I am a creative professional working in the tech field, after studying psychology, which I am passionate about. Empathy and people skills are at the core of my personality, and I enjoy fostering meaningful relationships with the people around me. I believe mindfulness and a people-centric approach are focal to crafting a fulfilling existence. I have experienced the profound healing effect of having a kind ear to listen to first-hand, and would consider it a pleasure as well as a privilege to provide that to others.

I first heard about “Ubuntu” when I was watching a documentary about the beautiful friendship between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. These two people both had incredible power, massive responsibility, and still found the time, patience and resilience to feel breathtaking joy, especially within their friendship. As someone who has experienced the realities of declining mental health, I found it inspiring that they gave appropriate weight to the very real tragedies of the world around them, but were able to learn not to carry that burden with them constantly. Ubuntu is a Bantu term and was introduced as the core philosophy of humanity, which is that “I am what I am, because of who we are.” All of us are connected, sharing is a core fundament of our species, and every bit of progress we have made has been supported by other people in our life, those we know and those we don’t. After years of doing the work for myself, I would consider it an honour to be a small part of your journey as well.