Orangutans in the Field Orangutans in the Field

We all have different coping mechanisms. Sometimes they  change as we grow or get older. Firstly, Freddie and Merwe try to learn  from each other what they do to manage their stress. And lastly, are  these methods healthy or effective?

Merwe and Freddie critically evaluate how they are  physically, emotionally and spiritually behave during the covid pandemic  and how lockdown have and are affecting them.

Freddie is experiencing a dilemma. He is  Wellness Counsellor, embracing the natural route to health. Both he and  Merwe are in recovery from drug addiction. The question they discuss  between them is the place of CBD in any form of healing for people in  recovery. They look at the difference between CBD oil and TCH oil and  why one could be okay for recovering addicts while the other is a sure  no-no.

In sport, there is a clear time-frame when you were or  should be in your prime - peak performance. As a human, when are you,  were you or should you be in your prime? How to even determine if a  human is in his or her prime? As a baseball player it can be home-runs,  as a quarterback it could be touchdowns. As a person... Freddie &  Merwe try to draw up parameters for this discussion and debate it.

Many of us feel anxious when we have to go to large  gatherings or even intimate dinners, either thinking it is normal to  feel this way or totally freaking out because we think we are insane  because people freak us out. Merwe and Freddie chat about their  different levels and experiences of social anxiety, with Freddie never  having realised that people freak him out.

To be - or not to be? To be disciplined or to be  spontaneous? Is one more important than the other? Freddie leans towards  (extreme) structure, while Merwe wakes up every day at a different  time. They discuss how each benefits their life and consider if they are  effective. What do you think?