Aristotle Onassis once said… “It’s during our darkest moments that we must focus on the light.” This quote is highly pertinent to the world right now. With everything going on, one might say we are living through dark times. Not only because of COVID-19, but because of all of the racial tension. On top of that we also have the the greed…
We all have dreams and aspirations, some more vivid than others. When those dreams that are rooted deepest in our identity fail to manifest or no longer seem viable, it can sometimes be very difficult to re-establish a sense of self. Music producer Innovance opens up about letting go of his childhood dream of playing basketball professionally. This is a snippet taken…
Losing a parent is tough. That whole experience was further compounded for fashion photographer Elspeth Van Der Hole as she lost her father at a time in her early twenties as she was finding herself. In this video Elspeth opens up about her grieving process after the loss of her father and how it impacted her relationships with those around her from…
The road to recovery from matters of mental health is often a long one and finding the appropriate treatment can often be challenging. Fashion photographer Elspeth Van Der Hole opens up about a variety of therapies and medication she’s experienced including overcoming challenges getting help on the NHS, talking therapies and medication. Talking therapies, the recovery college, a twenty week program on…
In this clip fashion photographer Elspeth Van Der Hole opens up about her mental health story touching upon her diagnoses including borderline personality disorder, complex post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression. This is a snippet taken from episode two of the Find Your Greatness Podcast. You can listen to and download the full episode of the audio podcast below where we…
Having undergone double jaw surgery after a 10 year process to correct her underbite, Buki from Dawta of the Sun shares her experience with the prognathism procedure. 10 years on from the plastic surgery she reflects on how it didn’t deliver the emotional results she expected and how a deeper journey to self love was required to accept her insecurities. You can…
We explore valuable lessons from travelling the world including hard lessons about self love learned after being hijacked at gun point in South Africa. This is a snippet taken from episode 1 of the B-U Find Your Greatness Podcast. You can listen to the full episode of the Find Your Greatness podcast with Buki below: Play on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts…
Self love, self love, self love. Easier said than done right? it’s one of those things that seems so elusive for a lot of us, but need it be? Do we really understand what it means and why is it so hard to love ourselves the way we’d love another. Well in today’s video we’ll explore just that as well as introducing…
