baby at term so would've  had 5 children  ) and Grandmother ( of 7)

 Born in Bulawayo Zimbabwe, she is now proudly Zimbabwean living in Cape Town.

Her journey has been full of ups and downs and radical experiences – but together with her husband George  and with the help of their children, she developed Puzzle Books. Amazing educational and fun puzzle books for kids of different ages.
They hand make each and every book from laminating -  Cutting -  velcroing - sticking and assembling – all on their dining room table.

In a mere 7.5 months she created a successful business! Learning and navigating social media like a pro to promote her business - Susan is SUCH an inspiration to me.

"I will NOT grow old and COLD – I will NOT Become Irrelevant because im seen to be older than the tick tockers and Instagrammers

At my age ( 72 years young) i have life experience that allows me to navigate this next chapter in a whole new and innovative way – allowing me to hopefully get closer to my ultimate gold of Puzzle Books in Underprivileged schools country wide ( which has started to become a reality ) – as I am OBSESSED with education & Learning for all ages.

I am proud to always think of myself as someone who never wants to stop learning & in my lifetime I have done so many different things."

Follow Susan here Puzzle Books with love 

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Modern visionary medicine woman and integrative medical doctor Dr. Leila Sadien deep dives with us on some powerful topics. Using your shadow as your power, a new look on medicine and how illness upgrades our systems, parenting, divorce and the hard work it takes to sustain beautiful relationships.

You can follow Dr Leila here and her intuitive clinic here

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Today I have the honour of diving deep with my friend Susana Kennedy, who truly has one of the most inspiring stories I have ever heard.
From literally fighting for her life in ICU and overcoming verbal, sexual and physical abuse to becoming one of the most happiest people you will ever meet today. She is a true master of alchemy and one of my biggest inspirations.

Susana Kennedy is a passionate and prolific speaker, and although she is best known for her work in the entertainment industry, Susana is even more deeply valued as a conduit for transformation and empowerment. 

Susana teaches that in order to truly transform ourselves we must transform on all levels of our being - Mind (Thoughts), Body (Actions), Heart (Feelings) & Spirit (Being).

Susana is a:

✨ Intuitive Transformational Facilitator/Coach

✨ International Speaker 

✨ Radio & TV Host

✨ Producer

You can follow her on Instagram here @thesusanakennedy

Thank you to our incredible sponsor Sorbet Sea Point click on the link to book your appointment :)

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Much love and light until our next chat and chai 

In this episode I get to have a chai and chat with one of my closest friends (sister) Kheyrne (pronounced Cairn) Danu. She is  a mother, women’s wellness coach, pre and postpartum coach and somatic embodiment facilitator.
And she has changed my life over the years and helped me in a million different ways. From helping me to reverse my PCOS and navigate adrenal fatigue to  guiding me during my pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey.

"My passion is to debunk the norm and empower women through understanding their beautiful bodies, their emotions through the lens of hormones and the nervous system, and how to meet their children’s and inner child's needs with ways that not only benefit the child but also fortify the mothers trust in herself. "

She is busy creating an incredible and much needed platform to support mothers and create a real community that we all need, one where it’s safe to be vulnerable and no topic is taboo. This platform is called Mother Nourished and will hopefully be ready to launch in April. For now you can follow on @mother.nourished
You can also follow Kheyrne on Instagram

A huge thank you to our sponsors Kiko Vitals- you can follow them on Instagram @kikovitals and shop their awesome products here shop Kiko and use my discount code to get 10% off CARISHMA10

Please join our community on Instagram @chatandchai and share your thoughts and insights, your opinion is so valued. If you feel called to do so please leave us a review on Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts, it is the best way to support the podcast and would mean so much to us. And share this podcast far and wide so that our community can grow. 

Much love and light until our next chat and chai 

In this episode I get to have a chai and chat with one of my closest friends (sister) Kheyrne (pronounced Cairn) Danu. She is  a mother, women’s wellness coach, pre and postpartum coach and somatic embodiment facilitator.
And she has changed my life over the years and helped me in a million different ways. From helping me to reverse my PCOS and navigate adrenal fatigue to  guiding me during my pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey.

"My passion is to debunk the norm and empower women through understanding their beautiful bodies, their emotions through the lens of hormones and the nervous system, and how to meet their children’s and inner child's needs with ways that not only benefit the child but also fortify the mothers trust in herself. "

She is busy creating an incredible and much needed platform to support mothers and create a real community that we all need, one where it’s safe to be vulnerable and no topic is taboo. This platform is called Mother Nourished and will hopefully be ready to launch in April. For now you can follow on @mother.nourished
You can also follow Kheyrne on Instagram

A huge thank you to our sponsors Kiko Vitals- you can follow them on Instagram @kikovitals and shop their awesome products here shop Kiko and use my discount code to get 10% off CARISHMA10

Please join our community on Instagram @chatandchai and share your thoughts and insights, your opinion is so valued. If you feel called to do so please leave us a review on Apple podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts, it is the best way to support the podcast and would mean so much to us. And share this podcast far and wide so that our community can grow. 

Much love and light until our next chat and chai 

In this episode we continue our conversation with the wonderful Aisha Baker.

Aisha is a trailblazer in the content creation space, an inspiring entrepreneur, wife to South African cricketer Wayne Parnell and mother to 2 beautiful humans.

We deep dive into navigating a postpartum body, body image, personal and spiritual growth and much more.

You can follow Aisha here BakedOnline

 Don't forget about or Birkenstock's discount code CHAI15
You can shop online here   

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Today I get to sit down with the wonderful Aisha Baker.

Aisha is a trailblazer in the content creation space, an inspiring entrepreneur, wife to South African cricketer Wayne Parnell and mother to 2 gorgeous humans.
You can follow her here BakedOnline
We shared an in-depth, vulnerable and valuable conversation covering so many important topics.

In part 1 we dive deep into motherhood, parenting and relationships.

Don't forget about our Birkenstocks discount code CHAI15
You can shop online here

Please join our community on Instagram Chat and Chai and share your thoughts and insights with us. Your opinion is so valued, this is a community and we want to hear what you loved and what you didn't so that we can better serve you. If you feel called to do so please leave us a review, and share this podcast far and wide so that our community can grow. 
Much love and light until our next chat and chai