Roots and Reflections Podcast

Roots and Reflections Podcast
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Hello and Welcome I'm Mbalenhle — and this is Roots & Reflections. Each episode is an invitation to reflect with honesty, curiosity, and humility about how our upbringing and culture still influence us. I'll take you along my personal journey - my travels, studies, love life, and so much more — a search to understand myself, an invitation to you to reflect about yourself, and what growing up can reveal about identity, growth, and the world around us. Find us on Apple Podcast and Spotify! Follow us on Tik Tok and Instagram! Music by: Timothy Mahosi

Episodes

  1. JAN 9

    Rooted in Love: Exploring a Season of Solitude

    Greetings and welcome! Welcome to our first Roots and Reflections episode of 2026! The close of the year brought the beginning of a new season of my life. Singlehood is an experience many of us go through for different lengths and reasons.    In this episode, we explore what has shaped our ideas of being single and what it has manifested into today.    Do you know what has influenced your ideas of being single? Is it your family or your neighbourhood or friends?   Grab that beverage, find your lighter, and come reflect with us! Links to explore: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-psychology-of-your-20s/id1573710078?i=1000738735668   https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-psychology-of-your-20s/id1573710078?i=1000733232607   https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/the-psychology-of-your-20s/id1573710078?i=1000619717380   https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/home-alone-the-relationship-recession/id1449631195?i=1000736248636   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViuAblc-M0g Music by: Timothy Mahosi Editing by: Tido Films

    1h 11m

  2. 11/27/2025

    Rooted in History: Exploring Blackness in self, as peoples, and our cities

    Greetings everyone! Welcome to another episode of Roots and Reflections! In this episode we look into being Black, Blackness, and the idea of identity reproduction. As a young Black woman I find myself wondering how best to manifest my blackness, with so many times in history to choose from and the daily experiences I encounter, developing a strong sense of self can be challenging. Join me in this episode as we reflect on our perspectives of Blackness with two surprise guests! TedTalk by Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3d_UsYgt1c - Blog Post link: https://chartercitiesinstitute.org/blog-posts/healing-space-healing-nations-why-sadc-needs-a-regional-sdf/ Music by: Timothy Mahosi Editing by: Tido Films

    1h 28m

  3. 10/31/2025

    Rooted for New Growth: Hello again!

    Hello and Welcome back! In this episode, I explain the reason for my absence and the new direction I plan on taking this podcast! Thank you for tuning in!

    17 min

  4. 04/09/2025

    Rooted in Routine: Traditions and Rituals we carry and live by

    Hello and Welcome to episode 05 of Roots & Reflections podcast! We've been able to continue as a society because of the traditions, customs, and rituals that those before us have passed down. Some of these traditions were started by our parents and others by ourselves, but can we use traditions to heal generational wounds and connect through shared principles of traditions? Join the conversation as we explore how the traditions we grew up with and those around the world shape our choices and behaviours as young adults who have the the option of creating and discarding our own traditions and rituals. Join us for another midweek reflection session! This episode contains strong language. Listeners are advised.  Don't forget to follow us on: Instagram: @midweek.r.and.r Tiktok: @midweekr.and.r Music by: Timothy Mahosi Editing by: nena.notnice

    1h 34m

  5. 03/26/2025

    Rooted in Reality: How we measure progress

    Hello and Welcome to episode 04 of Roots & Reflections podcast! When you think about progress on a national scale, what criteria would you use? We live in a world where progress is often told to us and we don't get to define it in our own context (self and country). In this episode, we sit down and discuss what this phenomenon looks like and how we expect progress to look like based on where we have come from. Join the conversation and let us know what you understand progress to look like in your country and in yourself. EPISODE 04 Join us for another midweek reflection session about how we judge progress in our lives! This episode contains strong language. Listeners are advised.  Don't forget to follow us on: Instagram: @midweek.r.and.r Tiktok: @midweekr.and.r Music by: Timothy Mahosi Editing by: nena.notnice

    1h 44m

  6. 12/11/2024

    The Waiting Room: Navigating Life's Delays with Patience

    Hello and Welcome to episode 3 of our podcast: Roots and Reflections! Do you remember when we couldn't wait to grow up? We imagined how life would be in our 20s and we couldn't wait for the freedom! Now that we're here, we can hardly wait for the next decade, or the next, or the next. Why are we so impatient? What is it that makes us uncomfortable with being in a waiting room? Is it the silence, the loneliness, or were just not born that way? In this session we wanted to explore this virtue of patience. We wanted to find the root cause of our impatience and learn ways to manage and understand how and when to use it. Join us for another midweek reflection session about the weight of not being good enough. This episode contains strong language. Listeners are advised.  Don't forget to follow us on: Instagram: @midweek.r.and.r Tiktok: @midweekr.and.r Music by: Timothy Mahosi Editing by: nena.notnice Audio references: to be placed on website

    57 min

  7. 12/04/2024

    The Weight of Not Enough: A Reflection on Inadequacy

    Hello and Welcome to episode 2 of our podcast: Roots and Reflections! As we grow we often need to restructure ourselves to fit into the new spaces we need to occupy. This requires moments of not being able to live up to particular standards and expectations and often leading to deep feelings of inadequacy. But in this episode we want to understand the roots of this feeling and explore its usefulness and power in our growing lives. What does it mean? How do we digest it and how do we grapple with it? Join us for another midweek reflection session about the weight of not being good enough. This episode may contain strong language. Listeners are advised.  Don't forget to follow us on: Instagram: @midweek.r.and.r Tiktok: @midweekr.and.r Music by: Timothy Mahosi Editing by: nena.notnice Audio references: to be placed on website

    1h 12m

  8. 11/27/2024

    Rooted in Discipline: Growing Through Structure and Self-Control

    Hello and Welcome to our podcast: Roots and Reflections! In this debut episode we wanted to understand the journey of growing discipline. We want to understand how we can create steps towards building discipline, discuss our relationships with discipline, and share ways to shift our perspective on approaching the skill! We can't wait to have deep rooted and curious conversations about our youth with you! This episode contains strong language. Listeners are advised. Don't forget to follow us on: Instagram: @midweek.r.and.r Tiktok: @midweekr.and.r Music by: Timothy Mahosi Editing by: nena.notnice Audio references: My Blueprint for Self-Discipline by @Vthembekwayo What is Ryan's definition of discipline by @DailyStoic What is discipline - David Shands by @RealSocialProof Kobe says: There are no excuses by @mentalmasterygroup Love the journey not the destination by @ethanhinds

    47 min

  9. 11/20/2024

    episode 00 - hello and welcome!

    Hello and Welcome to our podcast: Roots and Reflections! Follow us on  Instagram @midweek.r.and.r Tiktok @midweekr.and.r We can't wait to have deep rooted and curious conversations about our youth with you!

    3 min
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Hello and Welcome I'm Mbalenhle — and this is Roots & Reflections. Each episode is an invitation to reflect with honesty, curiosity, and humility about how our upbringing and culture still influence us. I'll take you along my personal journey - my travels, studies, love life, and so much more — a search to understand myself, an invitation to you to reflect about yourself, and what growing up can reveal about identity, growth, and the world around us. Find us on Apple Podcast and Spotify! Follow us on Tik Tok and Instagram! Music by: Timothy Mahosi

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  • Creator
    Roots and Reflections Podcast
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Roots and Reflections Podcast
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