Not The Same

*Warning: This episode does contain references to sexual abuse/assault. Discretion is advised for younger listeners.

Tumi's life started out with promise; both parents, a clean home, and everything sh…

Raised with two loving parents and even a doting grandmother, Sizwe was set to live a life of ease. Bad friends with  worse influences led him astray at a very young age and he found himself in the m…

*Warning: This episode contains references to many subjects that could be disturbing to some listeners. Please listen with caution!*

Cathleen was raised in a godly home by parents who loved her and di…

Michael's world was a roller coaster ride from a very young age. It only got worse from there. An alcoholic father and a home torn apart made him vulnerable and angry which manifested itself into dru…

*Warning: This episode does include references to violence/sexual assault.*

Growing up in the Eastern Cape, Mayson was born to a teen mom and raised by loving grandparents who tried their best. Lookin…

As a twin, life for Phumlani was always a comparison. Sometimes good, sometimes not so good. Raised in a poor family but one who knew how to work hard, Phumlani was raised with the desire to do somet…

Raised in a godly home, Emily grew up feeling loved and protected. She learned to follow Christ at an early age, enjoying the adventures of her parents' ministry. Soon after relocating to the United …

Edward Mphaga was born the second child of six. He was raised in a home full of culture and tradition. For most of his childhood, Ed suffered from one unexplainable ailment after another, which no am…

From Zimbabwe to Cape Town, by way of Namibia, Tsitsi found herself in a life very different from what she had imagined. Born the only girl into a family that gained much through hard work and determ…

Katlego was born a single child to a mother who aimed to provide her with everything she could want or need. Although not having a father around, she found herself surrounded by good people that show…

Wendel Jacobs never knew his mother. The youngest of his father's children, Wendel was shuffled around from place to place while his father worked. Although never really suffering as badly as some, t…

Euston Rendell was born the eldest of four children. Raised with the pressure of that responsibility, he found himself full of anger. Big for his age, he quickly realized that could be an advantage f…

Sheenn was a little girl raised by two loving parents in a situation that seemed normal until she realized it wasn't. Sheltered from most of the chaos of her notorious father and hard working mother,…

Just a few minutes to reflect and enjoy the last year and the blessings it brought through each and every guest and listener. Thank you.

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From a tiny cabin in the backwoods of Ohio to the upper crust of California - and then the rest of the world - Michael never thought his life would turn out like it did. Born in 1952, when an unwed m…

From the Cape Flats area of Mitchells Plain, Michele was no stranger to chaos and hardship. Even though her parents tried to keep her sheltered from the outside world, the chaos followed her home. Gr…

*Warning: This episode does contain references to sexual assault/abuse. Discretion is advised for younger listeners.*

Rutana never knew hunger, but she also never knew what it meant to be taken care o…

Cherie has never met her father, being the product of an extra-marital affair. Despite these circumstances, between two older brothers and a very overprotective mother, Cherie still felt safe and lov…

Jacques only knew his father as a broken alcoholic, an old man with nothing; not the affluent man he used to be. Growing up in poverty, watching both his parents lose the battle against alcohol, this…

A broken young boy hiding behind a smile, Jabu was raised never knowing the true love of a father. Years of chaos, instability and uncertainty led him to make big plans for the future. An encounter w…