Life With Zee

Hold on to your canvasses friends because this week I sit down with none other than the infamous, viral artist Werner Bronkhorst to chat about his career as a South African Artist in Australia.

In this episode we talk about:

• His childhood and where the love for art started
• What it was like going viral on TikTok and then having his artworks sell out in a matter of minutes
• Where he finds inspiration for his collections
• His plans for the near future and
• How him and his partner manage to grow this new business and raise (almost) two tiny humans.

Werner's story is as inspiring as it is interesting and I had such a fun time chatting with him about his journey! I hope you enjoy his story as much as I did!

P.S Let's show him some love from his home ground! 

When I found Amber on Instagram I KNEW that I had to get her on the Podcast to share her story! Not just about the incredible and mostly-heart-shattering journey she's been on, but about how she managed to bounce back and shed such an incredible light in this world! 

Besides laughing at the random balloons that popped up on the screen in the midst of our chat, we also touch on:

• A highlight reel of her journey with breast cancer, from being diagnosed to being in remission (ps we continue to pray healing and health over her!)
• How she pivoted from being a professional finance girly to interior design and then into modelling + content creation.
• She shares advice for other people going through and witnessing their loved ones go through fighting cancer.
• She talks about marriage and how their couples content is like a form of therapy at times (all the married couples who have seen their content can attest that it's therapy for us too) and
• What she wish she knew sooner in life!

Listening back on this episode was super refreshing!

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did, and for those of you struggling right now, I hope this brings some light and love and laughter to you too 🤍
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From matriculant to master photographer, Altin (aka Attie Patattie) takes us on his journey from shooting self portraits on a Huawei to becoming an (almost) master photographer!

In this episode we chat about:

• How he started his photography journey,
• How he turned emotions into art,
• How his relationship with God has impacted his journey,
• How he managed to segue into photography as a career and
• That time he almost became a yachtie.

Time flies as we chat about the lessons he's learned in his young career but we have heaps of fun and hope this inspires another photographer to shoot their shot (see what I did there?).

Featured in Forbes Africa, presenting at the DSTV Purple Carpet Content Creator Awards and gracing the Miss SA stage as part of the Top 30, Barbara Moagi DOES IT ALL and she sits down for a chat to tell me more about her endeavours. Now, I have to admit, this was probably one of my favourite episodes to record AND we had to do it twice because the first time the audio corrupted- SO you know this one has a good purpose!

We sit down to chat about:

• Her journey as being part of the Top30 of Miss SA 2023
• Her massive shift from studying Engineering to Digital Marketing
• What it was like being featured in Forbes at the young age of 18
• What she has learnt from being stuck, trying to impress other people and finally breaking free, stepping into her beautiful, bold personality!

Between the giggles we get real about protecting your brand as a content creator, aligning your path and actions with God’s purpose for your life and what advice she has for other people who deal with imposter syndrome and people pleasing.

I truly hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it (both times)!

Please note that this episode contains stories of self-harm, abuse, violence and other topics which might be triggering. User discretion is advised. Should you feel in need of resources kindly check out:
SADAG https://www.sadag.org/
Al-Anon https://www.alanon.org.za/
Alcoholics Anonymous https://www.aasouthafrica.org.za/ or
Find a Helpline https://findahelpline.com/za/topics/substance-use

This week I have one of the most intense, interesting and inspiring conversations I have ever had on the Podcast. It left me reflecting on my own life and experience, and opened up a different side of psychology that I haven't seen before.

I sit down with author, motivational speaker and luxury property developer Devon Brough to chat about his journey through life. We unpack some heavy topics such as

• his journey overcoming substance and alcohol abuse
• dealing with the narrative we tell ourselves
• why people stay in toxic relationships and 
• how he managed to do a full 180 on his life and go from the darkest place to writing a book and building a Billion Rand turnover business.

Devon gets real and vulnerable with his story, opening up about past traumas and events in hopes to share his testimony and help someone else through a rough spot in life.

I hope you find this as inspiring as I did!

Join me this week… nee, wag. Dit is nie reg nie!

Die week, vir die heel eerste episode van seisoen twee en die heel eerste Afrikaanse episode, sit ek saam met geen ander as DIE Real Housewife van die Wynlande, Anita Lloyd om te gesels!

Voordat julle inspring, sal my Ma baie kwaad wees as sy hoor dat ek nie “tannie” gebruik het nie. As jy die lees Mamma, ek het gevra, maar sy verkies Anita!

