Traditionally and biologically menstruation is an issue that affects women only, but holistically menstrual health affects both women and men.
The husband of a wife who curl herself into a fetal position due to menstrual cramps every month knows what I mean, or the father of a young girl at the peak of puberty and is having to buy sanitary pads for her also hears me.
The teacher who has to address menstrual hygiene management, health and wellbeing understands me and then of course there’s the environmental impact caused by sanitary waste.

In the words of Dignitary Dreams – Mental Health Matters, Period!

The organization provides women and girls from disadvantaged and at risk communities with washable, multi-use, SABS absorbency approved sanitary wear, comfort and menstrual health education.

One of its primary goals is Menstrual Health Management and Education, Dispelling Myths and taboos as well as normalizing menstruation and encouraging healthy discussions much like we’re going to have now with

Guest: Sharon Gordon - Dignitary Dreams CEO

Have you heard, we’ve been tracking the day’s trending topics to keep you informed in case you missed it.

Guest: Mongezi Mtati - Digital Strategist and MD of Word Start and Friend of the show.

She’s been cooking since she was six-year-old, she’s passionate about experimenting with colours, flavours and textures. She has a sweet tooth and loves the creative side of baking.
She learned how to cook at Bright Young Chef, a cooking workshop ran by her mother, Tanya George.
Bright Young Chefs believes that cooking & baking with children can provide many beneficial learning experiences like fine motor skills, mathematics, reading, communication and team work, science, general knowledge and senses. There I was thinking it was all about food.

Guest: Chef Chloe( 9 year-old) & Tanya George

Lesotho is a landlocked country, nestled between the Drakensberg and Maloti mountain ranges and entirely surrounded by South Africa. Commonly known for its colorful blankets which might I add were show stopper in a 2018 American superhero film, the Black Panther.

It’s one of the 3 remaining kingdoms in Africa, the others are Morocco and Swaziland

It’s ….. past the hour and if you’ve just joined, welcome, you’re just in time for In case you missed it, where we bring you up to speed with trending topics on social media. Senior Public Relations Specialist at Ditshego Media and Friend of the show’s Sibonisile Ngubane is doing the honors for us today.

Guest: Sibonisile Ngubane - Senior Public Relations Specialist at Ditshego Media and Friend of the show

Those are the amazing lyrics to Natasha Beddingfield’s song Unwritten. That’s how we have to tackle life sometimes, like blank pages that we have to fill with strength, love, passion, compassion, endurance, and composure.
That’s what all those students who are preparing to write exams are going to need soon, to keep their composure as they prepare for their upcoming midterm exams.

How exactly is that done?

Guest: Merle Dieterich - Owner and Director of Jozi Kids

How you react to someone else’s actions may have a negative impact on your life unless you take control of your own thoughts and feelings and learn to block negativity away.

It’s Youth Month and we know that young people especially are easily susceptible to peer pressure. Our guest today turned her negative situation from being a struggling Domestic Worker to BA Psychology degree graduate.

She is here to give us some techniques that we can use to protect our minds from negative influences.

Guest: Linda Maponyane - Family Motivational Speaker and Author

It’s officially Youth Month and we want to take dedicate to the youth of this country who are doing well. We start the month off by celebrating a young lady who has been been chosen by President Ramaphosa to dress one of the country’s most success and famous choirs. She was appointed as the new designer for Grammy award-winning gospel group, Soweto Gospel Choir a few months ago

She graduated from the Tshwane University of Technology in 2017 with a degree in Fashion and Textile Design.

She joins us now with to tell us more about how she turned her creativity and passion into viable business.

Guest: Ditiro Mashigo

Social Media Commentator and friend of the show has been trolling through the socials to keep you up to speed with some of the day’s Trending Topics In Case You Missed.

Guest: Bongani Drama

Siphokazi (The great Gift) was born in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape of
South Africa. She attended primary school at Kwa-zizamele and then proceeded to Toli Secondary School. She then came
to Johannesburg In 1999 and enrolled at Sibikwa Community Art
Centre. In 2000, she received a bursary from The National Arts
Council, enabling her to enroll at Central Johannesburg College, where she completed her diploma in Music technology.