For eleven years, Nova was there. Through hospital nights, panic attacks, and the quietest, hardest moments no one else saw.
This is a deeply personal story about pet loss, the grief we don't always give ourselves permission to feel, and what it means to lose a companion who witnessed everything without judgment.
It explores the unconditional bond between humans and animals, the impossible decisions that come with a pet's final days, and the quiet, holy nature of a connection beyond words.
This is Rue's story about the dogs she's loved, and saying goodbye to one who knew her best.
Jun 30
30 min
Celest Anthony spent four years watching her father disappear - piece by piece, hospital stay by hospital stay - before she said goodbye in 2025.
This is a deeply personal story about anticipatory grief, the slow loss of a parent to chronic illness, and what it means to grieve someone who is still alive. It explores Churg-Strauss syndrome, caregiver identity, and the emotional complexity of standing in a doctor's room asking questions you never thought you'd have to ask.
It's a story about love, faith, and the unexpected gifts that loss can leave behind. This is a story about losing a parent and discovering, slowly, who you are without them.
Jun 16
30 min
Kojo Baffoe had a dream that shaped much of his life, until it didn’t.
In this story, he reflects on what it means to lose something that once gave your life structure, meaning, and momentum.
This episode explores loss, identity shifts, and the emotional process of letting go when the future you imagined no longer exists. It’s about the quiet aftermath of disappointment, and the slow rebuilding that follows when ambition no longer looks the same.
A story about losing a dream, and learning how to keep going anyway.
Listen to Your Footsteps:
https://kojobaffoe.com/book/
https://kojobaffoe.com/podcast/
www.somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
Jun 2
30 min
Marilize De Clercq had prepared for a life she was about to meet. A nursery ready, a name chosen, a future imagined. Then everything changed.
This is a deeply personal story about stillbirth, grief, and the emotional reality of losing a child before birth. It explores pregnancy loss, faith in the face of unimaginable pain, and the question of how to keep walking when nothing feels certain anymore.
A story about grief, love, and finding a way through darkness without staying there.
www.somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
May 19
21 min
Jess Hinds became a mother while quietly struggling with overwhelm she couldn’t explain. That was until an autism diagnosis reframed her entire life.
This episode explores late autism diagnosis in adulthood, neurodivergence in mothers, and the grief that can come with finally understanding yourself.
It’s a story about identity discovery, self-compassion, and the moment language finally catches up with lived experience.
www.somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
May 5
35 min
Richard “Harry” Harris played a central role in one of the most complex rescue operations in modern history: the 2018 Thai cave rescue.
In this episode, Harry reflects on crisis decision-making, survival psychology, and the impossible choices made deep underground.
It’s a story about risk, responsibility, and what it means to act when every option carries loss. A rare inside look at leadership under pressure and the cost of impossible decisions.
Book: The Art of Risk by Richard Harris
www.somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
Apr 21
28 min
Kamini Pather built a high-profile career in food and media until her body forced her to stop.
This story explores burnout after success, nervous system collapse, and what it takes to rebuild identity when achievement no longer protects you from exhaustion.
A story about success, breakdown, and learning to live without performance as a survival strategy.
Kamini's book All Dhal'd Up: https://likeharmony.co.za/shop
www.somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
Apr 7
29 min
Josh was 12 when his life changed. But the enormity of that moment took years to surface.
This episode explores delayed grief, childhood bereavement, and how children process loss without the language to understand it at the time.
It also looks at how creativity becomes a form of survival, and how storytelling can help us make sense of what we couldn’t process when it first happened.
Listen to Josh's song "Life as a Fleeting Bird" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0EkW0sS6uYlfXB7InWl40o?si=40c3280ab1ed497c
www.somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
Mar 24
25 min
What does it feel like to breathe freely for the first time at 40 years old?
Tanya Bothma lived most of her life fighting for every breath.
After years of chronic lung disease, she underwent a pioneering double lung transplant that changed everything; only to later face the reality of chronic rejection.
This episode explores lung transplant survival, organ donation, chronic illness, and the emotional complexity of living with borrowed life. A story of resilience, medical reality, and extraordinary courage.
This episode was originally recorded in 2024 while Tanya was on the waiting list for her second double lung transplant. In December 2025, Tanya received that transplant.
Sadly, Tanya passed away shortly after. Her story lives on as a testament to courage, love, and the life-changing power of organ donation.
This episode was first published in November 2024.
https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/spear-reit-a-new-breath
https://odf.org.za/
https://save7.org/
https://podcasthon.org/
Mar 17
20 min
Nicole Engelbrecht grew up in a home shaped by instability, violence, and survival.
As an adult, she built a career telling other people’s darkest stories, until her own story began to surface in unexpected ways.
This episode explores childhood trauma, identity formation, and the slow process of rewriting the narratives we build to survive.
A story about survival, storytelling, and healing what was never spoken.
Listen now at somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
Mar 10
34 min
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