Ek en (tannie- dit voel nog vreemd) Anita sit en gesels oor haar lewe voor en na die reeks. Ons lag verskriklik baie, ek hoor woorde wat ek nie eers geweet het bestaan nie en ons klets ’n bos los. Ons praat ook bietjie meer oor:

• die feit dat sy hoogs geleerd is met 3 grade (inkluis ’n Meestersgraad)
• haar lewe en al die stories vanuit Honduras
• haar ervaring met die media na die reeks
• watse advies sy vir jong mense sal gee
• en selfs oor geskiedenis en video games

Na die episode het ek gesukkel om woorde te kry om die genot en joligheid van die episode te verduidelik maar as ek dit in een woord moes opsom, sou ek se “Fantasties!”

Anita en haar storie is besonders, so ek hoop jy geniet dit soveel soos wat ons het om die episode op te neem! 

This week we wander to the wilderness to chat with Nicole Wilmans about hear journey from digital marketer to Survivor SA Season 8 winner! She shares everything, from missing out in season 6, traveling back and forth between the US, going through interview rounds and finally ending up on the show she felt like she was born to win! 

In our conversation, Nicole chats about her journey growing up with brothers who definitely made her 'tougherer' and how science wasn't always on her side when it came to the physical competitions in the show!

In this episode, Nicole also

• Addresses some of your most burning questions like what she's done with the prize money, what the loo situation is on the show and even how tall she is.
• Talks about long distance relationships and how to make it work.
• Shares advice for anyone else looking to enter the show and
• Shares what she would do differently about her wedding day.

We had so much fun and laughs while filming this, and hope you enjoy it just as much as we did!

This week, I sit down with Special Wellness Counsellor, Tamryn Prinsloo from Counseling Goose to chat about all things mental health and to run through your most burning questions.

From almost heading to Japan as the pandemic struck, to travelling to Rwanda to work with kids on the autism spectrum, Tamryn has been around the proverbial block and has furthered her education and training to focus on neurodivergent individuals.

In this episode we talk about

• How ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) manifests and when to get tested.
• The difference between psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical psyhcologists and counsellors.
• Why self-diagnosing yourself with ADHD or another mental disorder is dangerous and
• How personality marketing plays a role in our every-day society.

From the start of this journey, Tamryn and I have spoken for hours on end about all things mental health, neurodivergence and life. We had so much fun recording this episode and hope you find some interesting facts and information from this!

This week we wander to the world of influencers, PR events and South African celebs as we get real about life behind the scenes with business owner, content creator and epic event planner Marushke Nel.

From studying a Fashion Degree to starting her own, successful business at the young age of 23, Marushke has been around the block and back! Not only did they recently host the super successful Barbie Movie Premiere with Ster-Kinekor, but they have recently signed a dream deal with We Buy Cars and continue to aim for the moon with all their hard work.

In this episode Marushke opens up about

• What life is like behind the 'influencer glamour'.
• How she went from winning an Aldo subscription to starting her Influencer Marketing business, Influencd.
• How her and Zaan's relationship has developed as he's been in the public eye more and more over the years.
• What advice she would give to aspiring creators or influencers and
• What it's like working with South African celebrities.

Even though she's super busy, Marushke took the time to sit down and chat with me about her journey and experiences, hoping to inspire another wave of creators and potential business owners to take the leap.

We had so much fun recording this and hope you enjoy it half as much as we did!

Chin up and tiddies out because this week we pull the curtains back to get a glimpse of what life is like behind the scenes of the infamous Miss SA pageant with Top 12 Finalist, Ané Oosthuysen. 

Multi graduate, teacher and beauty queen, Ané shares more about what life was like behind the scenes of the reality tv show, Crown Chasers, documenting their journey to the big night. 

We also go beyond the pageant and chat about the impact of society's expectations and how curated experiences on social media can give people the wrong idea! We also dive deeper into:

• What made Ané decide to enter for Miss SA.
• Her academic career in Psychology and how she ended up becoming a teacher.
• What impact Crown Chasers has on the actual pageant and title itself.
• What it was like living in a house filled with fellow entrants for a whole month and
• Whether we'll be seeing Ané on another reality TV show in the future.

We had such a great time recording this and hope that this message reaches the right audience so that they can remember to love themselves and stop trying to fix what is not broken!

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!